Monday-Monday Time to kick back and refill the well

I’m often asked what I do to relax and rejuvenate. How do I refill the well? I figure if doing crazy things doesn’t qualify, I don’t know what does.

For the past seven years my daughter, granddaughter and I have left the husbands at home while we girls traveled the world seeking adventure.

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And I do mean girls, the baby was seven when we went in search of our first big exploration. She’s like one of the fish now! We’ve snorkeled with almost every species of fish, my granddaughter being the brave one of the bunch, she’s held varieties I can’t even pronounce.

The trip where I completely lost my mind was when we spent a week in Belize. We flew into the main airport and took a small hop to an island. Now when I say small hop, my granddaughter sat in the copilot’s seat. But we were thrilled because Belize and its barrier reef offers more species of fish and some of the deepest water we’d ever ventured into.

The second day, we were picked up at the dock and headed toward open water. We listened to a few instructions from the two guides, and when he asked if we were ready, I pulled on my mask, inserted the snorkel mouth piece, nodded at him, and dropped from the side of the boat into the warm water.

The numbers and colors of fish were astounding and beautiful. We’d already watched dolphins playing a few feet off the boat dock at the hotel, but now we were venturing into new territory.

The water got colder as we moved further away from the boat into deeper water. Peering down into the abyss a huge black shadow passed under me. OMG! Admittedly this isn’t a clear picture, but he was many feet below us at the time.[image error]

 

 

 

And we hadn’t been to shark alley yet. That required returning to the boat and going to a completely different location.

Shark alley? What the hell were we thinking? Not to worry, one of our guides reminded us, nurse sharks aren’t interested in eating people. Holy crap,it was if the sharks expected us. They were everywhere when we arrived. Magnificent, long, sleek, and cold eyed creatures.

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It was the experience of a lifetime, but I’m not sure I want to repeat this trip for a while. But the girls would go again without hesitation.

These trips free my mind from day to day chores. I don’t work for six days. I eat, relax, read, and enjoy my girls. Without fail, they refresh, rejuvenate, and bring me home ready to get back to work.

We start searching for the perfect (and affordable) spot in January. My daughter is the best at finding incredible deals.

Seven years – seven different countries and it’s time to pick a new spot. What do you think? We’re open for ideas and suggestions. Where do you go? Or what do you do to relax?