The wanderer returns!

Greeting us in Bali.
@garymarsh6 (23404)
United Kingdom
September 9, 2023 12:04pm CST
Hi to you all. I have not been around for quite some time but only popped my head in once in a while. Hopefully things are setlling down a bit now & I can get back in the swing of things once again. The first four months of this year I finally managed to complete a full circumnavigation on a World cruise leaving Southampton & eventually returning four months later. It was absolutely amazing. The different countries we visited & iconic experiences were super, different cultures & foods very different extremes of weather. It took me about 2 months to get warm again as l felt so cold in May & June but then we have not had a brilliant summer since we got back. I have noticed quite a few changes here. Friends l look out for no longer seem to be here. I hope that they are well. I hope they are just taking a break like l have been doing. Well bavk to business again & l will fill you in on all the things we did hopefully it will be interesting!
29 people like this
30 responses
@Tampa_girl7 (50216)
• United States
9 Sep 23
It’s good to see you here again Gary. Your cruise sounds amazing.
8 people like this
@Tampa_girl7 (50216)
• United States
9 Sep 23
@garymarsh6 My husband and I hope to be able to take a cruise one day.
6 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
9 Sep 23
It was absolutely amazing & despite being on board for four months it really only felt like a couple of weeks. I did not want it to end!
7 people like this
@ptrikha_2 (46938)
• India
9 Sep 23
Glad to see you back. Yes, a few members are no longer active. A few I know are less active and may be even likely to leave for some time. Perhaps Global economic challenges are leading to people having lesser time online. Anyways I am hopeful that you would find some really interesting discussions to check out.
5 people like this
@ptrikha_2 (46938)
• India
10 Sep 23
@garymarsh6 Yes there are still some good discussions around.
5 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
9 Sep 23
Hi there how are you. Hopefully l can catch up with everyone soon. Nice to see you too.
5 people like this
@GardenGerty (160642)
• United States
10 Sep 23
Oh, I am sure we will enjoy your tales of the sea. Welcome back.
5 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
Thank you nice to see a familiar face still here. I hope you are keeping well?
3 people like this
@rebelann (112786)
• El Paso, Texas
9 Sep 23
I hope you'll have some interesting stories to tell, I always like hear about your travels. Yes, many of those with whom I had a friendship have simply left and once in a while they might show up but I too miss them .... I missed you as well, glad you're back.
5 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
9 Sep 23
Arr thank you l missed you too. I hope all is well with you?. I will catch up with you soon.
5 people like this
@rebelann (112786)
• El Paso, Texas
9 Sep 23
No worries, I know you have lots of catching up to do so I'll keep an eye out for your posts.
4 people like this
@aninditasen (16381)
• Raurkela, India
10 Sep 23
That was a very interesting trip I think and a wonderful experience too. Hope you are back with full energy.
5 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
Well l would not go as far as being full of energy but l hope to be a bit more active here. I wish you well. Have a nice day!
2 people like this
@Gilljane (2902)
• Sutton, England
10 Sep 23
I am happy to see you back. II looed for Muluse and can't find her
5 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
No she seems to have disappeared. She was a superb writer my favourite as her posts were always interesting & learnt something new in each post. I hope she will return one day.
4 people like this
@AmbiePam (92536)
• United States
9 Sep 23
It is always nice to see a Mylotter return after being away for awhile. I would love to see more return, but the numbers sure are dwindling. We look forward to hearing about what you’ve seen.
5 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
Thank you!
5 people like this
@May2k8 (18357)
• Indonesia
10 Sep 23
Nice to see you back, it's been quite a long time since you've been around.
4 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
Thank you! Hopefully l will be around a bit more now.
4 people like this
@much2say (55584)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Sep 23
Ohhh, welcome back ! Your world cruise must've been fabulous! I can't even imagine 4 months of traveling - I've never even done 4 days. Yep - things have been a bit slow here .
4 people like this
@much2say (55584)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Sep 23
@garymarsh6 I hope so too . . . hopefully eventually the folks will flock back .
2 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
11 Sep 23
Hopefully things will pick up again. It is like that ocassionally but picks up again.
3 people like this
@writerjo (2540)
• India
10 Sep 23
@garymarsh6 Glad to hear about your cruise experiences , circumnavigations. Have a great day
4 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
Thank you. You have a good day too!
