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So,
@stmarysmead,
@patCee,
@PeggyHenry,
@Puzzles and
@RickshawFan, dare I ask the questions begging to be asked?
Did DC consider heading to Banasque (via hitch, hike, bike, or some combo of transport) to find and help ED after their last chat on 22/11? Was he concerned about ED's mental state, like we are? And therefore, is it possible DC tried to locate ED on his own for a couple days before reporting her missing on 25/11?
I have been unable to find any information confirming whether or not DC stayed at the farmhouse 22/11 - 25/11. I have just presumed he did. But maybe he hightailed it to Banasque very worried about ED's welfare, perhaps on 23/11. I am not saying anything is wrong with that. It's what I would have done based on the information I had.
And I am not implying any wrongdoing by DC at all. The LE may be fully aware of those movements by DC without any alarm. It could be just a big puzzle piece the public doesn’t know about, and isn't supposed to know. For some good reason it might be being withheld. IMO, that is one option that could explain this lingering mystery.
But perhaps others have information I am missing, about DC's whereabouts 22/11 - 25/11.
Thanks so much for this post.
Dan...Mr Fixit...as he describes himself...just does not seem the type to sit, wringing his hands, waiting for a phone call.
I’m not sure he’d immediately think she had had an accident...because of her constant “extensions.” This time apart started out to be just for a few days, according to him...but every time she said she was coming home, she stayed up in the mountains. Dan, the practical one, had to be thinking about the time of year and the weather changing. It just seems in character to me that, if he sensed m0re hesitation, he’d head out to take charge of the situation.
Although Dan tells us she promised to be home on the 25th and was anxious to return, he quotes no text that confirms that in the dossier. Maybe he has such texts but, IMO, texts where she definitely sets out a return date would be more important to disclose than the “Love you so much” texts.
I do agree with others who think she is purposely vague.
“Still in the same area. Tomorrow heading for Port de le Glere or something spelt like that. Might dip into France. Hoping Refuge Venasque has a winter room. Keep you posted when can xx”
“Love you *advertiser censored*
I think Dan thought so too...hence, the immediate video call right after....which is very short. She doesn’t even actually say she’s heading to the Refuge, does she? It’s the logical assumption but...
But FrostOwl makes a good point...about the means of travel.
Actually the video of their return from their long trek in the Alps last summer, has them both exulting over the hundreds of miles traveled in one day...hitchhiking during the pandemic with so many kind strangers!
But I also wonder, since the place they are house sitting has been described as isolated and I think, a “farmhouse” ...if there isn’t a truck or work vehicle on the property that he could use.
No accusations here, at all. I see a lot of myself in Dan. In fact, many of my reactions to their language of their texts are based on my experiences with my darling daughters when they first started to spread their wings as adults. When they thought I was overstepping their new adult boundaries, they’d answer my direct questions with NO DIRECT answer...
‘Why are you in a park at 11pm at night? What park?”
“Love you! Best MOM ever! Call you if I can find my charger tomorrow.”
Or some similar..very loving...but definite evasion. Lol
I think Esther was trying to spread her wings in those weeks. Lovely, brilliant, but she seems much younger than her 37 years.
Just my opinions as always.
... when someone says Goodbye, we are very polite and say Goodbye in return.
