An adventure
For months I have needed to get away, but I couldn't decide where to go or what to do. Too many options, too much work impeding my choosing. Finally I have made a decision. I'm feeling that funny combination of excitement and shyness and "I can't believe I'm doing this" and "I hope I'm up to all this."
I'm going to Crete for 2 weeks. I'm taking an organized tour of hiking, sea kayaking and going to historical sites like Phaistos. I will be hiking the Samaria Gorge, which has been on my bucket list for ages. I'll go a few days early to get used to the time zone and relax. I'm working to set up a greek wine tasting, as they have some of the oldest viniculture in the world. I'll be visiting the cave where Zeus was born, and a Venetian fortress, and I'll sit in a taverna and drink wine on the beach.
It's a very long way away. It takes 2 days to get there and 2 days to get back. I have to spend an overnight layover in Brussels because of the time zones and air options.
But I'm going to Crete - for two weeks! I've never had a vacation that long before. Will I get homesick? Will I be lonely? Will my knees handle that much activity in that short a time?
Somewhere new, doing things I like, and AWAY - far enough away they can't call me into work. It feels like some sort of a dream.
Now I just have to wait 2 months until it's time to leave.
I'm going to Crete for 2 weeks. I'm taking an organized tour of hiking, sea kayaking and going to historical sites like Phaistos. I will be hiking the Samaria Gorge, which has been on my bucket list for ages. I'll go a few days early to get used to the time zone and relax. I'm working to set up a greek wine tasting, as they have some of the oldest viniculture in the world. I'll be visiting the cave where Zeus was born, and a Venetian fortress, and I'll sit in a taverna and drink wine on the beach.
It's a very long way away. It takes 2 days to get there and 2 days to get back. I have to spend an overnight layover in Brussels because of the time zones and air options.
But I'm going to Crete - for two weeks! I've never had a vacation that long before. Will I get homesick? Will I be lonely? Will my knees handle that much activity in that short a time?
Somewhere new, doing things I like, and AWAY - far enough away they can't call me into work. It feels like some sort of a dream.
Now I just have to wait 2 months until it's time to leave.