Tuesday, February 25/2014

Sussing out the train connections from London to Harrogate for the end of March, as it looks as if Jenny and Doug are unlikely to be able to go, since they are leaving beginning of April for Cyprus and their cruise to Haifa and other points east. Not difficult to find fairly good connections and even good prices but all involve changing at Leeds and none allow more than twelve minutes to do this. Probably adequate - after all they're not in the business of trying to make people miss trains - but an unfamiliar station and all our winter luggage (admittedly not that extensive) with us. The annoying part is that it's only British helpfulness that creates the problem. There are half hourly trains to Harrogate from Leeds but through tickets are booked to the next connection, not the one after. It can be booked as two separate trips, but for more money. However, the helpfulness does extend to making available a plan of Leeds station, including platforms and it does look possible.