Retreat in the Heart of Darjeeling

If you think these train tickets to and from Cornwall look simple, for me they were an initiation into the secret society of how to take the train in Great Britain. Some of you do this all the time and know how to pick the right platform at Paddington Station, find your seat, manage your luggage, etc. On top of it all I paid in advance on a website called Red Spotted Hanky (don’t ask me about the name.) Anyway, I booked forward facing  seats which ended up facing backwards but the conductor explained that was because the whole train was in reverse. Is this related at all to Einstein’s theory of relativity?

Prior to the train ride, the TEST had to do with the airline failing to deliver my lost luggage. This resulted in me needing to buy new hiking boots, pants, etc. or else miss my trip. This had to be done in one hour before all the shops closed in Exeter. But Tom of Mountain Watehouse came to my rescue and after denting my travel budget I am ready to begin walking. Meanwhile the luggage was found at last and will await me in Exeter.

For one last puzzle, Contours Walking Holidays has provided an extensive list of hiking terminology in Great Britain such as:

Bothy–an old cottage or house used as a shelter by walkers.

Clough–a moorland cut by a stream.

Ghyll/Gill– a ravine with a stream.

Kissing gate–a gate allowing people to pass through, but not livestock.

Swallets/Swallow Holes– A hole in limestone where streams disappear.

I hope you got them all right. There are many more.