DESTINATION #1 - CAULKER CAYE, BELIZE

THAT'S ME, CATHY, WITH MY HUBBY, DANIEL

AND THIS IS THE DUDE, JOSHUA, WHO WILL START OUT WITH US!

THE PLAN FOR OUR ADVENTURE IS TO LIVE SOMEWHERE FOR A YEAR ,THEN MOVE ON TO A NEW PLACE!  DOESN'T THAT SOUND EXCITING!

AS THE MAJORITY OF US WHO BECOME OF RETIREMENT AGE, WE WONDER IF WE CAN EVEN RETIRE FINANCIALLY, HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO DO WITH OURSELVES IF WE DO, OR AREN'T IN ANY PHYSICAL SHAPE TO DO ANYTHING...

SO, DANIEL AND I GOT TO THINKING AND GOING OVER DIFFERENT IDEAS. AT FIRST HE WANTED TO STAY HERE IN SEABECK AND MAKE A LITTLE FARM...THAT SOUNDS GREAT FOR HIM, BUT I PROBABLY WOULD NEVER STOP WORKING!  THAT REALLY WASN'T A BAD IDEA SINCE I LOVE MY JOB AND CLIENTS! THE ONLY THING THAT WAS WRONG IS THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TRAVEL VERY MUCH, TO THE PLACES THAT WE REALLY WANT TO GO TO.

SO, HOW CAN WE DO THAT?

WE THOUGHT ABOUT SELLING EVERYTHING AND BUYING A MOTOR HOME AND TRAVEL FROM ALASKA TO ARGENTINA...THAT SOUNDS LIKE A HOOT! THEN STARTED CRUNCHING NUMBERS, AND WITH THE GAS, AND MOTORHOME PAYMENTS, WE WOULDN'T BE ANY BETTER THAN WHAT WE ARE ALREADY.  PLUS THE HASSLE OF GOING THROUGH MEXICO, THE DIFFERENT MOUNTAIN RANGES, AND DEALING WITH THE CRAZY ROADS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.!

SO, THERE WENT THAT IDEA...

THEN WE THOUGHT, WHY NOT JUST MOVE TO ANOTHER COUNTRY AND STAY THERE?  WELL, THAT SPARKED A COUPLE "DISCUSSIONS"!  WE COULDN'T AGREE ON JUST ONE PLACE...WE BOTH WANT TO GO EVERYWHERE (THOUGH I'M THE MORE ADVENTUROUS)!

SO, THERE, THE ADVENTURE WAS BORN!

LET'S GO EVERYWHERE! BUT, ALAS, WE ARE GETTING O.L.D.!  WE DON'T WANT TO JUST HOP, SKIP, AND JUMP ALL OVER THE WORLD. WE DID THAT ON SEVERAL ROAD TRIPS, AND IT'S JUST TOO MUCH. WHY NOT LIVE THERE FOR A WHILE AND GET TO REALLY EXPLORE THE AREA?

SO, HMM?

WHAT A WONDERFUL IDEA!  I STARTED CRUNCHING NUMBERS, CHECKING ON HEALTH INSUANCES, MEDICAL CARE,COST OF LIVING, GEOGRAPHICAL ISSUES, POLITICAL ISSUES, SHOTS, AND SO MUCH MORE...THE MORE WE RESEARCHED, THE MORE WE KNEW WE CAN DO THIS!

SO, NOW WE BEGIN.

ALL ALONG WE HAVE BEEN PRAYING AND NOW ALL WE CAN DO IS THE FOOTWORK...AND WHAT FOOTWORK IT IS!  SELLING EVERYTHING, DANIEL ADOPTING JOSHUA ( LOL, MY GRANDSON IS ALSO MY STEPSON...I FEEL LIKE SUCH A REDNECK!), SHOTS, VISAS, PASSPORTS, CHOOSING WHICH KID TO KEEP SOME STUFF FOR US, BE OUR CONTACT, AND SEND US OUR MAIL...AND YET, SO MUCH MORE.  BUT, WHEN IT'S ALL DONE, WE WON'T HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN! 

SO, THIS BLOG WAS JUST ONE OF THE MANY THINGS I NEEDED TO DO, BUT ONE OF THE FUNNER THINGS!  WE HOPE YOU ALL ENJOY IT AND PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH WITH US! BEING AN ARMY BRAT ALL OF MY CHILDHOOD, AND NOT HAVING THE TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE TODAY, THIS IS THE COOLEST AND BEST WAY TO STAY IN TOUCH  WITH EVERYONE THAT HAS TOUCHED MY LIFE...BLESS YOU ALL!