" Yes." That was rather pensive. "Um, Chris, I'm afraid weekends are going to be a bit tricky. I've got a match at Margate next Saturday and you know ...hat I'm like afterwards. Then the following weekend I've got an England training and possible selection session at Loughborough. I ought to swim every evening during those two weeks. I'm free the last weekend in July." OK. Just in time. Rugby training gets back into swing in August so my Saturday afternoons will be a write-off." Oh, Chris, I'm. ”“OK, 2 in Marseille, France, then on to Monte Carlo...”“What about Paris?” Annie asked, raising her head up from against the plane’s window.“Marseille is on the Southern coast, while Strasberg and Paris are further north. We catch them later, don’t worry,” I replied. “Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2 each in Palermo, Rome, and Venice, Italy.”“OK, to finish up the ISS Tour schedule, after Italy, is Geneva and Zurich, Switzerland; then Vienna, Austria for 3 performances. On to Germany—specifically Munich,. She would understand. At least, I hoped she would. ****** I pulled out of the driveway a little before 5:00. I could scarcely wait to get to Kylie’s, and I nearly forgot to kiss my wife goodbye in my rush. My every thought was on that evening. I felt like a teenager all over again. What would I say? Did my hair look all right? Did I use enough deodorant? Would I be able to keep up with her when we went dancing? Would I ever run out of unanswerable questions to ask myself on the way? It seemed. .."You nod, appreciating the irony. The ship's resident 20th century scholar was, you found out later, disappointingly absent from your arrival on the ship. You, certifiably born in the 20th century, made your rather...unique entrance onto Voyager just hours after he left."So, you gotta tell me," he says. "I mean, I've been briefed, but I want to hear it from YOU."You smile, appreciating his attention, feeling somehow a kinship in an otherwise foreign environment. "Well, I was visiting a friend.