Here is no hiding the fact that for the past year Margo and I have returned to the days of travel of past years. COVID put a big dent in our plans that saw us, like so many other families, putting on hold any idea about leaving our home. But eventually, we all began accepting that the global pandemic that hit us so hard was waning and that seeing the sights was becoming popular once again. We spent Christmas and the New Year 2022 – 2023 sailing out of the east coast, but this time, it was my birthday cruise that saw us sailing out of the west coast. With the exception of the time spent housebound between 2020 and 2022, every second year Margo and I have taken this particular Princess cruise to Hawaii. Leaving from San Pedro’s Port of Los Angeles, circling the Hawaiian Islands before heading back to the port via Ensenada, Mexico, it has become a 15 days change of pace. Yes, we still devote many hours to working but fortunately remote work has become the norm for many of us. This time my...