Feeling My Best Before Travel

Describe a past experience in your life that makes you feel best about yourself today?

“Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened.” (Dr. Seuss)

The idea of traveling seems to be a “second nature” habit with me as I think back to the ease of getting away from my Fort Lauderdale home in various ways. I mean how would you react if you lived in close proximity like me to a major International airport and bustling cruise terminal as well as in close access to several high speed expressways tempting me to move in the northerly direction out of Florida each day? Picture as well my residency in South Florida almost always devoid of seasonal extreme where I can get outside most days in the sunshine to just casually dream of the freedom to play anywhere and anytime I want.

So you might say I feel best about myself during those moments of travel anticipation that I’ve frequently experienced preceding each trip. For whether it’s a cruise, flight, or road trip, my positive attitude soars, thinking in those times of an easy escape from the subtropics into pleasure filled fantasy wherever I will next be. To mark these hopefully informal occasions, I often dress down for comfort as much as possible for ease of departure in a loosely worn lumberjack shirt, matching overalls, and sturdy walking shoes. During these pre- vacation times, it’s reassuring to know as well that our trip returns will become easier,  knowing we have steady condo neighbors nearby, willing to stay in touch with us by phone and take in our mail.

I must admit, however, that the hours before we embark on any of our vacations seem typically busy with packing, finance, and health related decisions to make. But foremost in my mind then, I’m “flying high” just living in the ecstatic moment, knowing that I will soon fulfill my lifelong love of travel again. So as we soon go off our next Caribbean cruise vacation on “Princess” in early December, I hope to share some of this latest excitement with you from Jamaica, The Caymans, Panama, Costa Rica and Colombia when I can.