Day 4 - Planes, Trains And Automobiles

9:00 AM -

I am up and duly attending to journaling. Beyond this though, I am searching for a way to Ireland. This indeed, will be a day of work. Instead of going through the whole day, let me simply list the accomplishments and you will see that I have worked hard.

1) Called a Bed and Breakfast in Durham, arranged for a night's stay on September 2nd, the day before the conference.
2) Walked to Waverly Station. Walk around and around Waverly Station trying to find the entrance. Found stairs leading down. Took a number. Waited. Was called by a nice young man, who did not speak English. Well, ok, he did but I couldn't understand him. Asked nice you man to please repeat and used many words, hoping to send message "I am dumb foreigner, please speak baby talk." Finally do acquire rail ticket to and from Durham. Leave happy.
3) On walk back, buy post cards for friends. Hope I have all of my friends' addresses (if you think it is possible I do not, please email and let me know!)
4) Back to library to work on Ireland.
5) Receive email from conference folks that I am booked an extra night in hotel on September 2nd - which is when I am to be at the B&B.
6) Walk home, make phone calls, cancel B&B.
7) Walk back to library, research planes, trains and automobiles to Ireland.
8) Walk back home to Lisa and Cini to ask information questions - which of the 7 different bus lines in Edinburgh do I take to the airport? Is there more than one airport in Edinburgh? Etc...
9) Walk back over to library. Do more research.
10) Settle on "Easy Jet" - a cheap island hopper company.
11) Check hotels - settle on the Ramada Inn (oh, the dissonance!)
12) Purchase hotel room.
13) Unable to purchase flight. (YIPES!)
14) Write to the Human Puzzler to solve all my problems - "HELP! What's going on?!?!?!"
15) Human Puzzler solves all my problems - "never you mind, all is well."

And now I go to bed happy, because I am in Durham an extra day. I am in Ireland as well. And I have a really good friend (but I knew that already!).

A day of work. Every vacation has one...

posted by Headless-in-GR @ 8/28/2004 05:52:00 AM