FA Cup Second Round

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Tomorrow I have a day of travel to Milton Keynes to see Oldham Athletic play fellow League 2 side MK Dons in the FA Cup second round.

I went up there on the bike in August for the league game. It was early in the season and to be fair a 0-0 draw was more than both sides deserved. It was that poor.

More recently Dons have done better and are nearer the top of table than Oldham.

I have a ticket and have pre-paid parking through the RingGo app. Although it looks a little hit and miss where to find a space.

Although I had thought I had paid for N1, according to the parking management I can park in any of "beige" spaces. I chose N1 as it's nearest to the away fans entrance 3.   We'll see I guess. 

I have the route into the Juke's satnav. Although it's "our" car it's essentially Claire's car. It's in her name for registration and insurance.  I am a named driver as her spouse. The Nissan Connect app only works on Claire's phone.

I checked the route had sent and arrived okay in the car. It reckons a journey time of 2h 35m.

I am planning to leave at 11am! In UK I never want to leave it too fine on any journey. Hopefully 4 hours will be enough!!!

Until tomorrow. 

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