We get up at 4.30am....get sorted out, shower etc...then lug the bags down the steep stairs of the hotel....then a quick walk to Victoria Railway Station....we manage to get a London Black Cab....and head off to Liverpool Street Station...very quickly. The Cabbie floors it ..cursing everyone and swearing merrily away...he jumps about 8 red lights and gets us there within 7 minutes..impressed, he gets left a tip. It's a Maccy Dee Breakfast Wrap for Grant......an...

Off to auspicious start....as most of our trip will be on the railways, we head to our local train station for the 20 minute ride to Cardiff....only to find the trains have been cancelled. so we board the bus provided and head to Cardiff...in a very roundabout manner...it ends 2 hours later due to roads being closed at Caerphilly...so we leave Wales as we know it only too well......in a state of chaos. The next leg of the trip is as all good journeys should st...