Hello new friends, have been enjoying the intro's. We will be celebrating our 37th ann. next year, and my big BD So to celebrate my husband Ron and I are taking our very first cruise next year in June on the PG. Cruising is something he said he would never do and I didn't like the idea of cruising on a large ship. We did sail around the BVI for a week on a cat. with a captain, cook and another couple. Luxury it was not, we didn't know the other couple before hand. Problem was they were vegetarian(we are not)they didn't drink wine! Were divers we snorkeled. Still had fun though. Back in '98 I decided to become a tour director. After watching all the groups following the lady with the umbrella during our travels through Europe. On our own, I planned the itineraries, did all the bookings etc. We would go for 4-5 weeks. Definitely would call them learning vacations. 2 nights here 1 night there. One splurge hotel(Le Sireneuse, Positano, Chevre d'or in Eze, France, 4 nights in Monaco), thrown in during the trip. Anyway one of my first assignments before being hired by a tour operator was to work at Pier 35 in SF helping people find their luggage then in the afternoon checking them on board. This was Crystal also did one Radisson ship. Even invited to have lunch on board etc. The thought of cruising started to look kind of appealing. Anyway after 9/11 I was laid off by the tour operator. Had been doing tours all around the country. New England for Fall Foliage,Northwest, Southwest, West coast etc. During these last 3 years I have been doing local tours of San Francisco and Monterey peninsula. Will be going back over the road(Motor Coach Tours)Sept. 7th!! will be on the eastcoast until Oct. 9th Yikes! My husband is self employed has been in the fashion industry for 30plus years. We have two children, daughter is a glass blower and waterpolo coach in Ashland, Or. Son is into politics and wine!! We moved to Carmel 2 years ago from the Bay Area. This is way too long. Look forward to reading your posts.Jeanine