After an overnight flight from Cape Town to London, I took the Heathrow Express train to Paddington Station, the Tube to Victoria Station, national rail to Brighton via Gatwick, again from Brighton to Falmer, and walked to the University of Sussex campus. Not a single misstep or wrong turn. Thanks, Paul, for providing the excellent instructions! The Victoria Station to Brighton train had WiFi, so I caught up on a few emails en-route. Amazingly, it was a sunny day in England, and I took a few photos from the train.
One of the benefits of attending conferences is meeting collaborators and forging new relationships. I met with my co-author Paul to chart our course for our paper on the energy situation in Ghana and South Africa. I also met Reiner, a German author I have read for years, and took the opportunity to ask several questions over dinner. The workshop itself starts tomorrow morning.
—Matt
