11th of February, 2009
After a final day of scrubbing, dusting, hoovering, and giving stuff we don't need away on Tuesday, we were - finally - off. The house is clean and empty, they keys have been handed back to the estate agents, and we have only the things we can (just about) carry on our backs (and fronts. And in our hands...).
We were up and out in plenty of time, took the bus down to Alfreton station, where I left Kara and all the bags, while I walked in to Alfreton to return the house keys. Goodbye, Alfreton! I won't miss you.
On the way in to town, I passed commercial rubbish bins with "Peak Waste" on - how ironic! Crisp packets and empty beer cans fluttered in the wind as I walked past...
The rest of the day was spent either on, or waiting for, trains. Alfreton to Nottingham, to Grantham, to Doncaster, to Edinburgh, to Aberdeen. At Aberdeen we picked up train tickets for our onward journey from Erraid. Then we were met by Pete, Kara's friend from Experience Week at Findhorn, who took us to his flat in Aberdeen and made us very welcome.
Despite being half asleep when we were picked up, we stayed up well into the night chatting about Oil, Bees, and the Nature of Things. Oh, and I tinkered with Pete's laptop. Typical!
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