Eurotrip 8, 2020 – Day 28 to 29, Another flying visit…

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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:

DateTimeLocation
Saturday 8th Feb 202005:30Depart Campsite
06:10Arrive Malaga airport
07:30Flight departs ontime to Bristol
09:00Flight arrives 20 mins early at Bristol
09:15Board bus to Temple Meads station
09:35Arrive Temple Meads
09:45Depart Temple Meads
10:45Arrive on-time at Exeter St Davids
10:52On-board train to Exmouth
11:20Train arrives Exmouth and Taxi is already waiting
11:45Arrive Budleigh Salterton
17:16All sorted, server fixed, paperwork dealt with
17:24Arrive bus-stop
17:24Bus departs for Exmouth
17:44Arrive Exmouth
17:44Pie and Pint at Wetherspoons
18:26Train departs Exmouth
18:58Train arrives Exeter St Davids
19:00Train departs Exeter St Davids
20:16Train arrives at Bristol Temple Meads
20:30Airport bus A1 departs Temple Meads
20:40Arrive at airport hotel
Sunday 9th Feb 202005:20Depart hotel
07:00Flight departs Bristol
10:10Flight arrives Malaga
11:10Arrive at Camping Valle Niza
11:30Moe asks if I'd managed to water the plants. oops.