Arras to Leeds by coach.
Leaving Arras there’s a problem with the coach. The coach driver had been to fill up and forgotten to put the cap back on the fuel tank. Finally located, after a delay. Missed planned ferry but that’s OK there’s another one later. Except it then dumps us onto the UK motorway network at just the wrong time.
Get lost getting out of Dover.
Finally hit the M25 at rush hour. Spend quite a long time on the M25 at rush hour.
Replacement driver is waiting for us at the services on the M1. Only problem is that our driver doesn’t have enough hours left to get to those services. We stop at different services short of the planned handover and wait for replacement driver to turn up.
Once he does we get back onto the coach. Coach doesn’t start properly. We get off the coach again.
Finally both coach and driver are ready to set off. Start making progress and hit roadworks.
Get back to Leeds at about 1.30am. Only problem is that my car’s parked in a car park which shuts at 10.30. Having been told we’d be back at about 8.30 this didn’t overly concern me when I parked it.
Taxi home. Run back to rescue the car the next morning.