Review: Considerably less believable than "Long Ride Home" and "Rally Point"
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 14, 2012
Actually more like 2.75 stars for lack of believability.This work is more of a sketch than a fully fleshed out short story, and is the least substantial and believable of the trio of stories that include the longer "The Long Road Home," and the intermediate in length "Rally Point: Bugging Home."I will not give the plot away be reciting the mix of improbable events, coincidences, chance meetings with helpful strangers, proactive self-help, and what I see as incredible good luck which allows the couple in this story to evade serious injury and possible arrest/U.S. government internment, and to be able to return home from Germany, essentially unscathed--after traveling on foot, by ocean capable boat, by small plane, horseback, rail, car, and snowmobile to their home in Montana--all within a week of landing in a Europe (and a world) wracked by chaos and violence.The other review--so far--says that "Pond" contains good tips for preppers.  Rather than any specific tips about,say, gear, the tip I took away from Pond was about attitude and situational awareness;  to keep your eyes open, to keep on the move toward your objective, to act decisively, and to quickly size-up and take advantage of opportunities as they appear.