Defeated. That was the word that came to mind when Jane and I finally made it home. Our trip had been a spectacular one. Or spectacularly adventurous. But at that moment the adventure seemed foolish. Not to mention empty. I knew this was partly a function of mood. We had some bad luck at the end of our trip. Let me go there first. Queen Mary 2 has a way of stopping periodically to helicopter a passenger ashore. If this sounds like an exaggeration, consider our fairly recent experience. In March Read more [...]