Hoping you are safe and well
@Emily_Babbelhund , I`m sure I am not the only one looking forward to hearing from you ( and Carbon of course x )
Kate, you are a tonic! Hopefully that doesn't make me sound 105, even if that's how I feel tonight. I needed a nice message, thank you.
It was a tough drive. i usually drive French border to Regensburg on a Sunday because I get very stressed out driving the Autobahn during the week. Lorries aren't allowed on Sundays and it's so much easier. With my little car, I either need to stay in the slow lane (80-`100km/hour) or take my chances overtaking in the fast lane. The problem with that is my car - the tiny TARDIS - has a motor run valiantly by small gerbils. Trying to overtake at put put speed (120-140) is like standing still next to the cars doing 200. You look back, see NO ONE, start to overtake and then suddenly Mr BMW is flashing his lights. Staying in the slow lane is also not ideal as I get sandwiched between two lorries. I don't mind, but quite often the one behind me seems to take offence and tailgate or flash his lights. I guess they don't like cars in "their" lane. It's very hard on my nerves.
Today - a Monday - after two hours of lorrie hell, I decided to take the country roads instead, which added nearly three hours onto the trip. It was some beautiful countryside, but bumpy roads and quite a bit of car traffic, so exhausting in a different way. The trip was 10 hours in total including a couple fuel/wee stops.
When i got into Regensburg, my street was blocked so I couldn't unload my things. I just grabbed my overnight bag and Carbon's bag and headed to the apartment on foot from the nearest parking garage. I'm going to try to get into my street early, at 5:30am tomorrow, before they start works.
Oh, my apartment smells of mold and cigarette smoke and the landlady changed the wifi password and hasn't answered my messages asking for the new one. I'm using my expensive backup 4G option at the moment. Still, rather it cost than not have it at all! (thank you
@Cath and her OH for educating me on 4G hotspots before my trip to France).
And as I was setting up my 4G device in the window (only place with reception as the walls are 2 feet thick), I must have upset the blinds as one of them fell off and I can't get it back on. As I live in a semi-basement, that means that anyone can see in.
I just don't care at this point. If someone gets a thrill from me in my pyjamas, then they have a sadder life than I do and more power to them.
Oh, and it was 15 C when I left Normandy and 32 C when I arrived in Regensburg.
It's always a tough return from either Spain or - for the past three years - Cornwall. Regensburg is very beautiful and i will settle into the rhythm but my heart absolutely sank to my toes driving into to town today. I don't want to be here. There's nothing wrong with it, it simply isn't my thing anymore. I have to think about this as there must be some changes I can make...
Carbon is absolutely fine, bouncy and happy. He loves Regensburg - no doubt dreaming of his friend Fine, pretzels on the ground and my lawyer and neighbour who feed him cookies. He got miffed at me last night for not letting him under the covers in the hotel room, so tonight I'll make the bed properly so he can dive in. Not sure how he'll stand it in the heat, but what the Spanish gentleman wants is what the Spanish gentleman gets!
