It’s the start of/half way through the third day on the train. Moscow time it’s 9:40, but at the moment we’re at +3 hours from Moscow. At least the trains all stick to Moscow time! Plus so far it has been bang on time. Spent most of the day yesterday eating, reading or chatting to…
We’re stopped at Kirov at the moment. Managed to get a good few hours sleep in between stops. The lady who was with us got off at her stop – Nizghy Novgorod – in the early hours. The other English guy disappeared after we had finished the Russian brandy and two bottles of Russian beer.…
Well I’ve made it to the train and we’ve just left Moscow. Bunked up with another English guy, Russian man and Russian lady. As I was warned it is boiling. Just getting into the drinks…
Day two in Moscow started with a jam sandwich the same as day one ended! There shortly followed a trip to the cheaper supermarket to stock up on more interesting food. Mission accoplished and one yoghurt later, I headed out with a couple of the people from the hostel. We headed up past Red Square…
The flight to Heathrow from Manchester was not surprisingly uneventful. The waiting in Heathrow was similar. Sat next to guy on the plane who only works two weeks a month, but in Moscow and for a magazine. He writes about the lives of the Moscow uber-rich. He also pointed out an article in the paper…
The first two legs of the journey are over – Cheadle to the airport and the flight to Heathrow! Just managed to recover my BT OpenZone account details and had a brief conversation with a couple of people on messenger. Then bought a fruit salad from W H Smiths; wonder what I’ll be eating at…
My bags are all packed and I’m now round at my girlfriend’s. The car is with my brother in Southampton. Flight is at 8:15 tomorrow morning – early start 🙁 I’m feeling both excited and scared. Will the thermals work ok???? At least wearing them will reduce the weight of my ruck sack!
Here’s the pile of stuff in the corner of my bedroom that I need to sort through this afternoon and start trying a trial pack. Now time to grab myself some lunch and then sort out the washing.
Got up at the usual 7:30am and this morning got served a cooked breakfast of bacon, sausages and scrambled eggs. Avoided the first shower, but ended up motoring to the pontoon in the second shower, which of course stopped as soon as we were moored! Collected up our gear, put it in the car and…
Lifted the anchor with no problem and only a small amount of kelp on the chain unlike the Beneteau! Set off for Tobermory in the rain, going around the South of Muck. Once around Ardnamurchan Point the rain stopped and wind dropped. Motored to pick up a buoy in Tobermory. Had a fantastic three course…