After all the worries about traveling from Haverfordwest to Stansted the 5 1/2 hour trip went fine. Blue skies in most of the Wales part, the first snow on the M4 spotted about 6 miles west of the exit for Slough.

The roads are gritted and the only delay was on the M4 exit for the M25. It looked like a Smart car caught fire. It was being extinguished on the side of the motorway just as I was passing by.

The worst bit is right here at the b&b near Great Dunmow – snow stuck to the road and very slippery.

More snow forecast for tomorrow so not sure if my flight for Stansted still on.

Update 19 December at 10:30

Freezing cold in Great Dunmow -6C, clear blue skies and no fresh snow – at least not here. There is a fresh snowstorm in Ljubljana so anything is possible (delay, cancellation, reroute …). What a coincidence, was having breakfast at the b&b this morning with a lovely couple from Preston and were actually on the same flight as I. What now, is everyone going to Slovenia (or should I sat maybe NOT going if the weather has its way).

Update 19 December at 11:50

OK, we are now designated as late. Estimated departure time 13:00

Update 20 December in the morning

OK, after all the snow tears and swear words I’m finally in Ljubljana. Sorry I missed the skydiving film festival though. Off to clear the white stuff from the all so long drive soon.

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After being back in Slovenia for only three days I have to go back. Not that there is some urgent business I have to attend to but that is just all the time I had available during the Christmas/NewYear holidays. Tomorrow I have to be back at work where I already have appointments waiting.

And not that I had a bad time. I had the pleasure of meeting somebody really nice for the first time and I also was able to speak to some of my friends although there wasn’t really time to see them all. That will have to wait for my next visit, that will be hopefully be longer than this one. I don’t know when that will be as my next travels will take me to Florida from mid February till the first week of March.

This travel back home will be slightly different than the ones so far as I won’t be going through London (Stansted) but through Bristol, which is just on the English side of the Welsh/English border near the river Severn. The drive from there takes only about two and a half hours instead of over 5 hours from Stansted.

I will hopefully also sort out the problem of my dead PC as I will be bringing some of my equipment from Slovenia to Wales which should allow me to connect to the internet once again.

See you on the other side and all the very best for the Year 2008.

P.S.: I am making a point to try to inform most of the people in the UK that our country (Slovenia) will be presiding over the EU for the next 6 months. Here is the website all about it.