We have been back for over a week now and I am just getting around to give an update on our trip.
Part 1
I noticed my mobile phone was a bit low on charge so put it on charge before the taxi came to take us to the nearby railway station, When I was at the station my wife asked what time is the train so putting my hand in my pocket to get my phone and look, what phone, ****
What phone, yes you guessed the phone that is still in the house 10 miles away and still on charge.
It only had all the train times, Sleeper train PDF tickets, guest house details, my Driving license, My Credit card, my photo ID for the Plane. and lots more.
So not a good start.
Lucky I had all my train tickets in my coat, when I got to Euston Station to get the Caledonian sleeper train, the chap just asked our names and did not need any PDF tickets.
As expected we went on the old sleeper train, I had not used a uk sleeper before and was not impressed at all, we booked first class cabins but was more like a second class, the ride was not too bad but the shunting of the train to split it up into smaller sections at Edinburgh would wake the deepest of sleepers.
The breakfast was a bit of a joke, with dried up Scottish breakfast, the problem was one host looking after four coaches of people.
If you book 'Club ' first class you can use the Caledonian lounge at Inverness, free food and drinks, nice very clean toilets and showers with towels provided.
The next problem was at Inverness, there was no way the chap would let me have the car hire I had booked and paid for some months earlier without seeing my driving
even though I gave him all the details of the booking and I had a special code so they could look at my driving license on line .
By chance my wife had her driving license and also my daughter did.
In the end they let my wife be the main driver and my daughter second driver after paying another £276 because of my daughter age.
being I had already paid £500 for the car hire.
I had a very nice relaxing time 'Back seat driving'
to be continued.