The end of my holidays. One thing is for sure, it is very lonely on your own after a few days. Need to get in a group but maintain your independence. Just watched Discovery Channel which was boring but filled in the time. Was raining outside and a cool 16 deg. Left Dale’s about 4:30pm to give myself plenty of time to shop for something really nice for Besi. Walked, with the bike, to Putney above ground station as it was closer than the tube. It was still very hard work – too much gear and bike needs to wheel better, maybe on four wheels, self-supporting? Took another train to Feltham then a bus to Heathrow. However unbeknown to me, I was supposed to change at Hatton Cross for Terminal 4. It was only when I didn’t see any more signs for T4 that I realised my mistake. Got off the bus, in the rain, walked/struggled to the other side of the road and back about 50m onto the bus back to Hatton Cross. Only took an extra 10 minutes, so no problems about timings; I was just annoyed with myself for not asking sooner. At HC, I was the only one on the bus, so room was not a problem. Once at Heathrow T4, I got through everything fairly quickly and was in the BA Terrace Club Lounge in no time. A brown ale and a couple of wines later I was pleasantly relaxed. Boarded exactly on time, and then sat for another hour waiting for them to sort out a loading problem – there’s always something! Got underway at 11pm, about 55 minutes late.
My bike didn’t make the flight I was on and was left in London. It arrived later. When I did receive the bike there was no damage, but the head set cap and bolt were missing – must have fallen out a small hole in the box.
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