We feel very lucky. We got off the cruise ship in Melborne and flew to Hawaii and three days later Australia basically closed the country and the cruise industry came to a halt. We were in Hawaii for two weeks and three days after we left Honolulu, all the bars and restaurants shut down. Better to be lucky than good! We've already booked three big trips for 2022 with two river cruises in Europe and a trip to the Canadian Rockies. Here's hoping a new variant doesn't kill the travel industry again.
As to retirement, I had ideas about consulting, but I quickly learned there are too many other more fun things to do. Our bucket list is long and now we are behind!