| Thursday, 08 November, 2018 |
| I had a half days leave, and had worked from home in the morning so I was able to quickly dash down to Gatwick once I’d finished for the day… |
| Friday, 09 November, 2018 |
| I woke to the sound of the heavy rain still hammering on the windows and did wonder how wet I was going to get on the 5-minute walk from the hotel to the train station… |
| Saturday, 10 November, 2018 |
| I woke up to a still grey and overcast morning, but at least the heavy rain had given way to drizzle again… |
| Sunday, 11 November, 2018 |
| After checking out of the hotel I headed down to the station and picked up the bus out (and up) to the exotic gardens and observatory cave… |