It was Spring 1986. Mike was about to graduate college the next quarter. Yes quarters then not semesters. I was just a year from graduation. We were on our last Spring Break of our life. It was a cool windy March in Florida and in the ocean was a bit cold on the windy day so we flew a kite. About the shorts? What can I say it was the 80s and neon was cool baby.
Sometimes you just have to run away to the Caribbean and unplug from the world. That is exactly what I did. I floated around on a ship with my 2,999 shipmates.
Spent several days at sea – wonderful except for the throat infection days where I saw the ship’s doctor and slept. Did yacht racing in St. Maarten, took a tour of St. John, USVI and stayed on the boat for Nassau as I didn’t feel like snorkeling. Loved having someone to cook and clean after me. Could live there for that. When I was feeling better I started writing again but the cruise was almost over by then. **SIGH**
Unfortunately, I had to return to reality and the world here didn’t stop. So I’ve got a To-Do book instead of list. Oh, and I still feel like I am on ship – land sickness. I didn’t get sea sickness but I’ve got land sickness – prime demographic for it middle aged woman on sea over seven days. Good news – it goes away over time. Bad news – no treatment and can last months. Good news – not sick feeling just slight almost pleasant rocking feeling. Bad news – there are multiple documented cases of prime demographic that lasted years.
Stay tuned more photo posts to come. I’ve got three cameras of stuff to download and process.
Until next time!
Sorry bad health day yesterday. I am better today thank you doctors. I am moving slow and will take it easy this weekend. However, my stockpile of posts fails me but have a nice photo of mine instead. I’ll be back on regular schedule Monday with posts M-F.
So here’s a turtle sunning itself in Silver Springs Florida.
Ahh doesn’t s/he look happy? Sometimes we have to slow down and enjoy ourselves. Turtles are built that way, sometimes humans have to be reminded.
Mary Louise Eklund 