In these modern times of hustle and bustle, I think very much that I would like to live a quiet hermit life in one of the fastnesses of Ireland’s remote areas. I could certainly handle the peace, solitude, quiet, and stillness of such an environment in both the daytime and the nighttime. I’m not a great mixer with People, and in my professional life I had to attend many meetings and undertake many activities that weren’t always personally rewarding but were necessary for the organisation I was a key member of.

In retirement, I like the time in the space to think back and reflect, to reminisce and to write, to remember the challenges, and to appreciate the celebrations. In Ireland, I think I could do all these things in comfort and peace, without distraction or interference.

Yes, that part of Ireland described could be just the place for me. And if I can’t be there literally, I can certainly place myself there in my mind, be physically in the Northern Territory and reside in Ireland in my mind