Post Script

I've been meaning to write about the last few days of our trip: riding in the driving rain in the Pyrenees Mountains with my pal Ted Clark, visiting Carcassonne on the way back to Divonne, savouring a final feed of real Swiss fondue at Cafe du Soliel.....our last few experiences in the giant vessel of experiences we had from February until June.

The view down Luz Ardiden. That road is amazing, and it was COLD!

But now that I'm safely on the Island, back into the swing of rehearsals for Charlottetown Festival shows, preparation for Acadia Summer Strings concerts, old friends etc., the 120 days seem more and more like a dream, or something that happened to somebody else! So, I've been distracted.......

I was talking to a friend who had been travelling at the same time as we were, and I asked him how he was readjusting to the real world, he stated; "I've decided not to!"

Sue and I with our friends Sam and Sarah at Rantaures, our favourite village restaurant. 

This I think is the key to cementing this time in my reality: I've decided to stay there! I will do my best to ensure that my life will continue to be a series of exciting experiences, with each day presenting new sights, smells, tidbits of information or even personal revelations. I will do my best to learn new things, appreciate my family, friends and our close relationships, while meeting new people and learning about their lives. I will learn more French, I will eat better food, I will continue to write down my thoughts, I will cut back on my wine consumption. And our family will begin to save for our next travelling adventure!

I'm not going to settle into normal, I'm going to stay out there! It's way more fun.

Now if I could do something about the whole "working" thing.....that was pretty sweet.

Thanks for reading our stories. I certainly had fun composing these entries, and I know the others did too.

My family, in Carcassonne