Two weeks ago I was trudging up a flight of steep steps in Penzance, United Kingdom, dragging my thirty pound suitcase and my IT FELT LIKE fifty pound backpack. My friend and I got to the front door of the B&B finally breathing a sigh of relief. We were four hours early but we'd sent an email to the host advising her of that so we planned on dropping our bags and getting right to the sightseeing since we only had two nights in Cornwall and wanted to make the best of it.
Well, best laid plans and all that…the door was locked and the sign read "our for the day". WHAT?!!! Once again, we realized how hampered we were not to have internet, phone or GPS in the UK. I was kicking myself for the fourth time when a woman started up the adjoining steps toward the adjacent B&B.
My friend asked if she happened to know our host or how we might contact her. Aneliese was from Australia and was so delightful. She offered to let us park our bags in her room next door, leave a message for our host, and then proceeded to give us the lowdown on how to get around in Cornwall on the bus system. She save our patooties as we'd been unable to get good information about the buses in Penzance. On her advice we took a bus that took us all around the coastline of Cornwall from Penzance to Lands End to St. Ives.
This happened again and again, when we were lost, needed a little direction or flat out needed rescuing. It's the same everywhere. Whether you're traveling or at home. Downtown in your local community or on the internet, I find people are always willing to lend a helping hand.
I've experienced this so much in the last months since I've had vision problems and was struggling to get my books ready to meet a deadline. People stepped up to help edit, fit me in for covers and give advice on promo and strategy.
It feels good to look
ahead and see a full four months of books releases. Ridge, the first book in my
rebranded Men of Honor series just went live https://bookstoread.com/ridge and the
sixth book in my paranormal series, Blood Moon, is up for preorder in the
Moonlight Magic box set for just $0.99 for a limited time with nineteen other
fabulous authors.
Now, our friends in my neighboring states are hurting because of the hurricanes. I invite you to be a part of the recovery efforts which take a very long time. Thanks.
3 comments:
Loved your blog. I've been warmed by help I've gotten from others. So glad things worked out for you in the UK. I love your covers. Your books sound great!
I love hearing about travels and people being kind. I think we often don't bother to ask and that's when we are truly unable to get help! Such a fun trip! I hope you will share photos!
Thanks so much for your comments.) I loved the UK. My experiences there reminded me of Mark Twain's quote: "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." Grandson actually gave that one to me years ago. He was in the Navy.
( Sorry, for the delay. I would have been here Saturday but I totaled my vehicle and was a little under the weather.)
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