A Closing Word . . .

I've abandoned my intention to leave my blog as it was, but circumstances have forced me to come back to it (explanation below), so I thought I would tell you about the advantages and disadvantages of the so-called "real world."

Advantages

• I don't have to share Zoë and the Kid with others
• Zoë's cooking!
• Our coffee!
• Our bed
• Privacy
• Peace & Quiet
  
• Seeing friends and family

Disadvantages

• No ocean
• Loneliness
• Missing friends
• Too much quiet
  
• Work looming
• Lots of meetings in the offing

If it weren't for the "friends & family" part under "advantages," I think we'd all rather be on the ship. Hopefully, in a few years, that will be the case.

In the meantime, I have to print out my blog. Yes, dear readers, you read correctly. I have just spoken with my Dad's widow, a beloved member of our family and its most computer-phobic member. She has not read a word of any of this, or of Zoë's blog, so I am going to print out both and send them to her by snail mail. Who would have thought it would end this way?

But I also want to say thanks to those of you who did read, and who posted, both here and on Zoë's blog. It was wonderful sharing our incredible summer with you all. Keep in touch, and all the best!