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APAT Irish Amateur Championship - Dublin
Paulie_D:
APAT Dublin....the day before. Pt I
Friday 24th September 2010
The day dawned...but as usual I was up before that...(when did it stop getting light before I am awake?)..but no time to dawdle around with a cup of coffee and a bacon sarnie this morning. Oh no..I"m off to Dublin today.
Having found this (supposedly) simple relaxing train/ferry option for c.£65 I kind of had to try it out.
Silly me....I should have known that any journey relying on the much vaunted London public transportation system was not going to be easy.
No problem getting the bus to Upminster station...oddly quiet this morning...It"s been a few years since I"ve been a regular commuter but recall the buses and trains being fuller. It"s not as though I"ve gotten any smaller!
So...District Line to London with a quick change to the Hammersmith and CIty Line to roll into Euston Square around 8.30 or so for a 9.10 departure to Holyhead.
All started well but when I try to make the change to the H&C line I encounter my first problem. After going just one stop we"re told that the service is being suspended due to signalling difficulties. Sigh.
OK, backup plan..back on the District Line to Tower Hill, change to the Circle Line. Get to Tower Hill. swap platforms...stairs, bane of my existence.
Excellent..Circle Line train rolls in 1 minute later. I board.
Nope...announcement. "Circle Line is suspended".
FECK!
OK, I check the time...and continued travel by train just isn"t going to cut it. I hoof it to Fenchurch Street and finally manage to flag down a cab about 8.35.
We seem to crawl through town taking some back-doubles that have me thinking I"m beng long-hauled. I deliberately don"t check the time all the way.
Either I make it..or I don"t.
T.B.C.
duke3016:
Woke up 10 mins ago - in 10 more minutes Shogun Transport Services leave for Holyhead. Hit holyhead in 75 mins. Job done.
ps. Good luck Paulie ;D
Laxie:
He made the 9:10 departure on Virgin, but I can"t imagine it was fun. lol
Curlarge:
Woke up this morning, as Dawn broke, (memo to self....get Dawn"s puncture fixed), and thought sod it we"re not flying "til tomorrow, so back to sleep........
Woke up this afternoon, Dawn still broke, so off to bicycle shop before a large curry and a few G"s in practice for tomorrow. Sleep well Tighty......
Safe travel all.
Waz1892:
Woke up this morning. Dawn had been and gone (Curlarge must have fixed her) Checked I had got everything ready...
Money,
Mobile
Laptop
...went to work, wishing I was going to Dublin.
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