#busride - the morning dawned. I'll skip the bright bit, and the early bit too, now I think of it...

I was prepared for my big adventure. I had my planned itinerary in my iPhone, a bag of £1 and £2 coins in my pocket, a good book for the dull bits and my iPad in case I was tempted to blog. All was good. I had booked the Suffolk Links bus to collect me at 9.30 a.m. to take me to Stowmarket station in good time to buy a ticket to Diss on the 9.55 a.m. Norwich train.

A hearty breakfast was eaten (cheese was involved) and, at 9.25, I locked the house up and walked down The Lane (a happy refrain may have been involved), to find Paul, the regular Saturday driver, waiting for me. The adventure had begun...