Fulham and Chelsea

Once I had negotiated the hills around Wycombe I set off down the A40 towards London. I am either getting fitter or there was a tail wind but I zoomed down the road. I stopped briefly at Gerrards Cross Church centre. I had been shown round it in the summer when Eunice and I and two of my sons had stayed with Paul and Janet Cassell. It is a magnificent new church centre and is very vibrant with about 150 mothers and toddlers there this morning. Travelling on I soon got onto the dual carriageway and was dragged along by fear or the back draft of passing lorries! Soon I was inside the M25 and onto the London streets. Arriving at Fulham I went to reception and asked if I could take a picture in the ground and my shirt signed. The young lady obliged and I was soon on my way again to Chelsea which is just down the road. As I arrived the heavens opened and I dived for cover under the massive stadium. After finding reception I pleaded my case. At first the response was negative but as I explained what I was doing the other receptionist who had been listening said she would make a phone call to someone higher. She got a positive reply so invited me to the lift. We went to a floor above the pitch level and entered a room where there was a stadium tour going on. She took me to a box overlooking the pitch and I took some photos. There nearby, guarded by security was the Premiership Trophy. I cheekily asked for a photo of me with it and she obliged! Back in reception she signed my shirt just as Peter Kenyon passed though. We exchanged smiles!

With only 5 miles to go to my hotel I took on the challenge of the London traffic with gusto. I soon found bus lanes very useful on a bike and passed Mercedes and Rolls with a smirk on my face as they were stuck in traffic. Finding the hotel I decided to carry on up the road to MS National Centre to check it was the right one as it looked a bit posh! I went in and was greeted. The chap who is transferring my website sponsorship to the Hereford branch came to see me and he invited of for a coffee. Just then I heard a shout and was embraced by our MS nurse Del. She had been down in London for a meeting with Caron Furnival, who I had met during the recruitment process of the MS nurse. Photos were taken and off I went for coffee and Del set off for home. I booked in at the Crown Moran at my own expense and after showering went down the road to Wetherspoons for dinner which was a lot cheaper! This evening I had another chat with Malcolm Boyden on BBC Hereford and Worcester and a special report on the FA replay from Keith Hall it was still 0-0 last I heard. Come on you Bulls!