Thanks for the thoughts, Hl. I know exactly what you're saying and why you're saying it. And, sure, there's a part of me that still relishes the prospect of trawling through the relevant Search pages of AW.
But we all come to punting for our different reasons; and the itch I needed to scratch - metaphorically!
- when I began punting 15 years ago has been well and truly scratched over those years. I've done things I never even thought about on my way home from that first teatime half-hour in Sandy's Prestwich Parlour.
Fortunately, I've got a lot of really good, supportive friends in various parts of the world; only three of whom - 2 now-retired Regulars and the former-client husband of one of them! - actually
know my 'guilty little secret'. And because I've neither dependents nor mortgage, I've enough resources to scratch several other - non-punting - itches in the years to come!
Like travel: there's several places in the world still on my Travel Bucket list. And now that I know where to find the information - the Punting Abroad Board on here! - I can probably do a bit more overseas punting. I was tempted by - but was then still a bit too strait-laced to take advantage of - a hotel maid in the Dominican Republic in 2013. I'd have fewer inhibitions these days!
So, as I said in my earlier post, I've still quite a few more Repeat Prescriptions to order before I give up this pastime of ours. And as ever, Hl, you're the shining example for me to follow.
