Do it Now!

Snow capped Alps seen from Venice.

San Girogio Church with a modern art exhibition. Smoke rising up symbolizing the Assumption of Mary.

This guy is so cool.

Dubrovnik Old Town and my Parrot friends.



I have one piece of advice this week. Do it now. Mostly I am talking about travel. This cruise was the first where I saw an influx of older, elderly passengers. I also went on two excursions through the cruise line, so I was with a lot of passengers. The older people get, the harder it is to get around, especially Europe. It is tiring to a lot of people to travel and many cannot enjoy the things travel can offer. They can't go kayaking, they can't climb up the big bell towers, they can't rent a scooter and ride like a maniac in scary traffic. So I say GO NOW! We all have heard the news about who recently died, he probably followed most of his dreams and could have never regretted anything. It is also not all about having money either. I started this adventure with debt up the yinyang, and somehow everything is working out perfectly. When you are following your path and your heart, life works. Get on your trail now!

Ok, so what is new? We are gearing up for the crossing, we leave for the Carribean on October 22. Along the way we will be stopping in Rome, Barcelona, the Azores, etc.. I cannot wait for Rome, it is one of my most favorite places in the world! I am getting to know many more people on board and my social life is picking up. I like to dress up about once a week and go dancing. We start at The Vault which is the dance club for the guests, then we go to the crew bar and continue the party. I end up going to bed either around 2 or 4 am, just depends on the theme night.

Today it is raining in Venice, ahhh, nice and refreshing! And it pushed all of the haze away and I have been staring at the snow-capped Alps in the distance today. Guess what it reminds me of?? I went to Murano, an island near Venice, it is where the famous glass is made. I bought glass shaped candy. I had bought some 14 years ago when I was here before and it all broke, so what the heck, I'm here again. Tonight I am going on a date in Venice with a Romanian from the ship. The ship is here overnight so it will be nice to see Venice when it is quiet and all the tourists have left the Lagoon.

I hope everyone is safe and enjoying the fall and the fresh apple cider!