I’ve spent the best part of the last two days on the road.
This photo might give you a clue about where I am now….
Yes, I drove north to the Channel yesterday, crossed in the overnight ferry, then spent today driving up through England.
And, now, here I am, in Scotland!
Well, travel is sure different, isn’t it? I’ve had to show my certificates for my Covid vaccinations and my negative test and my passport and my residency card and my “travel locator form” showing where I’m going! All due to a combination of Brexit and the pandemic.
There’s no doubt all this bureaucracy is stressful but, hey, I think the only way to deal with it is first acceptance – no point fighting it if you want to travel – this is simply the reality to travel just now. Then take each step one at a time. That took a LOT of planning! Finally, organisation – we made up a folder each with paper copies of all the documents we needed.
But, hey, here we are now, about to see all our families for the first time in almost a year.
I know I often stress the importance of enjoying the journey but this time the best thing is the arriving!
Heroes Not Zombies 
Safe travels and enjoy your visit.
Yippee! I was out most of the day today. Although I don’t often comment Bob, I always read and really enjoy your blog (and Amy’s podcast). So, when there was no blog when I checked emails I was about to email you to see if you were ok. Have a great time with your family. We saw ours last week for the first time in a year and it was lovely. The young ones change so much. Love to you and Hilary, Jane xx
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Date: Friday, 20 August 2021 at 18:52
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bobleckridge posted: ” I’ve spent the best part of the last two days on the road. This photo might give you a clue about where I am now…. Yes, I drove north to the Channel yesterday, crossed in the overnight ferry, then spent today driving up through England. An”