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<\/a><\/p>\nIf you\u2019ve been wondering why there has been a regular spate of guest posts on this blog as well as some unanswered questions, it is because\u2014 I be gone. Since May 12th I\u2019ve been to Israel and Turkey for a week each, and now I\u2019m cruising on the Gulet boat down the coast of Turkey heading for Rhodes and various other islands. Yes the island life for me\u2026. very temporarily. Never fear, I shall return to tell many tales about this adventure. The first two weeks I was leading a tour group\u2026 now I\u2019m just enjoying touring with Ann, Yuliya, Elaine (Ann\u2019s sister), and some regular traveling buddies. More before too long\u2026.. In the meantime you can all be humming along to Yellow Submarine, only with the lyrics as follows\u2014 \u201cIn the time when I was born\/ lived a man who sailed the sea\/ And he kept us all afloat\/ on his splendid Gulet boat\u2026 (all together now) \u201cWe all live on a big Gulet boat, a big Gulet boat, a big Gulet boat\u2026.\u201d etc. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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