Where to go???

This post is a bit late, mostly because I’ve been so wrapped up in my edits, I’d lost all track of time. It seems the Blizzard of the Century passed me right by, not that I’d notice either way. The pantry’s well provisioned, it’s cold as hell outside, and I’ve got writing to do. I’m in my own little world right now, and the weather there ain’t so great at the moment either, though it’s not quite so cold.

Cold has become the issue, not so much for me as for my husband, who has been dealing with severe Secondary Raynaud’s, where his hands have become excessively sensitive to the cold. (This article gives a good overview.) We’re talking about someone who has always worked with his hands and likes to be outdoors. Now, even temperatures below 60 can trigger a painful episode where his hands lose circulation and movement. This, in a large part, is why work aboard the boat has slowed to a virtual crawl, which only adds to the frustration. I’m doing what I can, but much of the work requires four strong hands, not one 5’2″ human with some fun and interesting heart issues as well. Yesterday I took him for more X-Rays, and last Friday technicians drew vial upon vial of blood for yet more tests to see if there is something else underlying and how to proceed. A few options exist, but first we need a better picture of why this is happening. It’s not something that can be cured, only managed, and top on that list of management is KEEP YOUR HANDS/CORE WARM. And while we’re looking into every avenue of treatment, one thing is becoming clear. It’s time to relocate to a warmer region.

But where? In the thirty plus years we’ve been together, we’d always seen ourselves staying right here in this corner of Jersey, or moving further north, either up the Hudson or somewhere from Rhode Island to Maine. Whenever we traveled, that’s where we’d go, where we know and we like. Beyond cruising, heading south never figured into the equation. But now there’s a new variable throwing that math off, and the compass is pointing us a new direction, to unfamiliar waters.

So, if you were going to throw a dart somewhere along the warmer regions of the east coast, where would you go, and why?

 

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