16th September – 20th September 2024

Well it was a fun trip getting here. The plane from Belfast yesterday was delayed by an hour an a half and I was a trifle concerned that I’d miss the connection to the Scillys. However, not to worry because the fog locked things down and after five hours in the airport, I ended up spending the night in Exeter.
The airline paid for taxis to and from the hotel and the airport but not the hotel itself which I was lucky to get as there was a bit of a rush once the announcement was made to cancel everything. They also paid for a coach to Penzance at the crack of dawn so that I could get to the three hour bouncy ferry to St. Mary’s.
Not to moan but those f’ing – never shut the fuck up even for a minute – women that were beside me in the airport were next to me on the coach, and the ship. I was the thickness of a public hair from throwing myself from the damn thing.
I’ve had to re-jig the walks which is why I’m doing St. Mary’s first and hoping that the little inter-island boats will readjust for me tomorrow and Thursday.