30 YEARS LATER

Dora and I have a soft spot for Japan, a country we used to visit at least twice a year for the first 10 years of our 30 years together. Why .... because we like the culture, the adventure in food, the nick-knacks, the genuine friendship, but above all it was the farthest we could afford to get away for a breather without putting a dent in our meagre 'travel budget'. I still remember it took us 3 whole years to save enough money for our first trip to America as a family, and airfare then was a fraction of what it is now, without the surcharges and taxes. Europe was never a consideration then, it was way too expensive, and too far away with the 3 girls coming on stream.

Fast forward 30 years this trip to Osaka is actually the first time, in a long while, for us to return on our own! We dearly hope to return to our bi-annual routine again now that we have the freedom, the budget, and the time ... for me that is, Dora is a bona fide Diamond Member of the 'Never Retire Society' ... but before all that we shall need to first of all, stay healthy, and of course, stay married?

What do you think? Do we look like we have a chance?