A Return to Travel

Are there people out there who still follow this blog/journal?

It feels like a long time since I wrote anything that didn't involve a movie review or a letter to a granddaughter. Covid has been a viral writer's block. Is that oxymoronic? I mean, how many times do you need to hear me bitch and moan about science deniers, politics, or the general malaise I feel. But I hope to address that dearth of writing over the next ten days. 

Why you ask? What has me in a writing mood again?

Travel!!!

Yup. The Husband and I are finally on the move again. Aside from a quick jaunt to Walt's Happy Kingdom with the kids that managed to infect us all with Covid, we are embracing the vagabond lifestyle again. I won't spoil the destination just yet, and for those in the know, please don't ruin the fun for other readers. I will post a picture or two upon our arrival. 

I will say a few preliminary things. We are going to a place where my language skills are suspect and probably will get me into trouble. (It has been a long time since I used this language.) I hope to keep the barf/motion sickness stories to an absolute minimum. In other words, no ships. We are once again travelling with Twin Son and His Better Half. It has been more than four years since we all vacationed together, so we are excited to rejoin our favourite travel buddies. And...we have added to the band. I have thought long and hard about some pseudonyms for them, strictly for blogging purposes. Everybody give a hearty DawnPonders welcome to The Professional Volunteer and Her Curmudgeon. I am so excited to welcome them to this space. Also, The Husband and I have been battling colds for the last week. (NOT COVID. MY MOTHER HAD ME TESTED!) The amount of medications we are lugging is obscene. Hopefully, flying won't be painful.

So, we broke out the big suitcase, organized the packing cubes, found the converters (a tiny destination hint), grabbed our passports, and we are off. The rest is yet to be written.

So, tell your friends that I am back amongst the bloggers. I hope that you will follow along, but I will understand if you don't. Watch your social media feeds for updates and for The Husband's photos. He is the second-best photographer I know, and his work is phenomenal. 

In the meantime, enjoy your Thanksgiving, Canadian friends. Chag Sukkat Sameach, Members of the Tribe. And...

GO JAYS! #nextlevel (and for my Cleveland family, GO GUARDIANS!) Cheer loudly enough so that I can hear you. (I can't believe that I am missing the first round of the playoffs, but we booked this trip months ago. I will follow along at a different time zone.)