Boston

Took advantage of a 24 hour overnight trip to Boston - thanks to someone who was driving that way! I had a few hours upon arrival before meeting my friend who lives there. Spent two of them awestruck in Barnes and Noble, then sat down on a bench to eat a burrito. I realised it was the first time in close to two months that I could sit down and have total privacy and anonymity. I then got really tearful - I'm not sure whether it was the overwhelm of being in a city or decompressing from many intense weeks spent in the woods. I think probably the latter, as it felt good to be in Boston. I've been living in a pressure cooker these past weeks and with the lid off, something had to give.

It was fab reconnecting with my friend Julie and her mum and sis (who I last saw 5 years ago!!) No one appears to have aged or changed, except Julie's little sis is now married and Julie is in a bigger apartment than last time. A five year gap felt like 5 weeks!

I had my first experience since May 27 of being in a real home, having a clean bathroom, a double bed, a room to myself and zillions of shops to walk to. Yes, it felt fabulous!!!! Part of me must be a city girl after all!