Our Journey from 2017 to 2026
Since our last blog post was over 8 years ago, we thought we would provide an update on where and what we have been up to.
After the around the world trip concluded we both returned to the real world. Frank practiced law again. Janet, worked as an HR consultant and then returned to a company where she previously worked. We are now both retired. During the pandemic we purchased a home on our beloved Sanibel Island Florida, where we still call our home. We contracted for many upgrades on this home and then had to remain “Sanibel Strong” to manage the repairs needed due to the impact of hurricanes Ian, Irene and Milton. Like much of the travel we did, we once again found just how tough we are, living in a forced off the grid natural disaster area.
Our family has grown with the addition of 2 wonderful daughter in-laws and 3 beautiful grandchildren, all 1,500 miles away in Michigan so we now also split our time in a Detroit high rise. We love our yin and yang life from the island sanctuary to the Detroit grit.
The view from our windows
We have many plans for our retirement; extensive long travel trips is one of them. Our first long trip is 7 weeks covering Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Lativa and Lithuania. Once again, we will make our own plans, adding day tours at major sites. Our transportation will be a mix of flights, trains, port to port ships and buses. We are upgrading our accommodations from hostels to good value inns and Airbnb’s. We have some friends and family joining segments of the trip, we will end on our own.
Our blog will be a mix of our journey, some travel tips and our own thoughts and perceptions on the places and people we meet.
A few pics of our non-travel passions
Thanks for reading
Frank and Janet