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The Morning Cuppa…Day Of

Posted on August 20, 2024

Tuesday, 20 August: Day Of

Since I have lived in the Costa Brava has always been an early start. I like to begin the morning with a nice cuppa cafe. Before 2017 it included a cigarette. But that was chucked seven years ago now. The day before involves the last minute laundering of clothes, packing up the carry on. Printing travel documents. In the day I used to cover over the motorcars but that’s the past as I have everything garaged nowadays. Euro was of course a concorso. Where you went to compete and brought your A Game. But after the concorso was sociality and that included dressing for the evening. Although Euro is long gone Folkestone and the restaurant and lounge seen is very much in evidence and Daiana and I bring our own sense of style.

It’s Day Of. I’m up before 4am. It’s quit as I creep downstairs, left ankle cracking.
To the kitchen to add hot water to the French Press. The smell of  fresh cafe in the beloved Harrods cup. Cafe in hand I am off to my office. Last time I’ll do this before the journey to England from Spain. I have waited for this moment for 20 months. Here we are again. The old clock on a new wall. Life is a funny old thing and it despite adversity it carries on. As it does. And things get themselves in line. As they do. It’s Day Of. Day of. Kick off is just
six hours away now. A few bits & bobs to add to the carry on and checked luggage before then. But it’s time to fly. England and Folkestone awaits us.

 

5.36. Checked luggage closed. Carry on packed up. iPhone on full charge. Suited and booted. A new pair of Stans under foot. Second cuppa on the go. Two hours to jump off. I’m so thrilled to return to Folkestone and The Clifton. En-route.

I am hesitant to make mention of it, but since I have a bit of time before heading out the door I’ll tell you. I’m a bit OCD. Especially when it comes to travel. I put everything down in an itinerary. This evolved over time into a travel journal. The preparati

on documentation became extensive. Everything digital is also in printed format. For me, there is calm in organization. Even down to attire choices. So much so I lay them out on the bed and photograph them for specific events. This goes back to my R&R days. It also helps thin the herd, so to speak, before it goes into the luggage. This is essential especially in this moment when we are flying on a budget airline like Tui which charges by the kilo.

Never more relevant that today…the journey is everything.

Next post from Folkestone.