J and I have been out less than a week (hard to believe; as usual, travel is stretching my sense of time), but it is already clear that things are working for both of us. So far–of course, we could hit a few snags later on, and in fact probably will. It’s too much to expect that everything will go smoothly for the entire six weeks. Not that I would complain, mind you, and in any case I am confident that between the two of us, we will cope.
The most important thing is that her/our preparations are working for J. She was fairly confident that she’d be able to handle checking in and setting up in her room, and then checking out and getting her luggage into her car, by herself, but now it’s a proven concept–she’s done it, entirely on her own, and now KNOWS she can. (B–watch out, she just may head off across the continent and show up in Connecticut next :-)). There have been a few glitches with her reservations, but nothing she hadn’t run into and dealt with when she was traveling with my brother when he was alive. Such glitches don’t make her happy, but she does deal with them successfully.
And in spite of our different diurnal cycles (I’m an early bird, and run out of energy rapidly after lunch, she’s a night owl who prefers to not really get going until past noon), we have managed to enjoy some activities together along the way. She’s doing better at making adjustments than I am, but we have both made some. She’s been going to bed a bit earlier, and getting up earlier, in order to be ready to do stuff somewhat earlier. I’m still getting up early and going to bed early, but have been, somewhat successfully, pushing myself to stay active for more of the afternoon.
When we planned our itinerary, we planned for the first few days to be relatively close to her home, so if things turned out not to work at all, she could make it back home in one day if she had to. Clearly she doesn’t need to head for home, and we’re enjoying our stops, so Onward We Go!
Gotta have at least one photo.
I’m glad you’re enjoying the time together and adapting; it’s hard! I’m an 8 am to about 10pm person. Not really an early bird or a night owl.
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Sounds like fun! I envy you. Not so much the trip itself (I have my yearly cross-country walks) as the fact that you’ve got a good friend with whom you can enjoy your time and share the experience. I have some friends here in Korea, but my brothers and my best friend are scattered all over the States, so getting together is difficult. Safe travels to you both.
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