Tata London! Hello Plymouth!

Today was THE craziest day ever. We woke up at 8:30 and got dressed and had breaky with Sam and Knight, they have one more day in London. My bus and Kelsey’s train both left at 11 so we were all going to the tube and then Kelsey was going to head to the train station by herself. We got everything packed up and ready and we headed out into London… Gigantor in tow. The trouble began at the Clink really where Kelsey and I tried to take the elevator up to reception instead of lugging our suitcases, but it was taking forever and by the time one came some girls got in ahead of us. So we decided just to take the stairs up, which would have been OK except that there is one staircase in the whole stinking place and so I was causing a major traffic jam and people were trying to get by and help and really all I wanted was for them to get out of the way and let me get up the stairs on my own. We finally made it though and headed towards Kings Cross. When we got there we realized that we didn’t have very much time left, Kelsey ran to catch her train and Catherine, Kiwi, Vic, and I ran to catch the tube to the bus station. They are doing construction on some of the lines so it made the Victoria Line, the one we needed to be on, really crowded. Luckily Vic is forceful and she got us and Gigantor on the train. Vic told us on the train that when we got off we needed to RUN to the bus station if we were going to make it on time. So I had to knock a lot of people over to get running through the tube station and the streets of London to make it to the bus stop. Vic and Catherine ran ahead to tell them I was coming. I made it just in time for them to throw my bag on give everyone a quick hug goodbye and jump on the bus. The bus ride was uneventful, I sat next to a nice Italian woman, we didn’t talk though because I don’t speak Italian. 5 and a half hours later I was in Plymouth, but not Marjon which is where I needed to be. So I walked around the entire bus station looking for a taxi or a bus or an information center of some kind. I finally asked a man in a green vest and he took me to the bus I needed to be on. The bus driver was really nice and he said he would let me know when I needed to get off and it was only 2 lbs (Kelsey’s taxi was 10). At the bus stop the bus driver let me know to get off and then told me to walk down the road stay to the left, about 45 mins, and I should get to Marjon. That’s right 45 mins. So Gigantor and I trekked it 45 mins. Down the road to Marjon, I was singing and talking to Gigantor because by this time I was little tired and getting slap happy. I finally made it though and Dr. V and Kelsey were there in the lobby waiting for me! I was very happy to be here, very happy.


The places we are living in are really cute. They are little townhomes 4 people, Kelsey, Kelly, Kaitlyn, and I are in a cottage together. I have my own room and Kelsey and I share a bathroom, we are on the top floor (yay for lugging Gigantor up more steps!). There is a little kitchen and a living room, or I think that’s what it’s supposed to be. After I got settled in we all walked over to Dr. V’s place, it’s very nice and you can see the ocean from her room! She got us all a cab and we went to dinner down by the ocean at a Chinese restaurant place. It was really nice and fun getting to know the other girls. Tomorrow they are taking us into town for grocery shopping and I am doing LAUNDRY! It’s nice to be in one place and to be able to unpack and not have to repack for a while, but I miss everyone from tour already… a lot! I am prob. Going to be doing a lot of facebooking in the next few weeks because I really miss everyone. This blog is super long already though and so I won’t write about the awesome people I am missing right now, but tomorrow will be more adventures in Plymouth! 