I love your idea of the stories with the connection of starting, endings, journeys, global. As I saw my dad for the last time at the airport as they waved me off after my visit from the other side of the world, and a year later a phone call told me he had died, this touched a chord too.
By the way the beaches of Namibia are long and glorious, but in my experience in the south of the country it's almost impossible to stand up straight from the gale off the Atlantic, and there are no trees! Could have made for a different story.
No trees? Glad I shifted the location then! One day I'll go and check them out for myself.
Thank you for sharing the story about your father. That's one of the fears of living abroad, especially now when travelling is so difficult. At least these days it possible to find out immediately and get back quickly - even a couple of generations ago the idea of making it back to say goodbye or attend a funeral was unthinkable.
Yes, although during the pandemic we were only 50 miles from my mother yet forbidden to see her, in fact in an emergency I would have driven those miles. So over this time, with friends locked inside and outside borders around the world, it has been a relief to have been here.
I love your idea of the stories with the connection of starting, endings, journeys, global. As I saw my dad for the last time at the airport as they waved me off after my visit from the other side of the world, and a year later a phone call told me he had died, this touched a chord too.
By the way the beaches of Namibia are long and glorious, but in my experience in the south of the country it's almost impossible to stand up straight from the gale off the Atlantic, and there are no trees! Could have made for a different story.
No trees? Glad I shifted the location then! One day I'll go and check them out for myself.
Thank you for sharing the story about your father. That's one of the fears of living abroad, especially now when travelling is so difficult. At least these days it possible to find out immediately and get back quickly - even a couple of generations ago the idea of making it back to say goodbye or attend a funeral was unthinkable.
Exactly, not great for hammocks!
Yes, although during the pandemic we were only 50 miles from my mother yet forbidden to see her, in fact in an emergency I would have driven those miles. So over this time, with friends locked inside and outside borders around the world, it has been a relief to have been here.