it's a big world out there

everyone says that when they retire they are going to travel. i am no exception. alot of the items on my bucket list are of places or things that i want to see or do. most of them require me to travel great distances in order to see them. i plan on crossing off most of them in the next few years before i get old and feeble. i don't want to stumble through the streets of paris with my walker, if i'm to stumble, let it be because i've had to much french wine, not because my strength has given out. now is the time to do it and i have begun the plans for our big european adventure. the "grand tour" if you will.
late summer/early fall of 2013 we will be jetting off to far flung places,to walk in the footsteps of the kings,stand in the shadows of stonehendge, climb the steps of the colosseum, wander through the catacombs, eat at local cafe's,marvel at the museums and cathedrals, ride the rails and sail the open seas. do i romanticize this trip? you bet i do!. this is the trip that dreams are made of.
i would go tomorrow, but the husband has obligations. this is not his dream, it's mine, and i think he will come along for the ride, but if he doesn't i shall go myself.
in the mean time, while i wait for him to be ready, i have several smaller trips in the works. this will have to satisfy my wanderlust for now. mexico, houston, the badlands,tofino, a trip or two back east to see family, vegas and hawaii are all on the agenda.- first stop cabo san lucas!!  see you when we get back!