Surviving Half term part 3

On our late night return from seeing Kate Bush (see previous blogs) our train was very delayed.  As a result we were entitled to compensation.  (http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/times_fares/ticket_types/72098.aspx) As this arrived in the form of a voucher, it had to be used by travelling on the train again.

We also have a  Family and Friends railcard which costs £30 a year.
http://www.familyandfriends-railcard.co.uk/online10/?gclid=Cj0KEQiApIGnBRCFx-idn7-E2Y8BEiQAc6fQbHnSHMYbMlvC9lJ7fp-P9YTX1yu3HV1lPwMkKWW1JacaAstD8P8HAQ
There is also a 10% discount until May.
Finally, London Midland are offering vouchers for cheap train travel at certain times if you choose when you want to go.
http://www.londonmidland.com/great-escape/great-escape/

So a journey that could have cost  around £53 ended up costing £20 -  and this was paid for by the vouchers.

We went to the British Museum, which despite bearing no resemblance to Night at the Museum 3 was still considered brilliant by the children.  We were lucky with the weather and able to eat sandwiches outside the museum before we went in.  I chose the British Museum because I didn't think I was ready for the tube with three children and knew it was an easy walk.  Of course the highlight of the day was the journey.  " We're in a tunnel!" Rex declared, thrilled.  "Or are we in a time machine?" he added, disappointed that this mundane explanation seemed more likely.

Both of the older children "needed" the toilet on the train, the exact opposite of me who will go to great lengths and endure extreme thirst to avoid using the train toilet.

I thought the children had used the train quite a lot but apparently it was longer ago than I thought.  Max was extremely anxious not to miss our return train and asked me for a minute by minute countdown from the moment we got there.  As it was Shrove Tuesday, he also insisted that it was important to eat pancakes for every meal of the day.

For breakfast we ate pancakes with syrup - not too unusual, and a pre-requisite of a visit to Grandma's.  For lunch Max had ham salad on a mini tortilla wrap and for dinner I fried onions, peppers and chicken, wrapped in more wraps and baked with cheese sauce on top as a compromise.

Tesco mini tortilla wraps 10 for £1;  20 for £1.50  so 60p
Tesco sliced mixed peppers £1 for 500g so 20p
Tesco diced onions £1 for 500g so 20p
Tesco Chicken Breast Fillets £3.99 for 1kg so 50p
Tesco everyday value grated cheddar £2.50 for 500g so 50p
Tesco everyday value sweetcorn 99p for 907g so 10p

Total £2.10

To top it all we won the pub quiz,