Satellite prepped and ready for launch

[luckykaa]

Am fully packed and ready to travel to Satellite 3. Arriving shortly after midnight.  Have just about managed to squeeze my rocket pack into my bag.  Come to think of it, I could have used the rockets as sock storage.

I sure do have a lot of tickets:

• Debit card sales voucher
• Card with my address on
• Booking fee receipt
• Another booking fee receipt
• A £2.50 refreshments voucher.
• An inexplicable second £2.50 refreshments voucher.
• First class ticket from London to Glasgow.
• First class seat reservation from London to Glasgow
• First class sleeper ticket from Glasgow to London
• First class berth reservation from Glasgow to London

The plan is, trundle down to London after work.  Find somewhere to eat.  St Pancras is probably a good place for that.  There's actually quite a lot of time to kill.  Amble to Euston.  Get on train.  Enjoy first class comfort.  Check into hotel.  Enjoy convention  Drink lots.  Stagger from convention hotel to train, sleep on the way back.  Arrive in Euston feeling fresh and cheerful, or exhausted on account of attempting to sleep on a train. 

Technically this means I probably could have got there at the same time if I drove.  Assuming here's no traffic problems between here and Glasgow.  Of course that would also mean having to get back by car, and not drinking on day 2 of the convention.  I'm rather taken with the idea of taking the sleeper back.  Travel while sleeping seems a highly civilised way of doing things.  Am rather excited by that. 

I have Chianna, Sansa Fuze and Yomiko (a.k.a Netbook, mp3 player an Kindle) so I figure I should remain amused and occupied while on the train.

Now I just need to panic about forgetting something important and I'm done. 

Comments

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

I have had both wonderful and horrible experiences with sleeper trains, but at any rate it beats having to drive, and it also beats sleeping during a flight! Have fun!

[xenaclone.livejournal.com]

To aid sleep on sleeper train = take 1 Piriton before retiring. For me =instant knock out drops!

[cath-er-ine.livejournal.com]

Sounds very exciting to me! I have visions of the Orient Express even though I should know better...