Kitty herself was so moved by meeting Baba that she had trouble sleeping. She was sharing a room with Margaret. Kitty slept on a mattress on the floor and Margaret in a bed next to her. Sometime during that first night, Kitty either tugged on Margaret's arm or went near her bed and shook her half-awake, saying to her, "He is so wonderful , so lovely!" In the morning, still bemused, Kitty had no recollection of the incident.
At seven in the morning on Sunday, 13 September 1931, Baba and the group left London in a rented car for Combe Martin, 232 miles away. As Baba was walking out the door, he asked Kitty if there was anything she wanted. She quickly responded, "Only increased capacity to love and opportunities for service." After a moment's thought, she added, "And yes, spontaneous goodness."
Baba replied, "You shall have all in a very short while."
Surprisingly enough, during the drive, the sun was shining and the driver remarked, "Today is the finest day this year!" To see the sun shine on a September day in England is a rare and welcome occasion. But when the Sun was there with them, Age noted, how could there be no light? "Even in autumn," Age declared, "the Earth's sun bowed to its Lord in reverence by shedding its light during his first days in England."
They drove via the Great West Road to Slough, Reading, Newbury, Marlborough, Chippenham, Bath, Wells, Glastonbury, Bridgewater, Taunton and South Molton. Baba, Meredith and Aga Ali sat in the back seat of the large taxi. Chanji and Herbert faced them on the two folding seats, and Rustom and the driver sat in front, separated by a glass partition, with their luggage and paraphernalia.
Along the way, Baba covered himself with his turban and a carpet, as, he later explained, he was doing his spiritual work. Even though he was concealed, his fingers and hands characteristically moved swiftly under the covering.
In Bath, Meredith took Baba to meet a Dr. Whitby for a few moments, and the man was highly impressed. They then visited Glastonbury, associated with the legend of the Holy Grail — Jesus' wine cup used at the Last Supper — which is supposedly buried there.
After a ten-hour ride, they reached Combe Martin at five o'clock. They went to the 60-acre property in East Challacombe which was a few miles away and where several Western devotees were awaiting the Master's arrival. They included Esther Ross and her younger brother Kenneth, Milo Shattuck, Richard Mayer, Margaret Starr, Tom Sharpley, Mrs. Helmer, Charles Purdom, Enid Corfe and Dorothy Cousins, all of whom had contributed money toward Baba's trip to England.