(not my passport, but a reasonable facsimile thereof)

I had a notice this morning that there was a piece of registered mail waiting for me at the post office.

It took me a minute to clue in and realise that, hey, my passport had arrived! Other than the fact that my picture looks like a booking photo after I’ve had a hard night of criminal activity, all is good with it. They even returned my old passport!

The simplified passport renewal process has been a long time coming and I am delighted that it lives up to its name.