We shall only be trapped by our intense desire to be incredibly idle for the first time in 6 decades All our holidays since retirement have been spent shopping for ludicrously small people that keep emerging and needing to be clothed. You have no idea how hard we old folks work to clothe the little ones - and indeed equip their parents. The concept of not going shipping will be a joy

I have every expectation that Jamaica has changed little since I left in 1957. It will still be lush and green, and populated by people who are either wonderful or awful. There will be puffy white clouds, and warm water, and silver sand. There will also be Red Stripe - you can't win them all.