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1 hour ago, Ella. said:

I was supposed to be on Azamara,  stopping over on Bermuda to get married to the love of my life.

We shall have our special day another time. I am very grateful that we are healthy, safe and secure in our home. 

We shall all cruise again at some time and looking forward to that.

Being together and healthy is all that matters. Bermuda is the perfect destination spot for any special occasion. We have celebrated anniversaries and birthdays there going back well over 25 years. Absolutely re-book, for any reason or no reason. Several tours to take: a jitney tour of the whole island and Famous Homes and Hideaways (water tour). Also take the local ferries and the buses. Most of all enjoy the moments.

How delightful. Love the Barge song. Anyone remember The Clancy Brothers and their sea chanties? Such fun to listen to.

We have a friend who is in his early 90's now and up until a few years ago he had a beautiful sloop that he sailed either single-handedly or with a friend all over Canada, New England etc. He is an excellent writer and kept wonderful logs of his sailing adven tures and would send them to us. They never failed to delight us. Did our grandfather every put his tales in  writing, or have you thought of doing that? So lucky to have a love of the sea and experience everything that is good about it. 

When I was a little girl I grew up near the ocean and would sit on the boardwalk and watch the water and dream of sailing to interesting places. I am a grown up with 40 plus cruises in my history now and still dreaming of sailing away. It's almost as if I were returning to my natural state every time I board for another adventure.

58 minutes ago, OCruisers said:

 

You are not alone ....  

From time immemorial people have dreamed of going to sea.;some to escape their environments, some to seek their fortunes, some to learn a new trad. But dreaming of going to sea means freedom. Concentrating on the beauty of the sea and the joy of being on the water is never a bad thing. I'd say more power to one's imagination and a positive attitude that viewing a future trip can bring. May all of our trips be smooth ones and may all remain healthy in both mind and body.

We have so many stored memories and pictures of all of our trips. It is nice remembering and going over them. Each one represents a little glimmer of hope for future trips. When stressed think Bermuda! My favorite phrase. As long as everyone practices social distancing, takes proper precautions and keeps develops proper eating habits to strengthen one's immunity, we can get through this.

Stay safe and well. Remember Bermuda awaits!