It's 16:45 and I head out the office, down on to the underground at Canary Wharf. It takes me an hour to get home to Putney, where my bags are packed. I was treating this mini trip as a trial run for the big trip starting on the 26th of December. I was well prepared. First Aid kit, torch, Swiss Arm Knife! All the essentials were packed. I stick on some music and wait for a while until I hear the horn of the car that will be transporting me around Wales. I load my bags in the car and off we go. Dodging the traffic as we head for the M4 which leads towards Bristol. The traffic was surprisingly sparse for a Wednesday evening, in just under three hours the night had drawn in. We
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