how i spent my spring break

my trip to london,

a watery adventure

bored, and having a month or so between appointments,

i decided to visit friends in england's lake district-

-friends i hadn't seen since teaching there in 1978.

i had traveled by bicycle then,

but thought i'd let someone else set my itinerary this time.

who else could i choose but my favorite internet know-it-all?

google.

google maps, specifically.

if you're curious, here's what i did

[and here's how you can come to understand

the photo of me-above-getting ready to go]:

1--go to google.com

2--click on "maps"

3--click on "get directions"

4--enter "new york" in the first box

5--enter "london" in the second box

6--click on "get directions"

7--scroll down to step 23.

. . .

i gotta get a new travel agent.