Read The Memo

Final Bus Stop

While Beth was spending the day back at the flat and working out at the wee gym, Mike ventured out on another hill walk with the club. It started, as most do, at the Edinburgh bus station. In fact, that particular bus route is now familiar to us; the X62 Borders bus toward Peebles. The process of buying bus tickets is also quite familiar to us; download phone app for the particular bus company, create an account with credit card information, search times and start/finish locations, purchase ticket, activate ticket moments before getting on the bus, place phone with active ticket on bus scanner to board. Easy.

Strangely, he found himself waiting at the bus station for the now familiar bus by himself. No hill walk leader; she had sent out a thorough pre-walk email with instructions about where/when to meet. Although the bus station has two dozen bus lanes, he knew the right one. No other club members. All by himself. So, he gets on bus X62 and heads off all by himself. Not sure of the logic there of getting on a bus without the others. Probably thought others would get on at subsequent stops. Nope. Then, as he enjoyed the premium view from the front seats on the upper level of the double-decker bus, it occurs to him to re-read the pre-trip email memo. Oops. He got on the right bus, but one hour too early. Read the memo. Oh well. It was a beautiful warm sunny day. He waited an hour at the final bus stop for all to arrive. Said he had a good walk. Wonder if he told them about his mistake.