There really has been an incredible amount of rain. I didn't realize how bad it was till I got stuck in Bristol with seemingly no way of getting back to the east coast. All trains were stopped because of flooded lines and tunnels and any roads east and north were closed or at a standstill because of flooding. By the time the main road towards London opened again, the rail company put me in a taxi home as there was no other way. Felt a bit bad for the taxi driver having to drive all that way (3 hours one way with no traffic), but he at least made a good deal of money out of it. I got home very tired and frustrated, but as soon as I saw the pictures in the papers I realized I had been very lucky. At least I got home to a dry house.