I had something of an adventure yesterday. I decided to go see if I could find Hugh, brother of Charlie, having recently found out his address. Lyn is very eager to get into the music industry – frankly, she’s more than good enough – and, being the only person I know who works in that area, I thought it would be a good idea to go show Hugh what Lyn is capable of. So off I went, armed with a CD of Lyn’s music and a vague idea of where I was going.

Hugh now lives in Brockley, not far from New cross. On the map, it didn’t look far from here at all. Lyn suggested I take the 54 bus rather than the 53. this turned out to be a mistake: I ended up in Lewisham, in the middle of rush hour, with no idea how to get to brokley. I decided to ask people for help. It always strikes me how kind people sometimes are; a woman with a young daughter helped me find out which bus to get – the 484 – and soon I wwas on my way to god knows where. On the bus, a kind old lady told me where to get off, and even then we had to ask for help from another lady. She got out her London A to Z, and at last I knew where I was going.

Five minutes later, I found the road I needed, then the house where Hugh and a few of his friends from Chester were apparently living. I got someone to knock on the door. I didn’tt recognise the guy who answered, but he recognised me. Hugh was still at work, so he rang him. After all that, it turns out Hugh would be working late tonight. We talked for a bit, and after I explained that I had no idea how to get home, he took me to new cross high street, which turned out to be just down the road. There I caught the 53, which took me straight back to Charlton.

I guess you could say that my excursion yesterday was a bit of a waste of time. I should have found out first when Hugh was in. but such excursions boost my confidence. Also, now I know where they live and how to get there, I can go back. I’ve been missing my friends from uni recently, so this trip went some way to putting that right. There are apparently a few nice pubs in new cross, so I think this will be the first of many trips that way.