Monday

A very good friend of ours is going on a three month cruise around South America. The ship leaves Miami then heads south, stopping at various ports along the way then circles South America and heads North stopping again at several locations. Will cross back through the Panama Canal and across the Caribbean se heads back to Miami.

Sounds simple enough but it is still three long months on a ship and three long months being away from home. I was in Europe for three weeks this Summer and when I got back to New York it felt different for a while. Can not imagine what three month absence must feel like.

Also, I can not imagine how to pack for three months. How many pairs of shorts a man take? How much underwear a woman takes? One is on a cruise ship that is not inexpensive, which day of the week is laundry day?

We gave them a photograph of us in order to remind them what we look like, just in case they might forget us. Regardless of how interesting and how much fun it will be I can not see myself going away on such a long extended voyage. Actually, I don't know anybody who ever went on such a trip. But there are always first times for everything.

Actually when you got it you flaunt it! That's the American way.