On my birthday at the San Diego Zoo, the day was hot, like no day we'd had all year in Europe. A day to really warm the fibres.A beautiful zoo, right from the flamingos at the front gate, to the last skyfari ride of the day, with my 3 men, large and small, singing me 'Happy Birthday' as we drifted and dangled over the top of the gorillas and spider monkeys in a slanting sun.
Sushi and lemon tart to finish the day, perfect in California - and for this mermaid-girl. What a year I've had, from the first day at Kinsale Harbour during the Kinsale Festival to the very last just now, at the San Diego Zoo. I'm not sure it summarises into a phrase, but it certainly feels wonderful to have so many experiences that I really WANTED to actually look back on now. Less yearning, longing for anywhere-but-here now.
Those hippos were dancing just for me.
