Friday 12th May 2023
Fake Thursday for me - losing a day in transit, haha. But I slept well apart from a leg cramp waking me up around 2am. Those cramps that confuse my brain because I don't know which way to move my leg knowing that standing is the solution but getting there is painful. I suppose the long hours of sitting just aggravated any acid in the muscles.
I was constructive in unpacking my bag and sorting the stuff early in the morning and felt quite chuffed that I was almost organised. My sister was going to a yoga class in the town so I decided to go with her to the Post Office to find out about my UK driver's license.
It was dull outside so I took my jacket and when I stepped out the front door the icy air whipped me into breatholding surprise.
NINE DEGREES Celsius!!! Argh!
Fortunately the mall was warm so I popped into the Costa coffee for a mint tea to fill in my license forms. But my brain wasn't computing properly and I was a bit confused. Plus my phone data wasn't working properly and then my bank card wouldn't work inside the Post Office. I was embarrassed after the second card wasn't working so I went out to find an ATM. I walked around the center not finding it so I asked a kindly Macdonald's worker and she pointed over to where I was looking and said
'It's there luv...'
We laughed and she reassured me that many people miss it. Fortunately my card worked fine, but I took the mishaps as a sign to not rush the formal stuff which was good advice because I'd missed a whole lot of important details.
I saw the rest of the local family and had many more cups of tea and warmed my legs on the radiators. It's good to not be rushing off on any adventures immediately because I think my body needs a bit of a rest after the long trip so I'm lying tucked in my cosy bed just allowing the head buzz to quieten down.
Goodnight
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