Date: Jan. 6, 2007
Location: Chicago
Next Port: Departure from Ft. Lauderdale on Jan. 9, 2007
Quick Summary: Luggage gone, last minute details taken care of and good-byes being said.
Report: IPS picked up our six pieces of luggage on Tuesday. And even with some last minute additions, we came in under the allowable weight. Now, let’s hope the bags show up at the ship on Tuesday….
The last few days have been occupied taking care of last minute details such as figuring out 2006 and first quarter 2007 estimated tax payments to have filed by April 15 with our Federal and states extension requests, refining and checking the details for all our electronic bills, completing our Christmas thank-you notes, getting the details for handling our mail and condo maintenance in place, etc.
Plus, we’ve spent time on the phone with family and well-wishers and have enjoyed lunches and dinners with close friends here. We will miss everyone, but are very excited about the wide world of adventure, sights and experiences that lay ahead of us for the next four months – and the opportunity the voyage will give us to make new friends.
We depart O’Hare on Monday for Miami at 10:30 am and have a Regent party there that night. We board the ship on Tuesday. We have arranged for friends from Chicago, who are wintering in the area, to join us onboard for lunch. Then we cast off at 5:00 pm. Our “grand adventure” will be underway.
Larry
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