early spring bank holidays

the early spring bank holiday

that would be monday may 5th - this would be a bad day for horsemouth to attempt to return home from the wen because there would be no buses out of hereford (result - cab £40 plus). 

similarly monday may 26th. similarly monday august 25th. (do you see the pattern here). 

horsemouth never wants to be caught like that again. 

(he also knows there are no buses on sundays)

horsemouth is considering transport 

he's also considering the cheapest possible rail fares back to the wen. there seems to be some super cheap one via rugby(!) - hereford to birmingham new street to rugby to london euston (like wtaf!).  it makes sense to horsemouth that there would be a cheap route via birmingham (because there are cheap trains to and from birmingham)

there are supposed to be problems with the trains out of cardiff - i.e. the ones horsemouth would pick up at newport (if he were to go that way) but that's supposed to be over monday (if you believe that...).

there's a route via worcester parkway (but is it actually cheaper?). it looks like some birmingham new street services are cheaper (but only by £2 or so) and some more expensive. 

perhaps the thing to do (when he actually gets to the railway station) is to ask. 

the dream

he was sharing a house with ____. the situation was good but not perfect. there seemed to be lots of rooms but it was peasant light and airy. she was worried about keeping it warm. later they were in a restaurant. horsemouth's dad appeared. he was wearing his light blue denim jeans and workshirt. he seemed cheerful. he accused horsemouth of acting as if he didn't know he was coming.  then horsemouth saw his mum (who looked well). 'this is a dream' said horsemouth (and the dream popped).