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Just a quick post, so you all know I'm home safely.  Definitely hairier, but I'll break out the trimmer before bed!

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  1. Joe Z Mairura15 December 2025 at 23:08

    Hiya David, I'm unsure whether its Congradulations or Well done.... I'll settle for You did it.
    I foloowed you for most of September and sot of petered off for all of October while engrosed in and navigating all my Kenyan "happenings"
    Got back to a relentless Novemeber- but I promised myself I will make some quiet time to read through the remainder of the blog.

    3 things stayed with me:
    1. You walking with Louise in the quiet of the greenery and knowing she would have loved it...She was certainly present..
    2. You looking forward to Ben joining you... 'Looking forward to Ben getting here tomorrow'...
    may be I read too much into it.. but it sounded like an emotoinal longing welcoming of a different and special pilgrim ..your flesh and blood.. to journey and share with you the finalbit of your Pilgrimage.
    3. Your thoughts on the your 44th Wedding Anniversary got me.... was supposed to be sad but wasn't...In "Remembering"- you were instateneously connected.. I'm glad.

    The journey home home on the plane must have been pretty low key after the unique 500 mile pilgrimage on foot.

    Glad you got back home safe.

    Hope will have a chance catch up with you over the festive period.

    Sending you love and blessings


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