Productivity has not been nearly where it needs to be the past couple of days and tomorrow I’m leaving for Islay so once again today I’ve just buckled down and worked on finalizing that trip and getting some other things done. Some of which are annoyingly time consuming without the processing power of my old desktop. Had a quick bite in our restaurant and then attempted to take the train to Gatwick airport so I’d be near by for my early flight in the morning.

Holy crap! So glad I did that. Leg one of the journey is fine, hoof it up to our train station with my bags and take the Overground out to where I’m supposed to change trains. Hustle over to my platform and waiting… Train is delayed due to a “delay” (their precise words). No worries, I sit down and wait. It finally turns up and it’s a complete madhouse. People packed to the gills. Well the board says another one is coming in 15 so I figure I’ll just wait. Naturally… that train never shows up either. I find an alternate, slightly slower, train that’s still going to Gatwick. That one is delayed as well. Finally a train pulls in (that I thought wasn’t supposed to even stop at our platform, or so the sign said) and I see a bunch of people rushing on yelling that this one is going to Gatwick so I follow. Well it takes me all of one stop to realize that this train is not going to Gatwick and is, in fact, heading in the total opposite direction. Finally, I say “fuck it” get off and call and Uber to take me to my hotel… which I should have done in the first place.

Dropped off at my hotel for the evening, safe and sound. It’s right across from the terminal so it’ll be easy to catch a 6:30 flight in the morning. Checking in and they can’t find my reservation! I show them my reservation number. “Oh, you want the Premier Inn.” Confused I take a step back and eye the sign behind the counter which reads… “Premier Inn.” I look at this girl in confusion. Turns out there’s actually two and I’m at the wrong one but if I go outside and look up I’ll see the big “Premier Inn” sign and that’s where I want to be. Unfortunately, that’s the exact process that led me to THIS Premier Inn but whatever. Off I go into the night, trudging over highways and through medians with my bags before finally making it to my Premier Inn!