This is just a quick note to let everyone know that I made it!

It’s been quite the 27 hours.

I left mums and got the bus into town with no problems…then it all started to go down hill…

I GOT POOPED ON BY A BIRD

I was walking into the train station when I felt a pat on my head. A little confused, I touched the area and brought my hand down to leave me horrified! It was bright green and gritty!! Is that normal?!

So I went up to the platform to go and sort it out in the loo – my big backpack on the back, small one on the front and handbag at the side, as usual. Just as a handy bit of information to anyone who might use Worcester Foregate Street, there is no toilet on platform 2. So down the (million) stairs I went and back up to platform 1 where thank God there is a toilet. I even managed to get back down the stairs and up to platform 2 again with plenty of time to spare, though by this point I was basically a puddle being held together by backpacks.

Then the (delayed) train arrives and the driver tells us we’re not allowed to get on the train at the doors that I’m stood in front of so I end up at the back of a queue of (what seemed like) hundreds of people trying to cram into 2 carriages. The lady at the station tells me I’m going to have to wait for the next train (an hour later) but luckily a girl managed to open a door so I could stand in between the two carriages on the bendy bit! So I made it to Birmingham

Apart from having to stand again, the journey from new st to international goes without issue! Finally, things are going smoothly, I thought.

Well when I go to check in, I got randomly selected to be spoken to by a customs officer – who so kindly pointed out how sweaty I was. I felt like making him carry two backpacks stood up on two packed trains whilst trying to get to the airport without being late for a flight! Well after about 20 minutes he decided I wasn’t a threat or smuggling or whatever so I was back on track.

3 delayed flights later (yep every single one!) and I’m sat in a hostel (my home for the next 5 days) loving the speed of the wifi – quicker than work don’t you know – and wondering how soon I can go to bed without it being too early!!

What a great way to start my adventure 😁