The Boy Smithy's Big Three-Oh
As Craig (aka The Boy Smithy) is turning 30 he decided that some event should mark this important milestone. He therefore resolved to visit his favourite foreign city, Stockholm, to celebrate. Some serious logistical noodling has gone on to get this sorted.
Originally the plan was that we'd all fly from Stansted to Skavsta with Ryanair. Craig then cogitated and reckoned, as you only hit 30 once, he'd like to do something a bit different. Hence he decided to travel from Portsmouth to Stockholm by train. Then it all went a bit Top Gear.
Shaun and Simon were inspired to drive (the Clarkson method), racing the rest of us there. Unfortunately passport issues (i.e. Simon's ran out) have meant that plan fell on its sword. Shaun is now flying from Stansted with the rest of the crew whereas I, in the meantime, decided to fly to Copenhagen and meet Craig there. There was something about the idea of travelling across Sweden to Stockholm that appealed to me.
So Craig is already on his way, he's made it through the Channel Tunnel to Brussels and onto Hamburg. If all goes to plan he should be at Kastrup Airport when I get there later today. We then get a night out in Malmö (it's a nice place) before meeting up with the rest of the chaps on Sunday (Craig and I should reach Stockholm Central Station at approximately the same time as the coach from Skavsta with Shaun, Jen, Phil, Ed & Dawn on it gets there).
That's the plan anyway. Fingers crossed.
Originally the plan was that we'd all fly from Stansted to Skavsta with Ryanair. Craig then cogitated and reckoned, as you only hit 30 once, he'd like to do something a bit different. Hence he decided to travel from Portsmouth to Stockholm by train. Then it all went a bit Top Gear.
Shaun and Simon were inspired to drive (the Clarkson method), racing the rest of us there. Unfortunately passport issues (i.e. Simon's ran out) have meant that plan fell on its sword. Shaun is now flying from Stansted with the rest of the crew whereas I, in the meantime, decided to fly to Copenhagen and meet Craig there. There was something about the idea of travelling across Sweden to Stockholm that appealed to me.
So Craig is already on his way, he's made it through the Channel Tunnel to Brussels and onto Hamburg. If all goes to plan he should be at Kastrup Airport when I get there later today. We then get a night out in Malmö (it's a nice place) before meeting up with the rest of the chaps on Sunday (Craig and I should reach Stockholm Central Station at approximately the same time as the coach from Skavsta with Shaun, Jen, Phil, Ed & Dawn on it gets there).
That's the plan anyway. Fingers crossed.
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