Still facing all sorts of possible (but not yet confirmed) change and upheaval, will have to make some significant decisions over the next twelve weeks, am telling everyone I meet (including the clerk in the post office and a the girl who does my mani/pedis) that I’m looking for a new home. It’s overwhelming, it’s daunting, and it’s keeping me up at night.
So I did the only obvious thing I could do: I’ve booked a cruise for later this month.
Part of the reason I’ve chosen the cruise I did is that it leaves out of Edinburgh. So, unlike last time, which involved three planes, four airports, and an overnight stay in a hotel, I can leave Kirkwall at 8:30am, and be onboard the boat by noon.
The itinerary is different: Denmark, Poland, Germany, and Lithuania. Maybe not immediately obvious choices, but I like seeing new places and I’m already practicing saying hello in three new languages (Hej! Witam! and Sveiki!). The cruise is very A.B.C. – tours include castles (nice), churches (interesting), canals (lovely), and a concentration camp (nope).
Moral of the story? When in doubt about major life decisions, do the obvious and run away.