I am secretly frustrated for a second, as I want to use the toilet before we leave and am unsure how to manage – if I take the dog, he’ll probably eat someone’s breakfast or set off a fire alarm, if I leave him with my family he’ll unsettle these walkers – but before I can even properly formulate my anxiety, one of the ladies is joyfully offering to hold the dog and taking the lead so kindly that I am both admonished and reminded that the world is full of love just waiting.
