NO CRUISE IN 2025 AFTER ALL...

December 31, 2025
Erie, Pennsylvania

So what happened on January 7, 2025, that caused me to STOP my blog till now?   The short story is that we were in Cocoa Beach, a favorite spot. After checking in to our hotel, we wanted to go to lunch at our favorite restaurant in Titusville, Floria, Dixie Crossroads.  

As we walked to the truck, TK tripped over a “bumper blocker.” It was serious and he was in such great pain. I called 9-1-1, the fire rescue squad arrived and hauled us off to the hospital.

Broken upper femur. Surgery the next day. Cape Canaveral Beach Hospital till Saturday. We were so fortunate to have a good orthopedic surgeon. 

CRUISE CANCELLED. And we were going to be joining our friends Donna and Lawrence of Janesville, Wisconsin, and Gwenda and Colin from England.  Donna and Lawrence were sweethearts and stopped to see us in the hospital on their way to Fort Lauderdale to catch "our" cruise.

The good news: TK's hip was  not broken

                         

Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Florida

So how many people get to see a rocket launch

out of their hospital window?

That was a bonus!!

My great friend Judy P suggested that TK do rehab in St. Augustine so I could stay with her for the duration.   In the meantime, I was learning to drive a big honkin’ Chevy truck which TK had never let me drive before.

The big honkin' Chevy truck on January 7.

The bottom line: TK did great in rehab and was released on January 19. I did enjoy spending time at the Encompass Rehab Center daily with TK and spending time with my long long time friend, Judy—my friend when we studied in France in 1967-1968.

I drove that darn truck home, without trepidation after “trial by fire.”  I put 1400 miles in, driving back and forth to the hospital and rehab, and then home to Pennsylvania.  We only had one divorce worthy moment, and I don’t think TK will make any suggestions as to where I should park in the future.

The great news is that TK fully recovered and we are going to try this jaunt all over again.

We ended up with no cruises in 2025, TK cancelled our Mediterranean curise in October because he found a bigger better one for 2026.  We actually have three cruises scheduled for 2026, and now I add, “God Willing.”

We are grateful for TK's recovery and 2025 turned out to be a good year after all!