When I was younger, I always had more things to look forward to than I could do. Now at 90 the list is much smaller. I am not physically able to do much of anything. It is very important to have a carrot on a string right out in front that we keep striving to reach. It is a good reason to keep yourself working at staying alive. At 90 staying alive is your default job.

When I looked at my list a few years ago I found trips on Cruise ships were on the top. We, Karin and I, took a 14-day cruise to Alaska to see if we could stay happy on the boat that long. That was a mistake. We discovered that wasn’t long enough.

The next year we took a 35-day cruise. Still not enough.

The next year it was a 95-day cruise. Still not enough.

Next year, 2025, we are signed on to a 133-day cruise. It goes from pole to pole.

HOOAAAAAA