Wonderful photos, Nablusoss, thanks for posting. Doc, hope you and wife have an incredible cruise. It sounds lucious.
________________________________ From: nablusoss1008 <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 6:17 AM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Free Man In Paris, v2.00 --- 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... 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