Here we go again, finally, at last, maybe?

 Faced with a use-it-or-lose-it situation with Holland America Future Cruise Credits we are flying to Montreal tomorrow and boarding the ms Zaandaam on Saturday,  landing in Boston a week later.

Besides trying to find winter/rain gear in Georgia in May (and a tip of the hat to the big REI store down the street from us) I’ve spent hours filling out one form or another to A) get on the plane B) enter Canada and C) board the ship. Everything has to be filled out within 72 hours of departure. And it’s the same information for each. The only thing pending right now are the results from our “medically observed” COVID test yesterday afternoon at the drive up window at the CVS. Fingers crossed that we get them by our Saturday boarding time. If we don’t, or fail I have no idea what’s next. Well, actually I do have an idea since I have acquaintances currently quarantined in Toronto. It is now recommended to bring an extra two weeks of any meds. Heaven help my fellow travelers if I run out of happy pills.

As our beloved travel agent Paula says, “Remember when travel was easy?”

It’s been nearly three years since we dusted off our passports. We’re so looking forward to traveling again, visiting both new destinations and old favorites plus meeting people along the way. Here’s hoping there’s an eccentric or two in the bunch to liven things up!