Day 1: 8 April 2011
Home (Wiltshire) to Inverness Youth Hostel
(hundreds of miles)
Today I went to work at the Stonehenge School from 7.15 – 12.30 and then rushed home to get changed and get a lift to Southampton airport from my husband. The usual minor catastrophes happened; one of the Cover Supervisors collapsed at school, and I got stuck behind a tractor on the road to Laverstock. (You will be glad to know that the cover supervisor is O.K. and his wedding is proceeding as planned - perhaps this catastrophe should not be referred to as minor...)
But the flights were on time and I made it to Inverness Youth Hostel by 9.30 p.m. despite everything; I even managed not to forget anything crucial. You might be interested to know that my pack weighs 13 kg (exclduing food, fuel and water) and I expect to carry a maximum weight of 16 kg when I am carrying 5 days' worth of food.
In my diary I have written (at 20.29 p.m.) “Oh S***! I was looking out of the (airplane) window and I saw snow on the mountains. And I’m only just in Scotland
My experience at Inverness Youth Hostel was not very positive. There was an American woman in my dormitory who spent about an hour between 11.30 p.m. and 12.30 a.m. trying to find her phone charger. This activity involved incessant rustling of plastic bags, loud use of zips, and annoying mutterings and tuttings. I was not impressed, as I wanted to go to sleep much earlier and failed miserably. I wish I was more assertive in these situations. However I was buoyed up by the thought that I was going to get up extremely early in the morning so I could get my revenge.
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Hi Mrs Eveling how are you doing this morning was it a good night last night what are you having for Breakfast from Aaron Ham
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