Hello, Friends! Long time, no see. I know it's been me missing in action. I mentioned in my last post before Christmas that I would be taking a long break and would hopefully be returning in spring! Well, spring is no longer here, but I'll be trying to post and visit you all soon.
Grayden and I have been on a fantastic voyage for five months! As you all know, we adore traveling and have been so fortunate to be able to go to places we never dreamed of visiting. After being gone from home for this long it has taken us forever to get caught up with loose ends at home. Our wonderful grandson, Samuel, held down the fort for us and we are so grateful! This is the longest trip we have ever taken. It was a dream come true in so many ways. I hope you will share our joy as I try to share the trip of a lifetime for us!
Our favorite mode of travel at this point in our life is by ship. We booked our voyage on the Queen Mary 2 for our travel from January 3, 2023. In fact, we had booked this voyage originally for 2021, but you know because of Covid this trip was cancelled twice. So this was our year to take our dream voyage!
Thank you to all of my friends that inquired about us. I missed you all. I don't do any social media when traveling. Thank you for understanding our desire to enjoy every moment.
"The best education I have ever received, was through travel." Lisa Ling
Lovely to see this post ... welcome back after what must have been a fantastic trip away. Looking forward to reading and seeing more when you have time.
ReplyDeleteI must just say thank you for your recent comment on my Prediabetes post.
I am so pleased that after following a low carb diet/lifestyle you are no longer pre diabetic, well done.
Take care, my good wishes.
All the best Jan
Thank you, Jan for you lovely comments. I hope to be posting soon as time permits. It's been such a busy time to get caught up.
DeleteI must thank you again for the low carb recipes that you post. They have been so nice for me. Along with your information I have learned a lot about pre diabetes. Have a happy summer!
So happy for you, Martha Ellen, to have experienced a journey that you've dreamed of. Wow, a five month voyage. I look forward to hearing about your travels, and this is a lovely picture of you and Grayden. How wonderful of Samuel to hold down the fort while you were gone. I smiled when I heard that, cause I always tell my son to "hold down the fort" when I go on small little trips. ; )
ReplyDeleteHappy Summer, Martha Ellen.
~Sheri
Hi Sheri, it's nice to hear from you, my friend. Our trip of a lifetime was a dream come true. We are not getting any younger so we are happy we were able to take this amazing voyage. Happy Summer to you, Sheri!
DeleteHi, Martha Ellen! How wonderful to hear from you again! You have been missed! Such a great picture of you and Grayden! I look forward to hearing about your adventures!
ReplyDeleteHi, Nellie. It's nice to see you here, my friend. I have missed you! Thank you for your kind comments. Have a happy day!
DeleteI'm so happy you and Grayden finally got to take that fabulous trip! And I think you were smart not to do any social media while traveling. Wherever you were at any given time was where you needed to be focused, making the most of every moment.
ReplyDeleteJean, thank you for understanding and checking on me while we were away. Yes, making the most of every moment on this voyage was very valuble to me. Happy Summer, my friend!
DeleteWelcome home. what an amazing time you must have had and I'm so looking forward to reading all about it. I have a dear friend who recently spent 3 months aboard ship, from Southampton return via all of South America and Antarctica. Thank you so much for stopping by on my blog and taking time to leave your kind comment while you must still be catching your breath. Samuel is a treasure for you both!
ReplyDeleteMuch love, Debbie
Thank you, Deb! I'm sure your friend enjoyed that journey around South America. I don't know if we could have taken this voyage without our home being cared for by Samuel. He is a treasure! Sending you love, my friend.
DeleteSo happy to see your post pop up on my feed . . . and to know that you and Grayden have been so happily occupied! I will look forward to hearing more about your dream voyage!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see you here, Cheryl. I need to catch up with you soon. Have a great afternoon, my friend.
DeleteWow, 5 month trip! Welcome home. Looking forward to hearing about your epic journey!
ReplyDeleteHello, Ellen. It was indeed an epic journey that will forever be in our hearts. I hope to catch up with you soon!
DeleteHello!!! How very happy I am too see you here! And how I cannot wait to see and hear all about your amazing adventure! Welcome Home!
ReplyDeleteHello, Billie Jo! So nice to see you. Thank you for stopping by. I do hope you are much better!
DeleteThe Queen Mary? How wonderous! Please tell us much, much more!
ReplyDeleteYes, the Queen Mary 2 was our home for five months. I now need to go through thousands of photos in order to share this amazing voyage. Thank you for your interest, friend.
DeleteIt is great to see you posting Martha Ellen :) I missed you but can certainly understand the break while traveling on what sounds like another fabulous trip. I am looking forward to reading all about it when time allows. You must have a lot of catching up to do. Welcome back :)
ReplyDeleteDenise, it's lovely to hear from you. Thank you for checking on me while we were away! Yes, we are still trying to catch up after being gone for so long.
DeleteSo glad you are back! 5 months, wow! Look so forward to seeing and hearing your stories of your travels. I have yet to take a cruise. I want to take a cruise to see the Autumn in New England. Just for starters. Happy Sunday, Betsy
ReplyDeleteHi Betsy, so glad to read your comment this evening. A cruise to New England would be wonderful in Autumn! Happy Monday to you!
DeleteWelcome back, Martha Ellen. I look forward to hearing about your travels.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on my next post about our adventure, Cathy. There are so many photos and quite hard to pick and choose for my posts. It's lovely to see you here. Have a nice Sunday afternoon!
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