Hey geezers, it looks like we might have survived the worst of the winter. Have you looked outside? There are blossoms on the trees. Sweet, wonderful, blossoms. That has to mean that spring is just around the corner. What are you going to do with spring? The door to adventure is about to open.
I hope you are not going to waste spring on cleaning! We've participated in enough spring cleanings. We need to do something far more exciting than that. We're geezers after all...we have our honor to protect and that means we can do something silly, or adventurous--anything at all.
With spring just around the corner, maybe it's time to think about a summer vacation? You know a vacation from retirement? That sounds like more fun than cleaning. As I've said before, we're old so we need to travel now and not wait too much longer. What is on your bucket list for travel? How about cruise? Or a road trip? Is it a good time to visit children and grand children, especially if they live in cooler summer climes than you do? I've always wanted to go on an African Safari. Is now the time?
How about a road trip that visits a couple of National Parks, someplace with mountains and streams. Or, how about taking the kids on the vacation of a lifetime. One year we took the kids on a river cruise that ended in Paris. What a cruise. How about taking all the kids (big and little) to the beach. Watching the kids play in the sand and waves is some of the best stuff around.
One summer we took everyone on a cruise to Alaska. Seeing whales play and do back flips in the water is an experience that will last a lifetime. We actually did some glass blowing too. But the funniest thing was bowling on the ship. Ship board bowling is different. First off, the alley moves. Second, the gutters move too. The "bowl-master" decides when to put the gutters up or down. It's part of the game. My partner was a gentleman who boasted a 275 average (which is primo in bowling) and the bowl-master made him pay for his bravado. With the moving alley and gutter balls, my partner was getting nowhere fast. My kids on the opposing team were cleaning our clocks. I thought it was funny. It's only a game.
How about a trip down under. If it's summer here, it's winter there. That's a good idea if you want to avoid the heat. You can see kangaroos and koalas, drive on the wrong side of the road and take a legendary train ride on the Indian-Pacific, or the Ghan. You might have a chance to snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef. That's a lot of fun.
Again, look at the blossoms and figure out what they are telling you. The blossoms, like spring, are opening the door to adventure. Remember, we're all in this together.
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