The Big Coach Trip

Wednesday October 20th

Today we needed an early start to catch the national Express from Felixstowe are 7.55am. We were there in plenty of time and the coach left right on time. There were several stops to pick up people along the way but it all went very smoothly. When we were on the outskirts of London the driver was able to ring up and get the road reports for all the main roads in to London and then adjust his route accordingly. We could all here this in the coach. The drive through the outskirts of London took right past the Olympic park development which is huge. There are cranes and workers everywhere.

As it turned out we got to the bus station on time. With 2 ½ hours to fill in before catching the next coach we went to Victoria Station and found Wetherspoons so we could use the WiFi while having lunch.

We were all sitting on the coach ready to leave at 2pm but the coach wouldn’t start. It seemed strange as it had driven in there perfectly okay. The driver had to call the service truck to get a jump start and we were 20 mins late leaving. It was a lovely day for travelling and the sun was shining brightly and London always looks lovely on a sunny day. It was also lovely and warm inside on a day that was decidedly chilly. The driver almost made up the time lost at the start and Liz was waiting for us at Ringwood at 4.15. This part of the trip had cost us 1 pound each! Liz took us straight to the garage to pick up Hemi. The news was all good there. They had managed to get us a new MOT and do the necessary work to get him safely back on the road. So we paid the bill which wasn’t quite as bad as we had been bracing ourselves for and drove back to Liz and Andy’s for the night.