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The Road to Porthgaren
In the second volume of the Chitley Chronicles, journalist Didya Toombs is planning an expedition. A friend has offered him use of a camper van and he’s heading west to take in a few historic sites of interest. To make the trip more interesting for his octogenarian travel companion, Percy, who has little interest in cultural fact finding, they’re going to take in a few racecourses on the way.
Their plans take a turn, however, when they meet Alan, a visitor to The Centre who, sadly, has not too long left on this planet. Alan’s one wish before he dies is to see his estranged daughters and Didya offers his help. The girls live somewhere in Cornwall but Alan doesn’t know where, and so the three of of them, together with Vincent who runs The Centre, head off on a quest to make Alan’s wish come true.
The trip is far from uneventful though, when just hours after leaving, they have to assist in delivering a bouncing baby boy. Then, along the way they take on a stray, a young lad with a large amount of emotional baggage who needs straightening out.
Meanwhile, for reasons unknown, somebody with murderous intentions seems determined to stop them reaching their destination, but the team are made of sterner stuff and deal with him before finally arriving in Cornwall to complete their mission, returning home a few days later.
But it’s not long before they’re back, this time for a wedding.
I’ve not mentioned the lifeboat callout or things going on back home, the fire in The Workshop where Garry is nearly killed, the graffiti in The Centre, Charlotte’s new racehorse, and I completely forgot the heart attack, mummified corpse and the diamonds. But that’s for another day.