Flaming June and early steady rain for the start of the trip ... rucksack packed, more stuff than wanted for serious walking, but that's not planned for a while ... and whilst the cottage is cleared and my stuff is mostly on my back, Richard and Maggi have taken in the library, where it may be shared and Gillian has kindly stashed a small bag with a laptop and walking boots ... perhaps for August return ... let's see, Sharpham, Spain and Brockwood booked before then ...
Two buses required for Totnes train and mild anxiety observed, with connections critical ... it all works fine of course and good to review equanimity ... having given up on Couchsurfing, AirBnB offered tonight's bed ... then yesterday a CS offer arrived ... never mind, all good experience in new economic forms and holding of nerve and trusting in perfect timing ...
Headlines at station suggest the outcome of the General Election panto in DUK has some way to go ... May's unsavoury coalition partners causing concern within Tory ranks and plutocratic paper proprietors too ... the young folks' vote appears to have demanded a kinder, more progressive country, mostly fuelled by Facebook rather than the establishment controlled mainstream media ... ironic then that they end up with the opposite forces propping up an unstable May and doubtless there will be a price to pay ... hey ho, on we go ... participation rates of nearly 70% serve to validate the charade ... maybe Facebook citizen journalists will point out the jiggery pokery of the old decaying order ... maybe saner establishment forces will prevail ...
Train companions come and go ... an early retired police officer, Karen, who imparts fascinating information about her arachnophobia ... a plan to try hypnotherapy ... a retired English lecturer, sharing love of Yeats and Keats ... a retired farm-worker who did National Service in Korea ... an Italian student, doing Philosphy, Politics and Economics at Exeter University, perfect recipient of Krishnamurti book ... a gift for her and less weight, more space in the pack ...
Raining in Totnes, but AirBnB place found easily enough, ten minutes from the station ... tea and conversation with hostess, Lisa, Parisienne relocated to DUK, and Theravadan Buddhist ... of course ...
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