Tue - 12/07/22

 My train leaves Tampere at 09:00. I monitored the public transport network and set off in plenty of time. I still managed to just miss a tram and had to wait five minutes or more. I was on an Inter City train (IC150) which was far more comfortable than the old rolling stock that I had to endure on my inbound journey. I used the lifts at Tikkurila, I wanted to protect my back from straining to carry the suitcase. I used the loo and then had a hot dog and a beer as soon as I arrived at the airport. I went through security and had a couple of hours to kill. I had two more beers plus coffees, a hot dog and a cheese and tomato baguette.  On the plane I had a chicken wrap which I had pre-ordered. I also had some complementary Blueberry Juice and water. On the plane, I started coughing. By tomorrow I would test positive for COVID. At Heathrow T3, the luggage situation is still a bit dire and hence a bit worrying. It took one hour from the plane landing to our luggage arriving at the belt. It took the passengers maybe 30 - 40 minutes to do the same journey. Once I had got my bag, I headed for Heathrow Central Bus Station for the coach journey home. The W.H. Smith at the Bus Station was in a dreadful state – I ended up getting a couple of bottles of coke zero and a 40gm packet of Kettle Chips at Caffe Nero. So, I didn’t have too long to wait at the Bus Station. The coach was pretty much on time. I sat next to a Canadian lady from Clevedon. She was getting off at Bristol. The coach was very early into Bristol. We had about 30 minutes to wait before it left on its scheduled departure time of 19:00. At Newport Kingsway, I walked to the Capitol Taxi Office and got a taxi home from there and paid cash. It was quick and reasonably cheap.

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