4 people like this
@LadyDuck (471390)
• Switzerland
10 Sep 23
Welcome back Gary, I am so glad to see you back. I hope you enjoyed every minute of your long circumnavigation on the World cruise. It's so nice to see you back.
4 people like this
@LadyDuck (471390)
• Switzerland
11 Sep 23
@garymarsh6 I am glad to know you are well, we are well Gary thank you. I am more than sure that you would have loved to continue the cruise forever.
3 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
Thank you Anna it is nice to see some friends still here. I hope you & your husband are keeping well. It was amazing Anna I did not want it to end.
4 people like this
@TheHorse (218633)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Sep 23
MyLot is in a state of change right now. Maybe of my favorite writers have moved on. Welcome back. Glad the cruise was enjoyable.
4 people like this
@jstory07 (139626)
• Roseburg, Oregon
10 Sep 23
@TheHorse It is part of my routine to.
4 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
Yes so it seems but l am pleased to see you are still around.
4 people like this
@TheHorse (218633)
• Walnut Creek, California
10 Sep 23
@garymarsh6 MyLot has become a part of my routine.
4 people like this
@MarieCoyle (37313)
10 Sep 23
A world cruise sounds very special. I hope you will write more about it here, I would enjoy reading that.
4 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
Thank you. It was amazing. It had been cancelled two years running because of the pandemic so at last l finally realised my life long dream.
4 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
@MarieCoyle It was ok because l could talk to them frequently via whatsapp & wave to them too so they did see me & I them. Life is so much kinder to us all with all this wonderful technology.
3 people like this
@MarieCoyle (37313)
10 Sep 23
@garymarsh6 I always thought it would be fun to do, but never would have done it if I had the opportunity--because of my children and grandchildren. I don't see them every day or anything, but I would miss them so much. I do like to see new places and try new things, and so forth. It sounds like literally the trip of a lifetime.
3 people like this
10 Sep 23
Hello, sir. I’m a new member here. Nice to hear your come back
3 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
10 Sep 23
@garymarsh6 I'm doing fine, thank you for asking. If you look at my comment, you'll see I was addressing a newbie to myLot.
3 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
@DaddyEvil Oops l thought you were teasing me! Glad to see you are still around!
2 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
@DaddyEvil Haha l am not a newbie although you might think I am. I hope you are keeping well?
3 people like this
@jstory07 (139626)
• Roseburg, Oregon
10 Sep 23
I am sure you did a lot of interesting things and I hope you tell us all about what you did.
3 people like this
@jstory07 (139626)
• Roseburg, Oregon
10 Sep 23
@garymarsh6 Good I look forward to reading them.
3 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
HI Judy l hope you are doing well? I will write some posts about it.
3 people like this
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
10 Sep 23
Welcome back! It's good to see you back on myLot!
3 people like this
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Sep 23
I can't see the photo but there is a caption saying 'greeting us in Bali'. If you were that close to us, what a pity you didn't visit Perth. I'm presuming you didn't.
3 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
10 Sep 23
No although we did call into Sydney, Cairns & Darwin. Australia was lovely l enjoyed our visits there albeit too short.
3 people like this
@JudyEv (339658)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Sep 23
@garymarsh6 Bali is very popular with West Australians. It is cheaper to fly there than to the eastern states. Prices are cheap compared to 'home' so it's a great place to holiday. Having said that, I think we're the only West Aussies not to have been there. Vince's brother lives in the hill country there. He has a lung condition and the climate there suits him.
2 people like this
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
11 Sep 23
Absolutely, I’d love to hear all about your travels.
2 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
11 Sep 23
Hi Ruby thank you for dropping by. I shall write up a few posts about it all & share with you all. I hope you are keeping well?
2 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
11 Sep 23
@RubyHawk Thank you. It seems l have quite a bit of catching up to do. So sorry to read about your water leak. I hope you are ok?
2 people like this
@RubyHawk (99405)
• Atlanta, Georgia
11 Sep 23
@garymarsh6 I’m doing very well, glad to know you are still with us. I’m looking forward to your posts.
2 people like this
@tom_view (6451)
• Kolkata, India
10 Sep 23
that's great
3 people like this
@RejJelyn (140)
10 Sep 23
Welcome back sir. We are excited about your experiences.
3 people like this
@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
11 Sep 23
Thank you how kind of you to say so.
2 people like this