In March of last year our friend, and we like to think, personal cruise director, Hettie, and her husband, Ronnie, invited us to join them and mutual friends, Walter and Cleone (think adventure #1), on this Atlantic crossing with Princess Cruises. We can’t believe the time has actually come to set sail.

Walter and Cleone lived in the UK for a couple years in the 80s and went a week early to connect with old friends and visit favorite sites. Hettie and Ronnie left yesterday so they could have a down day in London. We are flying overnight tonight and will meet Hettie and Ronnie at the Hertz kiosk at Heathrow Airport in the morning at 9 sharp. They have arranged for a rent-a-car which we’ll need to get the 75 miles south to the port of Southampton. Ron is our designated driver, thank heaven, since neither of us is brave enough to drive more than a block on the left/wrong side of the road.

Stay tuned………