We had to leave Palomares early as we had some technical issues with the business email server (also preventing access to the Caravan Ramblings blog) – our daughter, who was left access to the server room, happened to be away on a training course. There was no alternative but to head back to blighty and brave storm Ciara.
This wasn’t the original itinery. The plan was to travel back to Malaga late Sunday afternoon but Network rail posted a timetable cancelling ALL trains on the Sunday. This was later replaced by a alternate timetable but by now, I had already changed plans and would stay at Bristol airport in the evening and travel back early the next day.
Timings worked out really well. The take-off with storm Ciara whipping up gales in excess of 80mph was somewhat scary. I even managed to get back in time for a BBQ hosted by Paul and Andrea, as well as watch the six nations (France v Italy) in a sports bar in downtown Torre del Mar.
This is how it worked out:
Date | Time | Location |
---|---|---|
Saturday 8th Feb 2020 | 05:30 | Depart Campsite |
06:10 | Arrive Malaga airport | |
07:30 | Flight departs ontime to Bristol | |
09:00 | Flight arrives 20 mins early at Bristol | |
09:15 | Board bus to Temple Meads station | |
09:35 | Arrive Temple Meads | |
09:45 | Depart Temple Meads | |
10:45 | Arrive on-time at Exeter St Davids | |
10:52 | On-board train to Exmouth | |
11:20 | Train arrives Exmouth and Taxi is already waiting | |
11:45 | Arrive Budleigh Salterton | |
17:16 | All sorted, server fixed, paperwork dealt with | |
17:24 | Arrive bus-stop | |
17:24 | Bus departs for Exmouth | |
17:44 | Arrive Exmouth | |
17:44 | Pie and Pint at Wetherspoons | |
18:26 | Train departs Exmouth | |
18:58 | Train arrives Exeter St Davids | |
19:00 | Train departs Exeter St Davids | |
20:16 | Train arrives at Bristol Temple Meads | |
20:30 | Airport bus A1 departs Temple Meads | |
20:40 | Arrive at airport hotel | |
Sunday 9th Feb 2020 | 05:20 | Depart hotel |
07:00 | Flight departs Bristol | |
10:10 | Flight arrives Malaga | |
11:10 | Arrive at Camping Valle Niza | |
11:30 | Moe asks if I'd managed to water the plants. oops. |