Diary of a Deckhand

Replacing the handset I am utterly impressed with GNER (the railway company), expecting an total faff, or possibly being told i was expecting a bit much i was pleasantly surprised to find that booking a seat reservation for my train tomorrow is only a five minute call! Maybe im a little cynical.....or a realist....but im pleased whatever i am.

On the whole i have been really pleased with public transport - all my rail connections have been on time, clean, efficient and warm. Even the tube was hassle free!

So tomorow i begin my gradual ascent back to the top of the world, back home to Orkney. A stop off at my parents house to take full advantage of the WiFi (muahahah) for a few days, and possibly go on a small shopping expedition to M&S and buy their entire stock of pants. I also plan a rather drunken night out in South Shields with a group of my friends, however we will see what happens with that as i have to travel the next day!

I think i have eaten out more in the last few days than i have in the last 18 months. Indian twice, a really lovely place called The Living Room in Oxford, (a cheeky wine tasting evening in the middle) and then to Browns. I have also been to Waitrose which was really a nice shop. Not at all like other supermarkets where they have as many aisles as possible, this was really nice and relaxing to walk around. Plus they do fabby esspresso chocolate brownies hehe.

A visit to the Ashmolean Museum was very good, they have a lot of Egyptian items on display which made me remember the Hancock museum in Newcastle.

A quick faff with Robs laptop and these are the result with the image distort programme :o) hehehehe