Monday, 4 February 2008

Big adventure starts with a familiar problem

Our journey to Australia started yesterday with the drive from Worksop to Surrey to stay with family - a journey frequently undertaken, A1, M25, M3 - three and a half hours of motorway driving. All was going well until I stated that we were making really good time and should arrive before the time that we had said. The junction of the A1 and M25 is quite often busy so I do that annoying thing of driving down the outside lane and cutting into the queuing traffic as late as possible, for me this means the 300yard marker - joined said queue and it then took 45 minutes to move the 300 yards to the junction!! Only reason we were moving forward was that most cars were coming out of the queue and straight down the A1 into London - so that is what we did.

Trusty TomTom led us through London, only two recognisable sites were spotted through the traffic - the new Wembley stadium and Ikea! Thank goodness we weren't going straight to the airport as this added about an hour and a half to the journey.

Arrived at destination Surrey safe and well, and just a little late. Next journey is from Surrey to Singapore...........

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Glad you completed the difficult part of the journey successfully.

Look after the 'green game' expert for us.

Have a wonderful time.

Mum R

Anonymous said...

Just a comment pleased you were all up and dressed? by 9.00a.m. this morning.

Safe flight

Mum r

Anonymous said...

Catch us a Great White mate ! Have a cool time. Would have come and waved you off, if i still worked at Heathrow :0)

Enjoy your Hols

Clint