Yesterday the traffic in London was terrible, the queue to turn down Earls Court from Cromwell Road stretched back almost to Barons Court. I later heard that Kings Road was closed but I don’t know why. I went straight ahead through Knightsbridge which was also painfully slow because of the ongoing roadworks at Scotch Corner. Finally got into Victoria 35 minutes late which would mean that I’d be leaving Victoria for Brighton 20 minutes late (by law we’re required to take a 45 minute break after 4.5 hours driving). But it wasn’t to be so because the bus I was due to take to Brighton was still inbound and the driver had taken the Earls Court route :-( I left for Brighton 1 hour and 5 minutes late but got to Brighton only 30 minutes late. Which I didn’t think was bad going. Again due to the 45 minute break period required I couldn’t leave Brighton ontime for the return, I’d be leaving 30 minutes late.

I put the bus on the stand as soon as I could and explained why I was late and said the moment the time was 14:10 I’d be legal to drive and we’d set off. Then Little Miss Moan started “Can you guarantee I’ll catch my 16:30 connection?”. “Sorry, I can’t guarantee anything but I expect to make up the lost time and you should be fine” was my response. But she wanted a guarantee that that she’d not miss her connection. In the end she stomped off the bus never to be seen again! I arrived at Victoria at 16:00, the scheduled arrival time :-)

The final leg from Victoria to Winchester went like a dream, I was in Winchester on time which is almost unheard of on a weekday during school term time!