Thank you so much for all your good wishes for a really pleasant day out for us
We went to see the Formula One Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday and it was fabulous.
There was a little rain towards the end but it did nothing to dampen the atmosphere
The race was exciting from start to finish and Lewis Hamilton won and the crowd went wild
Griff chose the seats well and we were right opposite the new Pit lane.
This was the view we had of all the action as they lined up the cars on the grid and a perfect view of the lights calling them to action and then they were off.
We went a few years ago and it was really noisy but this time with the modifications that have been made to the cars it wasn't too bad.
Over the course of the weekend it was said that 250,000 people had visited Silverstone and the audience for the actual race was 175,000
Some crowd ... of very enthusiastic supporters all cheering for their individual drivers.
These are jut a very small portion of the people in part of the stand that we were in
During the day we had a parachute display team, a very noisy air display, a brass band and Alesha Dixon sang the National Anthem
There was food stalls everywhere and lots of places to buy F1 souvenirs.
Other races went ahead during the day, it wasn't just F1, and we watched some of them too.
Some famous faces included Jackie Stewart, Stirling Moss, Damon Hill, some of the Spice Girls and the usual faces that introduce the F1 on TV each time there is a race
It was interesting to walk around and see other things and there was even fairground rides for the children.
This is the vehicle that holds the land speed record and it is very impressive and Griff was particularly interested in this
There was even a big red double decker bus that had been turned into a bar and that got really busy later on in the day.
So yes we had a really good weekend and it was good to get back home again yesterday.
I am glad that my blog posts have gone out as scheduled ... especially my Tuesday Tutorial
And today we have completed two videos that will be with you shortly.
Next weeks Tuesday Tutorial is a fun card that I hope you will enjoy.
More tomorrow ...
Hugs xx