Living this quiet life does have it joys. Over the weekend I got an email from someone I met on one of my cruises. It was the lady who shared a day in New York with me a couple of years ago. She sent me some pics ...and seemed rather apologetic for leading me astray but I have wonderful memories of that day...it was definitely one of the best in my life. She came with me to the museum of Modern Art and then we hit the Irish pubs . Pics of me with an Irish coffee in one of the pubs are simply wonderful. I have only very happy memories of the whole day...and we did go to St Patrick’s cathedral as well. Gosh it was a good day....no apologies are necessary. And I’m very grateful for the pics.... we are both agreed now that our cruising days are probably over...no ones doing it just now for obvious reasons but the years when I was able to travel the world in comfort and joy are part of the life in old age that I dreamed of when I was young. After my husband died it was a choice I had to make alone. He had started me off because travelling the world had been something he valued a lot too. I was able to continue alone and I’m very glad that I did. Those memories now are real and full of joy...especially when travelling companions get in touch...I am alway astonished to hear that some of them are reading this blog...especially when they ask me to keep it going. But I will. Living a solitary life is bearable if I can communicate in this strange way. I hope to be able to continue.
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Memories of Cruises are obviously a joy to you, whether with David or alone. But the warning signs for Cruises are already there. Two ships have been found to have Covid19 cases on board and it appears that resuming cruises so early in the Pandemic has been a poor business decision.
Although I understand the business imperative for it, keeping huge ships in mothballs must be costing the cruise lines millions every day that the ships are idle, but human health and well being needs to come first.
If I ever felt that a cruise was a good idea, the pandemic has banished it from my mind, and given that my spouse is now disabled by her stroke, and was never keen on the idea, it is now definitely out of the question.
So, staying home is our new normal, and it sounds as if yours as well. So be it.
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