Woke up still feeling gruesome, but determined to get out and about. Set about getting to Alton, exploring some more tricky bits of Hampshire, and to perhaps potter around some more South West London surburban routes.
It was an incredibly beautiful day to be out travelling. For the first time this year, the sun was actually beginning to warm things up a little, and the clear skies left it cold and crisp. In normal circumstances, perfect weather for me, but today the cold seemed to aggravate my persistent (and embarassingly over-dramatic sounding) cough!
To Reading first, then a series of little hops to get to Alton. This included a stop at Aldershot, and the least convenient Convenience Store I have ever visited. Well, I suppose it might be convenient if the only things you needed were the very limited range of items he had in stock! At Alton, paused for a much needed bacon sandwich and a brief look at the Mid-Hants Railway's preserved stock. Narrowly missed returning on a pair of SWT's new Class 450s. Rebooked and headed towards the captial, getting a wonderful view of the vast Victorian cemetary at Brookwood, which was the terminus (appropriate term!) of the Necropolis Railway.
More short hops, included short waits in the sunshine at West Byfleet and Virginia Water, which were really quite pleasant! Back to Reading on one of the comfortable, but sadly already vandalised Class 458s.
Noticed I was losing my voice, so booked tomorrow's ticket at Bristol just in case, before heading home. Not sure a day out in the cold was entirely the best thing for my health today, but I certainly feel much less irritable and frustrated, so it can't all be bad!
Lost::MikeGTN
I've had a home on the web for more years than I care to remember, and a few kind souls persuade me it's worth persisting with keeping it updated. This current incarnation of the site is centred around the blog posts which began back in 1999 as 'the daylog' and continued through my travels and tribulations during the following years.
I don't get out and about nearly as much these days, but I do try to record significant events and trips for posterity. You may also have arrived here by following the trail to my former music blog Songs Heard On Fast Trains. That content is preserved here too.
