so it did start snowing when I left london on friday. it was just flurries that came down like rain though, nothing at all like last year. so I thought, hey it’s all cool, I’ll be fine going to the airport (Gatwick this time, not Heathrow) by train. I walked to Brockley station – I was early by half an hour, that’s how scared I was of missing my train – and apparently there had been some fault at West Croydon which had got fixed, but delayed a few trains. mine was still scheduled as on time though, so second time lucky. then suddenly it was cancelled.
which wasn’t that bad, because I knew the alternatives. it was just annoying and I was slightly worried I might be late to check in. so I got on the Overground to West Croydon. then I considered taking the tram to East Croydon where the connection to Gatwick was supposed to depart, but I thought I remembered it as being just one stop away, and I also thought I remembered it looking very close to West Croydon on Google Maps.
to summarise what happened, lesson learnt: never walk from West to East Croydon stations while pulling around 30kg of luggage.
anyway, now that I’m back all that (the tiring flight included) is rather irrelevant. hello people and humidity and (proper) food, I’m glad to see you.
