What a nightmare few weeks I've had attempting to get us to John O'Groats. It seems that Scotrail are a bit of a law unto themselves, and have only just this week opened bookings for the train we need! (Unless we want to book a reclining chair / bed for the sleeper train, which is still not available. Aaaarrgghhh!!!)
As a result, all the cheap seats are gone, as Virgin Trains who operate the first leg of the journey opened their bit weeks ago, so now they want a whopping £140 for a ticket, as opposed to a very reasonable £45. Ah.
So, having looked at combinations of driving, car hire, taxi, coach, minibus, flying and a man with a van (yes really), Andy appears to have saved the day by simply looking into taking the train the next day (19th May). Now why didn't I think of that? Yep, it's still £45, it only has 2 changes as opposed to 4, and isn't even an overnight sleeper. I knew he'd have his uses.
So, I haven't seen his skills on a bike yet, but I have just bought him a ticket to John O'Groats. See you at Temple Meads at 6:15 on the 19th Andy...
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