first day off - so...

I'm a teacher.
First day off is today - so I wake up with a sore throat, tired as hell [noting to do with fact I went to be at 2.30am and got p at 7.45am - ta cat and auto waking sequence - no nothing at all...]
anyhow - yes - I'm now awake.
Tired but awake.
If I go to sleep again, I'll just wake up crabbier and even more tired so I'll get an early night and - er..
Right my plans - lets work backwards from it
25th is the Christmas day thing - I'm in Lake district so need to get there. Said I'd be there for the
23rd - so travel to lake district on this date.
21st/22 [20th?] is solstice so need to be there for that - checking date now....2008

21 December, 12.04

right so 21st I want to be somewhere - as eddie izzard puts it -aahhoohharhhhhhmmmmm.

I want to visit two friends in Northampton on route to the lakes and preferably be with them solstice
I'd like to get to Devon too for present giving and picking up things, but looking more unlikely due to amount of travel involved and other factors.

will post more in a bit