Alarms were set to make sure Andrew got off his train somewhere around 6am near Rugby, and that he remembered to take his bike, then we tried to get a bit more sleep. As usual, however, we were woken before 7am with our complimentary breakfasts, which consisted of either tea, coffee or orange juice and a croissant. It's actually very enjoyable to have breakfast in bed whilst speeding through the countryside in a train.

Our sleeper train arrived at London Euston at around 0752, and as we had to be off the train by 08:00 we had already got dressed and packed by the time it arrived. The sun was shining brightly in London - we wished it had been this sunny in Scotland for the last few days!

We had to take the underground again back to Paddington station fairly quickly, then catch the 09:45 train back to Devon. We were all quite tired of course, but enjoyed the journey down.

We got back to Newton Abbot at 12:48 where parents were waiting to meet us. We had enjoyed a memorable tour and some great adventures despite the weather being less good than we might have hoped. We had lots of happy memories at the end of today when we gratefully settled into our own beds for the best night's sleep we had experienced for weeks.

(No notes have yet been found for today's ride, so this report was written from memory in 2021. Please let Michael know if you remember any other details from the ride)