The Night Riviera home

It's now been a week since we finished and in the rush to get my life at home organised and re-adjust to the 9-5 of work I've not had time to write about the final leg of the journey.

We took another sleeper home from Penzance, the Night Riviera, back to Paddington station in London. This gets into London but they let you have breakfast as late at 6.30am which means a) you get a decent chance of sleep and b) you arrive in London early enough to take a bike on the tube which helps with getting home.

The Night Riviera was the best sleeper train I have ever taken. Newly refusbished carriages (i was lucky enough to get one) which had very comfortable beds, tons of USB charges and great lighting.

The lounge car is also very comfortable. A bit more traditional lay out than the Caledonian sleeper, but somehow felt bigger. As well as having a well stocked bar, we were allowed to drink our own drinks on the train.

Having had a good night's sleep (obviously 60 hilly miles helped) - I put my cycle on the tube to Richmond, and from there cycled the shortish (4 miles - in relative terms nothing!) home to say hi to my family. I even made it in time to take my excited daughter to school!