JOGLE 6.5 Day 1 Mon 2 Sep 13

Depart London at 1600 arrived Gatwick Airport at 1645. Depart 1940 to Glasgow arrived 2050.

Both of us managed to hop on to the Gatwick express from Victoria Station on time and together, although I think Ian got there just before me. We arrived at Gatwick Airport on time and made it across to terminal two without incident.  This time we even went through security without a hitch, which was a first. Ian took his boots of this time which seemed to work. We had a nice leisurely tea in Pret a manger – as the Easy Jet 1920 hrs. to Glasgow plane was delayed and took off late abut it did manage to arrive on time. We caught the Airport City bus and managed to get off at Central Station at the right place. This is where things went slightly wrong as someone hadn’t checked the exact location of the hotel properly and set off in what he thought was the right direction but wasn’t! A quick check of google maps soon had going back the other way and around a corner to the Hotel Rennie Mackintosh, luckily it wasn’t far away as it had started to rain, a sign of things to come said Ian, no not really said I as I think we will be dodging rain all week, someone was hoping to throw that quote back at me as soon as the first rains storm hit us.   The Hotel was a cheap and cheerful place that clearly was being used for other things, judging by the notices on the reception desk about renting rooms by the hour!! I am not sure Ian was that impressed by the so called Rennie Mackintosh look alike art, well I did my best to make him feel at home, at least the shower was alright.