HAL Sailer

Graham, I appreciate your sentiments and I admire how you two were able to accommodate Pauline's late mam's travels. With DH's significant decline in physical and cognitive health, it wouldn't be wise of me (nor fair to him) to risk medical evacuation in a farflung corner of our world. For now, I will armchair travel and add to what will now be my bucket list… Thanks, though, for your heartfelt ideas, -Melisa

@Seasick Sailor, @bennybear @puppycanducruise, and ALL other: Thank you, but anything I can muster in our situation I owe to the example of my DM who cared for my DF through nine years of increasingly debilitating Parkinson's during what should have been their best years of retirement. And, after being widowed at age 72, she resumed their love of travel for her next twenty+ years eventually touring six continents before her own passing at age 97. I consider their life lesson my blessing, -Melisa

@marshhawk I absolutely agree! See as much of Madeira as time allows.