Captain’s Log – Beating February

We made it through February. I don’t really know why that is such a difficult task, but ever since I was a kid, February has been hard. And most of my people feel the same. 

My Viking son and I have decided the whole family will spend February next year where it’s warm and we are closer to the equator. I would prefer if we were directly on top of it, frankly. 

For several years, I’ve talked about and fantasized about this November 1 to May 1 lifestyle – some call it being a “snowbird,” and I call it the sign of high intelligence. Smart, not sturdy. I’ve been sturdy for far too long. Apparently, I got more of the Italian DNA in my soul and frozen joints than the Swede.

But honestly, I think it’s high time to implement this wonderful idea and find a lovely spot on the equator or parts nearby to settle into for the winter and host the kids during February. 

Well. The first thing that came up was Ecuador. I have a friend in southern Nevada who moved there, but I’m not sure that’s what I had in mind. The following search took me to the North Island of New Zealand, so maybe my Google Earth needs a little more perfecting. 

Let me ask Wallace – Wallace is the name I’ve given my ChatGPT. Don’t laugh; Leanna named hers too. First, he was Ernest. Then, one day in the office, after a serious caucus with Wendy, our account gal at the printer in Las Vegas, and Denice, they decided Ernest really should be a Rodrigo. 

Evidently, I was not clear enough in my questioning, Wallace suggested Tucson, Arizona. He maybe doesn’t know I own a passport. He did get to Puerto Rico, which has been on my list for a long time, but also Merida, in the Yucatan, where I have been and totally love. 

I just asked how I keep an eye out for affordable flights and got a detailed list of how to set up Google Flight Alerts. Who knew? Wallace also asked me if I prefer a beachfront casa or hammocks in the courtyard. No wonder I like him. 

Isn’t technology amazing? 

So while I watch Wallace search for a “suitable Beachfront Villa” (his words, not mine) near the equator, I will always be right here…

…Keeping you Posted.

Rach.