23 hours to Scilly ... and back

Like many, I spent a lot of time in lockdown planning things that I could do once we are allowed to. This blog is about one of my ideas that I have since managed to do - a day trip by public transport to Scilly. I managed to get a couple of hours sleep before my alarm went off at 02:10. I was out of the house 15 minutes later for my walk to the bus stop. The bus turned up just after 03:00. The idea of avoiding my car, to help the planet etc, seemed irrelevant as I was the only passenger on board all the way to Plymouth. We arrived into the new coach station (behind what used to be Fiestas a long time ago) a few minutes late, but I had plenty of time to wander around what is now a very large university site. I was hoping to find somewhere to refill my water bottle, without success, so it was on to the train station. Unfortunately, the ticket machines weren't working and it was too early for the ticket office, so I'd need to buy a ticket on the train. There were a few trains alr...