Today (April 11), is world Parkinson's Day. According to the Parkinson's Foundation nearly one million people in the US are living with Parkinson's. Globally the number of cases is around 10 million. I've been living with Parkinson's for around two years and feel very fortunate that in my case so far, the progression has been very slow. I'm grateful for the support of Beth, family and friends and continue to work diligently to live with Parkinson's and not let it control me.
We've loved the vagabond (Sarah calls it gypsy) lifestyle and fully believe that for us travel is so much, including therapeutic. It's time to head out on another adventure.
It will start in Ft. Lauderdale with a cruise (Celebrity Equinox)) that will take us to Lisbon, Portugal by way of Bermuda, the Azores and Porto, Portugal. Beth’s brother (Steve) and sister in law (Marilyn) will be with us on the cruise. We'll have four days in Lisbon before getting on the Norwegian Star for another cruise that will take us to Southampton, England. We'll then spend some time on land in London, Amsterdam and Paris before heading to Barcelona. In Barcelona we pick up the Norwegian Pearl for back to back cruises that will end in Athens, Greece in early June.
There will be great adventures along the way and even an opportunity to catch up with some friends in Paris (Ed and Judy, we look forward to seeing you). I'm not taking the laptop (we're traveling very light), but I will document our trip as time and connectivity allow. Gotta keep moving!
