Busman's Holiday!

Yeeeesssss! Sixteen, yes, sixteen days off. At long last I am on the "proper" rota at work. I can now at least make some sort of fist of planning my life a good distance ahead. The fact that the next 3 trainees have passed their tests and completed their route learning means that they move on to the "All Duties" rota allowing me to move to the minibus rota. Having a line on the rota doesn't improve shifts or hours but it does mean I'm less likely to get all the crappy duties in the same week. Being handed a rota line has worked out very nicely for me as my 2 rest days this week were yesterday and today. Add that to the fact that I have 2 weeks holiday booked as of tomorrow and it's a bit of a result. By the time I get back to work on the 4th of Feb' I'll probably have forgotten how to drive a bus! The second week of my fortnight will involve a trip home to Teignmouth to see family and friends I've not seen since we moved here at the end of July. To say I'm looking forward to it would be a major understatement. Luckily my step-daughter will be taking up residence at our gaff whilst we're away, meaning that Simba, here, won't have to be sent off to the cattery. Below is a picture of the Haig Pit Mining Museum at Kells, on the cliffs above Whitehaven. I often pass it whilst driving the 1 service so popped up to get a piccie this arvo.