Reality:
Sunny AM, partly cloudy noon (on train), sunny PM, clear evening
06:20 woke up and read
08:15 breakfast: toast, OJ, grapefruit, egg, bacon, hash brown
08:40 walk to train/bus station
08:45 occilate between possible bus stops until 09:25 for Llanwrst arrives

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09:25 bus to Llanwrst
09:35 arrive Llanwrst, no busses to Llandudno Junction, walk to train station
09:40 no taxis at train station, wait for train
10:10 train to Llandudno Junction
10:35 arrive Llandudno Junction
10:37 catch 10:41 (not in timetable but 10:39 was) for Crewe
11:58 arrived Crewe
12:10 train for London Euston
14:14 arrive London Euston
14:16 taxi to London Charing Cross
14:28 leave luggage in left luggage
14:30 T.G.I.Fridays
14:35 order Diet Coke, Summer Cyclist, 10 potato skins
14:55 pay bill and walk briskly to station
14:59 board 15:00 to Ashford

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What the hey?  See next year's trip.

Tower Bridge from London Bridge Station

16:21 get off in Ashford
16:29 board train to Wye
16:35 get of in Wye
16:36 walk to 49 Chequers Park
16:50 provide jungle gym for Doug and Cathryn
18:00 depart to The Tickled Trout (by station) for dinner with Jo
18:10 order Lamb Chops, chips, lemonade with OJ
19:00 order Strawberries with ice cream

19:28 next train too soon
19:29 there goes next train
20:05 pay bill £39.50 for three

20:10 walk to station
20:31 train to London Charing Cross
22:06 arrive London Charing Cross
22:08 reclaim left luggage
22:10 taxi to Paddington
22:20 arrive Paddington (night time taxi quite scenic)
22:30 board Heathrow Express
22:40 depart

23:00 arrive terminal 4
23:05 get on lift
    Other passenger asks which floor?
    I say "Hilton?"
    He says: "Floor 2, turn right"
23:06 Floor 2, turn right, "Hilton six minutes ahead"
23:10:25 Hilton
23:12 check in

    continue "Seeing a large cat" by Elizabeth Peters