--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, nablusoss1008 <no_reply@...> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, doctordumbass@ <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > When I read your post, Ann, it brought me right into the coziness of the > > scene, however awkward that may sound (psssst, over here, behind the other > > chair!) :-) Seriously, maybe because it is raining down here too, no wind, > > but a steady watering, I can picture the scene clearly. It sounds like an > > active and fulfilled life, and thank you for your lovely snapshot of it. > > > > I am on the other side of the curve these days. I retired suddenly, late > > last year, because I discovered I could. My wife has also retired, as > > planned, and the first few months have been full of sloughing off the > > remnants of scheduling from our long time careers. > > > > Instead of packing twenty tasks into a day, I am down to one or two. Took a > > little getting used to, re-establishing a much more leisurely rhythm, but I > > cannot really complain at all. > > > > As a child, I sailed the oceans on passenger/cargo ships, country to > > country, and my wife and I met after she had concluded sailing as a crew of > > two, in a 34 foot boat, around the world, visiting some of the same places > > I had been. So about three months ago, I booked a cruise for us. We sail in > > about 10 days, and I am really looking forward to it. Down the West Coast, > > Catalina Island, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and San Diego. > > > > From the description of the massive ship, it sounds like a combo floating > > Vegas and Disneyland, though there are quiet places to go as well. I am > > sure it will be an unforgettable experience, one way or another. PS It is > > *not* on the now infamous Carnival Cruise lines...
Congratulations on your retirement from you job but not from life! And how adventurous and brave your wife must be to have sailed around the world with just one other person. You might just love the cruise you will be taking; you certainly will have all the amenities. Watch that wife of yours though, she might just want to commandeer the wheel house if it gets a little slow on board. I booked a three day short trip on a cruise line down to Nassau from Cape Canaveral for my husband and I a few years ago just curious to see how we would like it. It doesn't seem like my kind of thing but I wanted to give it a try. Dennis was digging in his heels convinced he would hate it but in the end he liked it more than I did! What we really want to do is a river cruise in Europe or I would love a very small archeological or historical cruise somewhere in the Greek Islands or other ancient cultural area. I am sure you will enjoy your time on the ship, you will be travelling down a beautiful part of the coast. Leave your computer at home though! > > > Nice for you both, wish you a pleasant trip ! As you know Maharishi blessed > Catalina Island I believe in 1965, pictures here: > http://www.maharishiphotos.com/mmyhlcl.html >
