During Covid lockdown, I loved the quiet solitude that it afforded. After all, I live in a place many consider a destination. And who’d have thought I’d miss the work travel? Not me, but I do.

When I got back from my last jaunt to the southern hemisphere, the same day I was out working in my garden. A lady stopped by to tell me how lovely my yard looked. Honestly, it’s a bit self-sustaining, so it’s hard to take credit, so I told her I’d been away for a month.

She asked, “Where does someone who lives here go on vacation?”

“Antarctica.” I answered.

“That makes sense.” She answered.

What I didn’t say was I was already plotting another month away to Machu Pichu, the Galapagos and the head waters of the Amazon (Napo River). Unlike my last trip, there was no knitting by the crew. And I didn’t do much either. Just a pair of socks and another project that failed to become anything.

What I’ve been doing is photography. Mostly birds and butterflies.

Which is not to say I haven’t been knitting since I got back. I’m sending a gray wool and silk throw to my niece I have finished, and I have a WIP using the vintage wool I referred to in this post. I didn’t have enough for a throw as some suggested, so I’m making the fitted jacket.

So, what and where next?

Though I’ve traveled a lot of places, I’ve never been to Central America. And as if by magic a “reset cruise” popped up. This is when a company moves a ship from one ocean to the other. It has more “at sea” days, but is managing to make some stops in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama and Columbia, among other places. My real goal is to get fit after a severe shoulder injury.

Being retired, I can jump onto these trips at a last minute as a solo traveler at bargain prices. So, I’m back to plotting what to take to knit on this upcoming trip in three weeks’ time. Socks for certain, but I have a DK weight top I’m thinking about taking as well.

Socks really are my go-to travel project, even though there was a time I swore I’d never knit another pair, I’ve always got a pair on the needles these days. I’ll have to post some photos of my more recent ones.

I’m thinking I’d like to get more of a discussion going and might start posing knitting questions for you. Tell me what you think in the comments.

Cheers!