Heading home

I had booked a rather early train from Amsterdam back to the UK. And by chance, I would wake up in Amsterdam, so that was convenient. I would spend my last night at Viking’s, and sleep there. In the morning, I could just quietly do what needed doing, and slip out of the house. And that worked out. I spent a short but nice night in the guest room, even joined for a while by Simba the cat, and woke up at 6:15. I had a brief shower, I filled my hot and cold water bottles, and had a bit of time left for a small breakfast. Then I snuck out the door. 

It was a beautiful morning. I walked to the quay where the ferry departs, and had a lovely sunrise trip over ‘t IJ to Central station. There I brushed my teeth. The Eurostar would depart from a regular platform. I think only the one directly to London departs from the Eurostar terminal. 

View from the ferry 

Travel to Brussels went well, and getting through customs and security as well. The train to London departed on time. And in London I caught the earliest possible train to the northwest. All went well! There wasn’t even any issue with the train from Chester to Bangor. I think this may have been a record! Only 9.5 hours from Amsterdam to Bangor. Better than I could have hoped!