Sabbatical #2 Coming in Hot

Oh my word. Somehow, another 5 years have gone by and here I am on the brink of taking another gloriously long trip- thanks to PayPal for continuing this fabulous benefit.

Last time, we sailed across the Pacific, through the South Pacific, and into Australia and New Zealand.

This time, we're sailing across the Atlantic, into the Mediterranean, and into Greece.

While it is true that I waited 5 years for my second sabbatical, it is also true that I waited for what felt like an entire lifetime of the 2 years of COVID waiting to see if it would ruin any hopes of actually taking this trip. We're in what seems to be the ending stages of the Delta variant and things are looking good. But the COVID years have made me skeptical. There are still 2 weeks until we step onto the boat and it's a bit agonizing. Will it sail? Will we manage to test negative before boarding? I don't need this kind of stress hanging over my otherwise joyous self!!

So, here's the itinerary as it stands. We shall see if all this comes to pass!

Date Location

Wed, Mar 2 Fly to DFW

Thu, Mar 3 Fly to Fort Lauderdale

Thu, Mar 4 Fort Lauderdale

Thu, Mar 5 Fort Lauderdale

Thu, Mar 6 Fort Lauderdale

Thu, Mar 7 Fort Lauderdale

Thu, Mar 8 Fort Lauderdale

Thu, Mar 9 Fort Lauderdale

Thu, Mar 10 Fort Lauderdale

Thu, Mar 11 Fort Lauderdale

Sat, Mar 12 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Sun, Mar 13 At Sea

Mon, Mar 14 At Sea

Tue, Mar 15 At Sea

Wed, Mar 16 At Sea

Thu, Mar 17 At Sea

Fri, Mar 18 At Sea

Sat, Mar 19 At Sea

Sun, Mar 20 Madeira (Funchal), Portugal

Mon, Mar 21 At Sea

Tue, Mar 22 Seville (Cadiz), Spain

Wed, Mar 23 Malaga, Spain

Thu, Mar 24 Cartagena, Spain

Fri, Mar 25 Mallorca (Palma), Spain

Sat, Mar 26 Barcelona, Spain

Sun, Mar 27 At Sea

Mon, Mar 28 Gibraltar

Tue, Mar 29 At Sea

Wed, Mar 30 Marseille (Provence), France

Thu, Mar 31 Genoa, Italy

Fri, Apr 1 Florence/Pisa (Livorno), Italy

Sat, Apr 2 Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy

Sun, Apr 3 Naples, Italy (for Capri & Pompeii)

Mon, Apr 4 At Sea

Tue, Apr 5 Crete (Heraklion), Greece

Wed, Apr 6 Kusadasi, Turkey (for Ephesus)

Thu, Apr 7 Istanbul, Turkey

Fri, Apr 8 Mykonos, Greece

Sat, Apr 9 Athens (Piraeus), Greece

Sun, Apr 10 Santorini, Greece

Mon, Apr 11 At Sea

Tue, Apr 12 Kotor, Montenegro

Wed, Apr 13 Sicily (Messina), Italy

Thu, Apr 14 Naples, Italy (for Capri & Pompeii)

Fri, Apr 15 At Sea

Sat, Apr 16 Barcelona, Spain

Sat, Apr 17 Barcelona, Spain

Sat, Apr 18 Barcelona, Spain

Sat, Apr 19 Barcelona, Spain

Sat, Apr 20 Fly back to USA!

Sat, Apr 21 Finally home at the Hope in Spades Ranch