The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Spoon in the Magical Land of Oz, Part IV

I'm really bummed that I think I've "lost" (i.e. I think I left it on my desk over night) my camera, so I can't show you the beautiful post card I received.  But though they are out of sight, the Spoons have been very much in mind.

[edit: Found my camera - oops!; I've added pictures.]

May 19th

Monday

(Day 14)

Dear [Tasterspoon],

Dad's micromanaging of a lot of details for this trip has paid off...we are actually two days ahead of his master plan!

Today Dad snorkeled off a boat (20 pax) and came face to face with a whale shark - it was a day long trip for us.  On the return to shore we saw a very large blue whale surface (part way).  The boat had radio contact with a small plane flying overhead to spot the big fish.

Best to [Ace]!

Love,

Mom

The post card actually arrived inside of an envelope, along with a big cardboard certificate that stated:

This is to certify that [Pater Spoon] swam with the world's largest fish, the whale shark, 19th May 2008.

It has a big color photo of a whale shark on it.

By e-mail, I received this:

Good accommodations (ex Navy Lodge at Exmouth Western Australia USN VLF submarine communications base circa 1960-2000 or thereabouts), good dinner, 10-12 baby kangaroos waiting on the roadside to cross until we had passed, 4 snorkels (scuba diving not allowed) with whale sharks, cruised alongside a blue whale and a humpback, and one sea snake (the warmup act came at the end). Another good dinner. Having a good time.

I don't know whether he was under the impression he was composing a telegram, or if he was computing onto a hand-crank internet.  All the same, the last four words said it all.

Comments

[boots]

Your parents rock. I hope to be as cool as them someday. Except for the part about snorkeling with the whale shark. I prefer my sharks more along the lines of a chihuahua shark.

[Vaguely Urban]

I think "10-12 baby kangaroos waiting on the roadside" REALLY says it all. So cool.