I parked in front of the shop and waited for my turn to talk to the overworked shoplady.
“I’ll need to look in the book. Come in.”
I followed her into the shop.
“I can fit you in at the end of June…”
“Um. Thank you for looking…it’s great for you that you have so many customers and such full books, but that’s not going to work for me – I was planning to be several weeks into the journey by then..”
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Onwards and upwards I guess..