Preparation/Planning
Plans for summer 2022
I have mulled over a lot of different options for what to do this coming summer, including the option of staying in Ft Myers all summer. I think the plans are taking shape. Here is the brief synopsis: I will go north, to Massachusetts, but only for about a month. I will attend my 55th … Continue reading
PCL2 preparation
I don’t normally highlight the preparation needed for a cruise because, frankly, very little preparation is generally needed. Pay the fare, provide the documents, get on board. Simple. With PCL2 it wasn’t quite so simple. Why? Two things: COVID and the Medallion app. I don’t have to explain COVID to you, I hope. But Princess … Continue reading
A Jett-less cruise: PCL2
In case you haven’t noticed, I will tell you that cruise vacations right now are CHEAP. A vacation that cost roughly $2000 two years ago (like the MSC1 cruise that Jett and I took in February 2020) can now be had for about half that much. What that means is that a solo cruise now … Continue reading
Seventh trip south (TS7) plan
If you have been paying attention, you already know that I am cutting my summer in New England short by a month and am using those 30 days to travel to Wisconsin, south along the Mississippi River (more or less), then east and south to Ft Myers. I still plan to arrive in Ft Myers … Continue reading
The endless (rainy) summer
The Endless Summer was a surfer movie about chasing the sun around the world for the purpose of catching the perfect wave. A full year of summer sun. Here in Massachusetts we would settle for a few days of sun. It seems like we have seen nothing but rain. Halfway through the month of July … Continue reading
Seventh trip north (TN7) plan
I am about to embark on my first RV trip without Jett. It will be bittersweet. It will be a different experience, for sure. If anything it will be a test to see if I enjoy traveling solo. Last year I had to try to minimize the time on the road due to Jett’s delicate … Continue reading
Very good news and kind of good news
Today, within 15 minutes of each other, I received 2 phone calls that I have been awaiting very anxiously. The first, from the Quabbin Pines RV Resort in Orange MA, confirmed that they do, in fact, have a suitable site for me for the summer. A few details – like picking a site when no … Continue reading
TN7 still uncertain, but more certain than yesterday
The plan for the 7th trip north (TN7) is still taking shape. The two things that are most critical to making final plans are (1) the date of my second COVID vaccination and (2) the date of my final cataract surgery appointment. Today I learned the answer to (2): April 9. That is later than … Continue reading
6th trip south (TS6) plan
I am not sure why I bother to announce a trip “plan” because if recent history is a guide the actual trip will bear little resemblance. But I am either a creature of habit or an optimistic fool – or some combination thereof. This will be our 6th trip from New England to Florida, hence … Continue reading
TN6 plan – Rev 2
The continuing unreliability of the truck (though performing flawlessly so far) has convinced us that we need to cut out any further sightseeing and head straight (or as straight as possible, given our intense desire to give NYC a wide berth) to our destination. I have cut a hop out of the itinerary and shortened … Continue reading