In less than a week Someone and I leave for our annual winter holiday. Normally we go in late January to Key West (where we met). This year we are going on a cruise in the Caribbean with DougT of Gossemer Tapestry and his partner Leon AKA the Wild One. It is their 1st cruise; it is our 4th.  

Someone and I have the misfortune of jobs that don’t allow us to go away on holiday with much ease. The week prior to a vacation is jam-packed with things to do. We are the sort of persons who don’t like to leave a lot behind for colleagues; so we work hard to get things as tidy as possible. I try to get as many crisis and patients ‘tucked in’ so the cover docs don’t have too much to do. Someone has it worse; he has projects and deadlines to complete.

Besides tucking in work, we have errands to run – order the tuxedos, get the passports and tidy up the house.  

And then there is the packing. I pack a few times as I never get it right the on the first attempt. I tend to over-pack and then cut back. Our vacation is 9 days long, so I want to bring 9 shirts from the “Spo-Reflections label”. I need to remember to leave space for potential purchases.   

The Books I am bringing on the cruise –

The Golden Compass

The Pickwick Papers

The Essential Dali Lama 

Do they have internet service on board? I hope so.

I want to keep in touch and post the news!