Logistics

It was up at the crack of dawn for the boy and me, with a tight itinerary panned for travelling to, around and back from Glasgow, taking in two venues somewhat less than adjacent, but it went pretty well: 7.00 am set off in the car; 8.15 arrive Bathgate station, 8.20 get on train to Glasgow; 9.10 arrive Glasgow Queen Street, 9.15 set off for subway; 9.16 see queue for subway and start walking to Ibrox; 10.20 arrive Ibrox and queue for security check, getting through and into our seats a minute before the first rugby sevens match kicked off at 10.30; 14.45 leave Ibrox at half time in the last match; 14.50 see queue for subway and start walking to the city centre; 15.30 arrive at Exhibition Centre station; 15.35 get on train to Scotstounhill; 15.50 arrive Scotstounhill and start walking; 16.10 arrive Scotstoun sports campus and acquire scampi & chips (the boy) and a latte (me); 16.15 take seats in the table tennis arena having missed only a few minutes of the first games; 20.00 leave at end of the table tennis and walk to Scotstounhill station; 20.22 get train to Glasgow Queen Street arriving 20.42; 20.52 get train, from same platform, to Bathgate; 21.35 arrive Bathgate and set off in car; 23.00 arrive Mellerstain after a long, but sporting action packed, day.