The News
It may seem a bit odd, but my 10 week, 70 day countdown sheet to the holiday started on 17th April. It keeps me amused and makes me feel as if the trip is starting. Crossing off each day makes the anticipation mount - it's all part of the fun. And now all the days have been crossed off.
Our first stop today was a family breakfast - one of those "eat as much as you can stuff in" places. And we did as you can see below. It's nice to see everyone together (except Max, who was working his last shift at McDonald's, and Molly). We had a laugh and then toddled back home to export Hugo to #1 daughter ...
... who can talk for Earth in intergalactic competitions. And then we were running later than planned. But we got out more or less on time. One of our wonderful neighbours, Pavel, took the photo for us ... and then Jan realised that she had left her handbag indoors. A minute later and she was back out ... only to remember that she had left her rings! So, back inside with much mumbling and grumbling from me. We then power marched up the hill to the station and made it in time! That's when I discovered that I had left my cards behind. Fortunately, the wonderful Pavel drove up to the station, collected me and drove me back to eat humble pie. And more food was the last thing I needed!
We were eventually off half an hour later than planned, but we were off on holiday.
The hotel was quite easy to find, but we managed to go to the wrong Travel Lodge. There was a very nice young lady who sat us down, gave us a bottle of water each and clear directions to where we should have been.
The room was probably the smallest that we have ever stayed in and the bathroom was on a similar scale. Even little Jan found it tight. We dumped our cases and finally, it was off for something to eat at last. We thought we would find the correct route to St. Pancras and found a really nice Steak House on the way.
And then to bed.
Weather: Hot (31°C) in our garden, humid as well in London.
Steps: Jan 12,186 Andy 14,093
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