France/USA 2024 was a trip in four parts. The first quarter was sublime. Valerie's wine and cheese tasting with France's famous cheese monger in Paris was sublime. Two weeks with Didier and Jocelyne cannot be described. It was like visiting a brother and his children. It simply could not get any better.
The second quarter was meant to be a relaxing week in Florida with Pam and a short return to our old neighborhood to reconnect with friends. Our first night in the US Carol suffered a fall, fractured her pelvis and our world turned upside down.
The relaxing week by the pool became a time in hospital and then a parade of physical therapists. The third quarter reconnecting with mom's friends in Atlanta, visiting the US Air Force Museum in Dayton and the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit and enjoying sometime with CJ's cousin got wiped out. The spectacular cruise down the Snake and Columbia Rivers didn't happen. Thankfully, Lindblad allowed us to transfer our booking and Carol's brother found a deserving US veteran amputee to enjoy in our place.
We're back in Adelaide. Carol survived the long trip home, with a night in Doha. She is progressing well. The fracture appears healed and now she suffers only from back pains resulting from too much inactivity and sitting.
Even with the setbacks, the Brittany part of the trip makes for a wholly successful venture into the Northern Hemisphere.
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