Tuesday 5th July 2022
I did it. 16 years later I returned to a world that I used to love. The Outside Broadcast department in TV in my day was a world of chaos, order, adrenaline and hurry-up-and-wait.
The TV compound was quiet and impressive when we arrived early for our 'shoot'. I hadn't been sure of what I was going to be working on so when I found out it was going to be a single camera and sound setup, I panicked. I hadn't touched that equipment since last century and everything looked different. But, fortunately I had a very patient engineer and cameraman. A long story short, I managed and as the day lengthened my nerves settled and my sensible brain came back.
The Scottish Open Golf is being held in North Berwick which looks beautiful but I only saw the golf course so I have no idea the village is like. I'm staying in a larger town on the outskirts of Edinburgh, called Leith. It seems bigger that I expected and I managed a walk to the local supermarket to get some reserves. The weather was great today and on my walk I saw both Smart car and Dental surgery across from my hotel. The universe has a strange sense of humour.
Tomorrow I start late and finish late, which gives me a chance to catch my breath and let my feet recover. It's been a whirlwind of a few days and no doubt the next two weeks will be the same. But it has been great and I'm enjoying seeing all the modern changes and approaches as they incorporate social media.
Môre is nog 'n dag!
You’re an inspiration. Fabulous darling x