Journey to Malta

 On Saturday I  got to Ely station early only to find my train had been cancelled.  Next one an hour later.  Got to the airport and from there to the Travelodge by taxi.  Not a great distance cost ten pounds.  Next morning coming out of bathroom to find it was 4 am and I  had ordered taxi for 3.45.  Olympian speed dressing and getting down to ring for another taxi.  Cost fifteen pounds 90.   Good flight but coming into land plane told pilot   the winds were wrong so we had to go round and come in again.  Other than that it was a good journey but I was so tired first thing I did was to have a nap.

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