{"id":7329,"date":"2026-07-22T04:55:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T03:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=7329"},"modified":"2026-07-22T04:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T03:55:40","slug":"journey-to-the-west-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/craigblog\/?p=7329","title":{"rendered":"Journey To The West, Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I did most of my packing the day before, so that the day would be easier. Before any of the travel stuff, I went out & got myself breakfast, because that seemed like a good idea, and it meant that I wouldn’t need to lug the suitcase into a cafe or something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After approximately a billion checks of taps & switches & locks, and maybe 20 cellphone photos of the aforementioned taps & switches & locks, I was able to leave the house and set of on a magnificently uneventful journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stafford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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On the train to MK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Milton Keynes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bus station at MK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Aylesbury Bus Station <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Finally arrived at Stately Link Manor <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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