Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories - Agatha Christie's Countryside (Premium)

Episode Date: May 17, 2021

This is a preview episode. Get the full episode, and many more, ad free, on our supporter's feed: https://getsleepy.com/support. Agatha Christie's Countryside Tonight, we sail out to visit Agatha Christie's picturesque holiday home, Greenway House. Here, we'll discover some cherished relics belonging to the author and witness the inspiration she found here, first hand. 😴  Sound design: gentle waves at a dock. ⚓️ Narrator: Thomas Jones About Get Sleepy Premium: Help support the podcast, and get: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads) The exclusive Thursday night bonus episode Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free) Premium sleep meditations, extra-long episodes and more! We'll love you forever. ❤️ Get a 7 day free trial, and join the Get Sleepy community here https://getsleepy.com/support. And thank you so, so much.  Tom, and the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi, Thomas here. You're listening to a preview episode. You can enjoy the entire story tonight by subscribing to our supporters' feed. There you'll get access to the entire back catalogue, bonus episodes, and more, and it's all completely ad-free. Click the link below to learn more and thank you so so much. Me and the team really appreciate your support. You're standing in line with a handful of other passengers, all patiently waiting to begin your voyage on the white ferry. Today, the boat will carry you along the beautiful River Dacht, the pride of Devon in South West England.

Inhaling slowly, you enjoy the cool, fresh air entering through your nostrils. It brings a clean, earthy calmness to your throat, chest and lungs. Then it floats away over your lips, carried upon the gentle morning breeze. It's a beautiful picture perfect day and you're thankful for this moment when you can just take it all in. Above you the sky is a water-colour blue and the sun shines brightly, bringing the scene before you to life in an array of bold, vivid colours. Behind you is the town of Dartmouth, situated beside the River Dart. It's an idyllic picture of quaint, cobbled streets and chewed buildings, recognizable by the black and white paneling of their exterior.

The morning stillness is punctuated only by the sound of seagulls cruning, giving the impression of a classic English seaside town, which has stayed very much the same for generations. In front of you, the boat shines a brilliant white as it bobs gently up and down in the cyan blue water. It will take you to Greenway Key where you'll disembark and head on foot to Greenway House. The holiday home of Agatha Christie and a place where she and her family found so much joy and relaxation. The queue begins to shuffle forward. You make out the white, navy and gold of a captain's cap above the heads of the passengers in front.

With each step closer to the boat, you feel yourself relax a little bit more, preparing to settle in for your river voyage. Reaching the front of the queue, you hand over your ticket to the captain with a bright, carefree smile. He places your ticket into a handheld device and presses down, leaving the inky blue stump of an anchor upon the rectangular slip of paper. Returning the ticket to your care, he welcomes you aboard. You've picked the perfect time to come, he adds. Explaining that today only, the boat is operating a special meal service. All you have to do is find your seat and someone will be right along to take your drink order.

You place the ticket in your pocket and head upstairs where the boat's open top offers the best views. Moving to an empty table, you take a seat overlooking the water. You watch, captivated as it shimmers and ripples, sunlight dancing across its surface, until the gentle hum of the ferries engine lets you know it's beginning to move. you