On the train back from Edinburgh one of our large suticases was stolen off the train. Those who have travelled on British trains will recognize the pitifully small luggage storage space GNR provides.
The good news is the thief found (but for some reason didn't take) our dirty laundry. The greatest insult was they didn't take my shooting jacket with the newly added NikonCafe Logo on it!!! No taste! I lost a D200 battery charger and two bateries, a radio, my 80gb backup drive, a radio, three history books (go figure!) and a $100 St. Andrews golf shirt for Frits. Fortuantely we're covered. Neither the camera equipment or the MacBook Pro was stolen.
One good tip. At the last minute I put a full itinerary in each bag which the British Transport Police used to call the Royal National Hotel. By the time we got to the hotel they had found the bag (In Leeds...not even on the line between Newcastle and London...the cretin must have quickly got on to another train immediately). The police personally shipped it to Kings Cross by midnight the same day! Those Brits are a professional lot!
Now to start processing. Patrick, the D2X really got a workout; the drop into the Thames didn't hurt it a bit.....just kidding. Now you can say your camera's been to more places than you!! Thank you my friend.
Good to be back home. My hats off to Michael and Christina for the schedule, Virginbia for the shirts and Panos, our entertainment chairman.
The pictures will start appearing tomorrow.
Rich
Rich
The good news is the thief found (but for some reason didn't take) our dirty laundry. The greatest insult was they didn't take my shooting jacket with the newly added NikonCafe Logo on it!!! No taste! I lost a D200 battery charger and two bateries, a radio, my 80gb backup drive, a radio, three history books (go figure!) and a $100 St. Andrews golf shirt for Frits. Fortuantely we're covered. Neither the camera equipment or the MacBook Pro was stolen.
One good tip. At the last minute I put a full itinerary in each bag which the British Transport Police used to call the Royal National Hotel. By the time we got to the hotel they had found the bag (In Leeds...not even on the line between Newcastle and London...the cretin must have quickly got on to another train immediately). The police personally shipped it to Kings Cross by midnight the same day! Those Brits are a professional lot!
Now to start processing. Patrick, the D2X really got a workout; the drop into the Thames didn't hurt it a bit.....just kidding. Now you can say your camera's been to more places than you!! Thank you my friend.
Good to be back home. My hats off to Michael and Christina for the schedule, Virginbia for the shirts and Panos, our entertainment chairman.
The pictures will start appearing tomorrow.
Rich
Rich