Thanks Michelle! Just got back from vaca and feeling good. Now I need to catch up with things, which is always the story!

I hope you enjoy your trip and come back completely refreshed.

Thanks Sarah. I thought Coates’s book was too. I’m having a great trip; should be home soon.

Enjoy your bike ride vacation!

Thanks Suzanne. I recommend the audiobook for the Coates book since he reads from it and does it very well. The North Water novel is short and flies by. I’m enjoying the spring break adventure! Will check back next week.

Hi Katie: Glad you had the same reaction on the Coates book. It had quite a few lines that I wanted to jot down too. The North Water book was most harsh in the crime that happens onboard — which was worst the whaling descriptions in this particular book. The bad guy is truly revolting.

Thanks Molly. So far so good on the biking tour. Will report more when I get back. Cheers.

Thanks Joy. Yeah Arizona is proving to be quite windy, but we are loving the scenery and the biking so far. Tomorrow we head to Bisbee very close to the border! So I guess the southern route is the way to go — as it’s still very cold in the mornings but warm in the afternoons. Glad I’m not alone on the Coates book.

Will do Deepika. Thanks for your interest.