Emboldened by the success of booking the hotel a couple of days ago, I thought I'd try for my hire car. Despite being over 70, I thought it came in at a reasonable price and wasn't that much more than what I paid 10 years ago. Let's hope when I try to buy my travel insurance in October that I get a good rate too,

So I said I'd never take another really long cruise again. Today I booked a world cruise! I blame Linda Hind!! She mailed the Stouts, Barbara and me about the 2024 world cruise on Fred Olsens' Borealis. It's 101 nights from Southampton and although I've been to most of the countries, almost fifty percent of the ports are new to me. I spoke to Barbara and she and I are sharing a cabin. Rob and Linda are in the cabin next door, but Phil and Yvonne have decide...