#2405 travel Tuesday

I haven't minded being in "lock-down" for the most part, but there is part of me that wishes to go somewhere. My first choice would be to visit Mom and Lizzie, of course, but I've had other thoughts too. The other day I was daydreaming about Island Park, hanging out at a cabin, sitting out on a deck surrounded by tall pine trees, riding my bike down a deserted road to the banks of the river, eating grilled burgers, and falling asleep with the windows open to the cool night air. 

Another cure for my cabin fever is to think of places we have been. I fondly remembered sipping beers by the pool in Mexico in November, walking through Angkor Wat a year ago in February, drinking morning pina coladas in Isla Mujeres one hot week in July a few years ago, watching the sunset in Hawaii, learning about the ruins of Tikal, strolling through the Gothic Quarter in Barcelona, and reminiscing about cruising. 

The trip to France has been re-booked and paid for. The new date is the first week of May next year. Will it happen? I hope so, although there's really not much to do except wait and see how the world shakes out of this pandemic. 

In the meantime, I'm staying put and enjoying being at home. Today Mac turns three months old. I swear she grew four inches overnight. I haven't weighed her for a week or so, but I bet she's over 20 lbs now. The biting and nipping has mellowed out a bit and she snuggles up when she wants some love. She is a smart little thing, very good at chasing a ball and bringing it back (the lab part of her shows up there), and super inquisitive. She wants to check out all the things. She's fun. 

Enjoy the rest of the week. More words on Thursday probably.