When I have a week away from work, sometimes we go to another city to see what is there, like Boston or Montreal. Sometimes we go to see some place famous in history, like Plymouth Rock or Gettysberg. But most times we go on a cruise.
We board the ship at New York or in Florida and then for a week it sails around to about three different places and then comes back. This year it was Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama. Two years ago it was Puerto Rico, St Thomas and Tortola. Next year, God willing, it will be New Zealand, Tasmania and Australia.
About half the time you are out at sea. That might seem like a pain, being stuck on a ship with nothing to do. The waves, as beautiful as they are, all start to look alike after a while.
But it never turns out like that.
First, taking it easy and eating and sleeping as much as you want and just spending time with your family or friends with nothing special to do is, really, hard to beat. Especially if you have been working like a horse, too busy and too tired all the time to sit back and enjoy life. Next, they have games and shows and game shows and movies and bars and music and dancing and all the rest. And, speaking for myself, just laying about reading a book with the sea rolling slowly by, the sun in the sky and the soft wind in your hair — that is hard to top.
When the ship does land, it comes in early in the morning and does not leave till night. That gives you all day to see the sights.
So for me it strikes the right balance between rest and having new and interesting things to do.
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