Day 14, Packing AGAIN

Today is just a day of finishing off and packing. Madeleine phoned me to say she'd forgotten her mobile phone at work yesterday, and that was why she didn't get in touch. Instead I spent the whole afternoon in Manly, and even got to try out the waves at a beach that was closed to the public because you could get swept out to sea if you didn't know what you were doing. It was very nice, although the wind was cold.
Simon, Jess and I rounded off the evening with fish 'n chips at Manly wharf before the last ferry left. Due to engine failure just before Circular Quays I was blessed with an extra 35 minutes on the ferry, listening to some Arabs of great wit joking about the engine blowing up.
Today I've sorted through my luggage and taken out all the long-sleeved garments I have to be prepared for London, although I saw that today it's meant to be 19 degrees there.
I find it fascinating how the national express to Brighton might take anything from 2h 15 to just over 4 hours! Hopefully I'll be on the 6.35 one, with no waiting time in obscure parts of London (like Gatwick).