I was born in Miami Florida before the "Bay of Pigs". Well I just told my age, no matter. My parents left Miami and moved to Fort Myers, Florida when I was about four. I lived in the same house for fourteen years until I graduated high school. Still living in Fort Myers, my next home was where I raised my boys. What I'm trying to say is, I didn't get around much.

I was fifteen years old before I ever left the state of Florida, (I won't go into details as to why), and that trip only took me into Mississippi. Since then, I saw a few different states around age 35 while I was a member of Sweet Adeline's because of international competition. But nothing compares to what I've seen since buying a sailboat and traveling the Gulf, Atlantic and Caribbean oceans. I thought about my passport the other day with all the stamped entries and exits into and out of so many countries that it's hard to keep track any more. I asked Carl the other day what happens when the immigrations people run out of room to place a stamp in our book, he didn't have an answer so I keep my fingers crossed each time we check in and hope that we don't get into any trouble.

In our Fifties now, (yes Jason and Nathan your mother is getting old!) Carl and I have gone through countries like you would drive through states back home. All in all, it has been a wonderful experience. Some of our friends and family might think we dropped out of society too soon but we wish we could have done it sooner. We also say if you have a dream, make it happen, make it happen NOW! Don't wait because tomorrow may never come.