Journal Entry: Peace and Quiet and Family

So I’ve lost something else. I’m at Taine’s. We had a wonderful day. Scones, clotted cream and tea. And strawberry jam. Yum. So I was showing her all the things I’ve bought, and the keychain I bought at Montségur is missing. Maybe it fell out of the bag or something. It was small. Maybe I can find one like to for sale online later. It was in the bag with the illuminated manuscript post cards I bought, and I still have those. I don’t remember putting it anywhere else. I don’t know.

So after Taine picked me up at the train station, her friend was with her, who’s name is also Tonya, we went back to the house. Her friend had to leave soon after and so then Taine and I decided to go to Harwich. We went to the store first though, and she bought some groceries. Harwich is where the Mayflower set sail for the New World. The captain’s house is still standing there.

The Captain of the Mayflower's House - Harwich UK

Then we went back to her house and had tea. It’s nice having some privacy and some peace and quiet.

It’s quite late now and I have to get up early. Taine has invited me to go to church with her. It should be interesting. I’ve never been to an Anglican church before.

Journal Entry: Exiting London

I’m on the train to Manningtree. Lucky there’s no line work tomorrow today. I can’t keep anything straight. There’s supposed to be line work tomorrow, and I would have encountered it if I’d gone to Canterbury for a night. 

So today has started out badly. A continuation of yesterday I suppose. I lost my Oyster card. It had about £8 left on it, maybe £9. £10 at the most. I had it out last night, if you like irony just wait. I had it out to try to register it online, if it’s lost or stolen, they’ll replace it I suppose. Turns out it’s only for British addresses. So, maybe I left it by the computer at the hostel? I can’t find it at any rate. I asked the desk if anyone had turned one in and there was one there, but I found out when I got to the station it couldn’t be mine because it didn’t have anything on it. Even if someone had used it yesterday evening, and then turned it in, it wouldn’t have mattered because I had used it yesterday and had reached the maximum charge for one day. [redacted] Oh well. I suppose if that’s the most I lose on this trip, it’ll be okay. I lost my lock too. Again my fault. I think I left it hanging from the locker in Paris. Meh.

I slept for nearly twelve hours, and my head doesn’t feel any clearer. It’s no wonder I left it sitting there. I was exhausted last night. I didn’t even eat dinner, I was so tired.

Ah, the Countryside at Manningtree, a relief from London