Nov. 5 - Getting Ready To Ship Out

Here we are: another rainy Seattle day. In the mail last week we received information about our next travel adventure. We're going on a cruise baby!

Six weeks from today we will board the Sapphire Princess for a seven night cruise to the Pacific Coast of Mexico. This is our first cruise and I'm (as usual) very excited. Next weekend I'm going to go buy my first Italian suite to wear on formal dress nights. It's going to cost me an arm and a leg, but the last time I tried one on at Nordstrom, I looked drop dead gorgeous! Hey, the clothes make the man, right?

Cruising is a totally different travel style for Gene and I. And that's part of what makes this new adventure exciting. Not only do I enjoy different cultures, languages, and peoples - but also I want to see them from different perspectives and styles. Some trips are great history trips and tremendous cultural experiences. Others should be simply for relaxation and a little pampering. Though a cruise doesn't allow us to see as much of Mexico as those who travel by car and foot, I believe it will be more relaxing and slow paced than our usual style of rapid and lightweight travel.