This morning Doug came over with his book on eucalypts - we determined that the trees here (Broke NSW) are Eucalyptus perniculata.  He just wanted to get that worked out before he left:  He was preceded by Jonathan and Colleen, with whom we had Happy Hour the evening before, all single grey nomads.  Doug is in his early 90's, spry and hearty.

This evening Jonathan returned and as I had a bottle of sangiovese  purchased the day before, specifically to go with spaghetti, I invited him to join me.  When all was prepared, we sat at a picnic table with music provided from a playlist on a USB stick plugged into an FM transmitter and piped through transistor radios.  The evening was mild, all was great!  Jon has also lost a beloved wife and has taken to the road.  We toasted the lovely ladies, relived fond memories and shared a few wonderful moments. 

We both are dealing as best we can with the hand we've been dealt, and agree that despite all, life is great and it doesn't really get much better than this:  Happy memories, a great meal, good company and the chance to travel as we wish.  So much to see, so many interesting people with great stories - this Grey Nomad scene has got to be the best therapy out there!

Happy travels,

Anton