Tuesday - day 2 of Rail Trip

First of all, my apologies for not blogging last night - I was shattered when I got home, and after a quick bath, it was straight to bed, ready for an early start today. Yes, it was home last night, one of two nights on this week-long trip when I shall be staying the night in Ollerton.

At the moment I am on Hull Trains Service a 180 speeding towards London Kings Cross, for a day in the South East.

Yesterday went more or less to plan. 3 late running trains, one which had a fault, which had been rectified - and that was the Pendolino we travelled on. We also travelled on a Virgin Voyerger, a 156, 142, HST 125, and a class 91. It was a great day, although I have to admit I got extremely tired in the afternoon. We went through some beautiful countryside, as we went over the Shap, and then crossed to the East Coast via the Carlisle - Newcastle line. I am sure Sunderland, not a place I really know at all, is a wonderful place, but pleased be advised Sunderland Station is a nightmare.

We had a half hour wait there, and it is underground, dark, claustrophobic, depressing - and that after a £7million refurb last year. And do you know what, at the only point of the trip so far when I was becoming fairly desperate for the loo, there wasn't one - no loo at all on Sunderland station.

Not only have we been on some interesting journeys, and ridden on a wide variety of differing trains, Neil and I have, as always, had some good discussion. One thing that is happening to me this week, is that I am beginning to see more clearly the way ahead for me - what God wants of me, and what others want of me. Nothing is firmed up in my mind yet at all, but the options are becoming much clearer.

For any of you who are coming to meet us on Sunday, that schedule has had to completely change (engineering works) - we are now going to Cleethorpes from Bristol, where we shall have 30 minutes before returning. So Catherine and Elizabeth (my lovely sisters) I will be phoning you so that you can appear at Cleethorpes station with Fish and Chips.

Also the Saturday afternoon schedule is going to have change because of engineering works, and it means we shall be returning to Neil's from Scotland via a different route. I will advise!

Tonight we are on the sleeper going up to Inverness, so I will hopefully blog then.