looking for a van. Meanwhile I took voluntary redundancy from the BBC, which gave us the money we needed to make our dream a reality.We spent a couple of months tying up loose ends – giving notice on our rented home, moving stuff in with friends and into storage.
It was a big deal – we were leaving behind a life in London of 20 years and people’s reactions were mixed. As we prepared over the summer, friends said, ‘You’re so brave!’ ‘Amazing!’ But by the time we were leaving, they were more hesitant: ‘It’s winter in a pandemic and you’re moving to Scotland in a van.
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