Bromsgrove Sport & Leisure Centre

Picked up my new car – a Porsche Taycan in full Batman black – a couple of days ago, and this is its first real run down the motorway. But more importantly, we’re heading 40 minutes south around the M42 to Bromsgrove for breakfast at Bromsgrove Golf Club with my brother, sister-in-law, and nephews, who’ve just arrived from Auckland, New Zealand, for a Christmas visit.

I doubt they’ll be up too early, so I’m squeezing in a swim at Bromsgrove Sport & Leisure Centre first. This is actually my second attempt at swimming here – my mum has lived just a few minutes away from this pool for the past ten years, but I’ve never quite managed to get the timing right. Last time, I got as far as reception before discovering a pool schedule issue – can’t remember if it was my mistake or something at the pool!

Either way, I’m here now, so it’s time to finally get in the water and tick this one off the list.

It's the 21st December and my long time family tradition is to watch National Lampoons Christmas Vacation on this day, the movie starts 7:30 pm and every word is quoted by heart.