Thanks Dine and Piper. If that trip were even later toward year-end I might have been able to go; and ex-AE 1st Lady seemingly cannot go either. BTW, AE Junioress, though ready to mount the plane tomorrow, is understanding and has told me that she herself would have to miss some things that she doesn't want ot miss if she were to go. So I'm going to let things fall just where they do.

Re talking with someone who went on the SA trip last year, I already suggested that a few days ago and should be hearing the result soon. That's re the tutoring, though. When I get up there next month I'll continue the investigation.

Thanks to all for chiming in.

[An aside: I'm actually surprised that everyone came down on the side of first saying "Go". I swore I had the "pulse" of this forum and that most would hold my view. Wrong, right?
. . Well, I'll admit it, I feel I may let just a little here; tek some a de red offa de ackee. :-)]

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