Hello from Lowestoft. I'm home. This is my final blog entry. I left my hotel in Bangkok at 6am on 17 January in a taxi, and reached the airport around 7am. My flight left at 9.45am, took six and a half hours, and got me as far as Muscat in Oman. I then waited in Muscat for about three hours for my second flight to London (Heathrow) which took another eight and a half hours. Both flights left and arrived punctually, I didn't sleep on either, and no-one sat next to me on either so I was able to spread out across several seats and relax.
I touched down in London around 9pm (UK time) on 17 January, having gained back seven and a half hours due to time differences. The last train from London to Lowestoft left before 9pm, so I didn't try to make it all the way home that night. My friend Andrew met me at the airport and I stayed over at his place in nearby Englefield Green for the night. Once we'd dropped my bag off at his flat, we went for a couple of beers to catch up, re-aquaint, and debrief. I stayed over at Andrew's the night before I left the UK back in June, and we went for a couple of beers at the same pub on that night also (I wrote about it on this blog). Going back and doing the same on the way home gave nice symmetrical ending to things.
I caught the train home from Englefield Green to Lowestoft, via London, the next morning. I left around 7am and arrived back in Lowestoft early afternoon, at around 1.30pm. This journey took longer than expected because the train services were disrupted by high winds. By 1.40pm my Mum and Niece had picked me up from the train station, and I found myself finally at home. The adventure over. All complete.
It feels good to be back, if a bit surreal at the moment. It's been good to see everyone and I feel very happy to be 'home,' but it does feel odd being here, a strange feeling which I can't quite articulate.
Since I've been home, aside from catching up on some sleep following those flights, I've spent much of my time trying to remember how to do things like check and load credit on my mobile phone (I've remembered now - you dial '789'). I've also been to see my grandmother, sorted out the stuff in my back-pack a bit, all whilst trying to take in that my South East Asian jaunt is over. It's going to take a while to sink in. The big question now is: what next?
6 comments:
Hey Charlie,
Glad you made it back home safe and sound. Will miss not whiling away a few quiet moments catching up on your blog. Will try and locate your email address - I know I have it somewhere - so can arrange to meet for a drink should you find yourself in London anytime soon.
Take care,
Salima xx
Wow - you're back! I'd be well interested in what you're up to next, you're always welcome for a special guest visit to Stoke-on-Trent, which may not be as exotic as South-East Asia but undoubtedly has better oatcakes.
I shall now endeavour to savour your 80+ days half way round the world - what a legacy to leave for my children to know that I had acquaintances with a guy who did this tremendous travelog.
Thanks for the journey and sharing it with us.
Thanks for the best blog I have ever read. Fact. Have enjoyed every entry.
See you soon mate.
Raj.
PS Needles to say I had the last laugh.
Thanks very much folks and take care.
Salima: my email address is
charlesebury@yahoo.co.uk
Charlie
needles to say I had the last laugh.
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