Big title and probably a little confusing so let me explain, no happy smokes for me today, this has been a day that started by dropping off my angels (!) back home so that Em could have a day shopping with mum and Nathan could go on his falconry experience with Cubs.
I went for a run along the canal, a gentle 4.5 miles. I love this stretch of water and have yet to be disappointed on my quest to see kingfishers. As I turned out of the car park, not 2 metres away perched on a reed above the water was Mrs kingfisher. I just stood and watched. I am fascinated by their colour, speed and agility. They make you feel so privileged to have seen them as so many look but don't. This was the start of an hour in which a deer and her 2 fawns lying alert in a field on the to the right of the water watched as I pounded past, I would say run but at the moment I am pounding. Then later and 2 miles in a heron, observed me as i went past not 1 metre away. Being out there and just experiencing what we have all around us is what living in the present is all about.
I then had the fortune for lunch in the spa city of Bath with my very good friend SP. I have to say I did much of the talking as it just felt so good to just be me and share everything (sorry SP). Things have moved on since I last spoke to her so it was an update lunch. We were talking about sometimes that feeling that gremlins have taken over your mind, thoughts and body - you know the experience of saying or doing something or thinking somethings that others see or hear as out of character, or you find bewildering as you cant quite fathom where it came from. Izzy and I have had and continue to have many of those experiences.
Then the White Monkey came into play. SP had often been past this little tea sellers and they had a tea room which we ambled to after leaving clean plates at lunch. O M G if you are ever in Bath - go!
Except the only directions I can give you is that it is on the same street as Habitat. The menu of tea was about 8 pages and coffee 4 - so I had to have the white monkey tea, purely on the basis of name. The pots were awesome, the cups cute and the timer a revelation in an age of speed and pace!
I have not mentioned the cakes on the basis that you would probably think I was even more of a loon than you do already. The apple cake I had was the best apple cake I have ever had and the portion of gluten free jasmine and orange cake served to my compadre disappeared to the similar sounds of watching fireworks! Must run it off in the morning me thinks.
So to tonight, must get some work done and empty the car of all my personal stuff before it goes in for repairs tomorrow.
Izzy is now back on the mainland and was intending on getting about 20 miles down the coast before an overnight stop then the beginning of a challenging slog down to Hue. The anticipation is that the next 2 weeks we may hear less from her but she knows that we all admire her courage, passion and conviction. She is an inspiration to many including me. Ride safe angel.
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