On the Road Again
Day 105+ – 31st of May
Back to the travel
On the Saturday, I left the sunrise site, and Gabby and I drove into Yeovil. I managed to miss my train, but it worked in my favor as I had a lovely lunch from one of the bakeries in town. My trip into London was pretty uneventful, and I once again tackled the tube to get to Palmers Lodge. It was quite strange being back there for just one night, most of the usual suspects were there, but everyone seemed to be over the party time, and into the work side of things. I did some overdue washing, and more importantly, enjoyed a real shower. During sunrise, I had gone 5 days without a shower, and whilst it was an experience, it was not something I would like to repeat.
I collected my left over stuff, and threw a lot of stuff out. I started packing after I had done my washing, and realized that I was missing the little backpack off the front of my pack. This bag is extremely important, as it gives me that extra 20L of space. I looked long and hard for it, and after it didn’t show up, I was forced to compact my stuff into just the main part of my pack. I left a lot of stuff around my bed, including my broken wheelie case, a few books and assorted junk I have been collecting.
I also found the time to reinstall OS X on my Macbook and restore my files from the backup I had made almost three weeks before. It was quite painful to see what I had lost. I had tried to save all of my paris photos, using a utility on my broken computer. It had managed to get a fair amount of them back, but not all, including a video blog I had made. I also lost a promotional video that I had made the week before for the SAVE VCA Campaign.
Into Paris Again
I was back on the Eurostar the next afternoon, and arrived in Paris around 3. I had mastered the metro, and found my way to St Christopher’s Paris, part of a wide spread backpackers hostel chain. I checked in, did a fair amount of stuff on the net and started trying to bring my computer back up to speed. I wondered along the riverside and enjoyed watching the locals chill on a Sunday night. Some were playing bowls, some had brought their stereos and wine down, and others were just walking their dogs.
I was in bed pretty early, as I was on Busabout at 8am. I was starting to get exited about my next few weeks and the places I would see, and the people I would meet. For those who don’t know, Busabout is a travel bus service that runs along three loops in Europe. Along these routes are compulsory night stops. A bus will run every two days from these cities. I have done the Northern Loop before, but this journey will take me through Switzerland, Germany, Italy and Spain. I am so damn excited! 
Tags: Backpacking, France, london, Paris, Travel, Trip '09, United Kingdom