Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sonny, I am on your side. I like going into the wilds, but I like some basic luxuries as well! Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 6:35 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote: > Our ship, the Spirit, is not exactly a floating city. It is a floating > hotel of moderate size with lots of amenities, including good food shows > and > service. We were there with 1800 other people. It was our transportation, > and we visited four ports. never unpacked. > > I'm 66 years old, celebrating recovering from cancer this past year and > saddled with several other disabilities, so I am happy to have a nice cabin > with hot running water, elevators, and food and drink on demand. > > You see, I once owned and single handed sailboats, and I know all about > that > life. It's just that the airfare to do that, and to charter a boat in the > high season in the Yucatan would have been about ten times what we spent; > In > my shape, I would need crew, not to mention the time investment since we > are both employed now. > > Kathy and I have also spent the last two years dealing with a family member > whose light is going out, much like the people Steve shows. > > Since it was our 30th anniversary, we decided to do something special for > ourselves. We did. We enjoyed it. > > Maybe more information than you asked for. > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >