I know some of you have plans and some are just going to take it easy but whatever you do today just enjoy yourselves. We leave early tomorrow morning, so I want everyone tucked up in bed by ten tonight do ye hear me?’ Conor wagged his finger as the group chuckled. ‘Seriously, folks have a great day and my mobile is on if you need any help. But the petty cash fund won’t stretch to bail, so try to say on the right side of the law OK?’ Dorothy Crane threw her eyes to heaven and muttered, ‘Must he continue with these inane attempts at humour? It really is most tiresome.’ If any of the group had heard this particular aside of hers, they pretended not to have done. Bert planned a quiet day reading the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. It was time he started thinking about his new project. Bert had been having a blast up to this point, and while his fellow passengers were a motley crew for sure, most of them were getting on very well together. It was always hard to blend in with this type of situation, but he was very adept at coming across as open and friendly without giving away too much.
