Late bucket list? Any unrealized dreams?

My greatest dream is to see the Aurora - Australis or Borealis, don't mind.

Do the whole Silk Road, from Shanghai to Istambul;
Visit the Galapagos; the Azores; The Falklands; Madagascar [a lot of my family was living there in XIX century]

So many places that I shall never see, mainly because DH won't leave the house except on foot - I'm done with travelling on my own. I have done several trips alone, but now don't like to leave DH.

Crossed quite a few things off my bucket list in recent years... Rio Carnival, South Sea Island Cruise, New Orleans Jazz tour etc now tho I’d just like to go to Kent to see my 2 sons ??

I'm another one for Uluru but I loathe flying, so it seems unlikely.

If I could have a couple of permanent buckets it would be an apartment in the City of London, and a bungalow on the Blackpool coast, both places I love visiting and it would be nice not to have to make accommodation arrangements.

haven't any big dreams,I would be quite happy just to be able to stay in a hotel again,perhaps see more of this country,so many places I have never visited.

When I was 20's I wanted to bungee and sky dive, but now I wonder what I was thinking. lol...Now, I'd love to search my roots. I'd like to go to the UK and visit Essex and Wales to search more info even photos or paintings of my ancestors. Also Spain for the same reason.

We’ve been very lucky to have done so much travelling in the past. Our best travel was Road 66 on a Harley. My husband is a huge fan of riding and next on the list is Daytona bike week.
In the nearer future it must be Shetland and the Galicia coast!

Just one thing. I would love to be able to persuade my son and elder daughter to talk to each other again....

Not so much of Celebration, although some might see it as one of Celebrating a life well lived and Passed, but I truly feel sorry for those who have lost loved ones to whatever cause during this Pandemic, and have not been able to say a proper final 'Goodbye'.
My own Father passed away almost a year ago now, due to Covid, We were unable to visit him for almost 10 months before he died, alone on a hospital ward without his Family or loved ones with him.at the time.
There was no visiting the undertakers, everything had to be arranged by telephone. The Churches were closed, and it was strictly a short 30 min Graveside service for immediate family only, just 6 people were allowed to attend, and officially the Vicar should have included himself in that number, but was kind enough not to so that my 4 daughters, Myself and DH could attend. There was no wake, not even a visit to home for everyone to share a Cuppa and a Biscuit. Very sad indeed.
On the Tv news this week was the highlight of those who had lost loved ones from Covid 19 who.could not afford the basic funeral costs, and had no option but to allow the local Council to pay for a 'Public health funeral' a simple direct cremation straight from the hospital mortuary, often in batches, and without any service whatsoever, simply because they did not have enough money to arrange the funeral as a family, or they had no family at all.

I would say you are never too old to follow a dream. My father at 89 with advanced prostate cancer and a bit of a failing memory said he wanted to go on one last cruise. I wasn't at all happy about it, and told him to consult his doctor, who, to her credit, told him if he felt up to it, to go.

We packed his bag for him and confiscated it the night before, so he couldn't fiddle with it, and asked airport staff to put him in a wheelchair, so that we knew he would get on the flight. At 7.00 am the next morning I had a call from the nurse on the ship saying that he had forgotten all his medication. I knew he hadn't, and asked her to search his case, she was really unhappy about it, but said she would ring me the next day if they hadn't turned up, and I heard no further. He got off the ship in Marseilles, missed the coach to take him back on board, and ended up in the local police station, where fortunately one officer spoke English, and understood his 'I need to get back to my boat' as coming from a mad cruise ship passenger (fortunately there was only one ship in port that day!)

We met him off the plane, he was worried about being sprayed for polio on the plane (it was the tail end of the SARS epidemic) and then confessed he had made a lady friend and was worried when she said she was going to come back and live with him!

That was the end of May. In July he had a very mild heart attack, and the appalling ill treatment at the hands of the local hospital led to his very sudden death a few days later, on the morning he was due to be discharged, so he never made his 90th birthday a couple of weeks later.

I am so very glad he had that last experience.

Franbern my 80th came and went last year without seeing a soul, when previously, arrangements were being put in place for a huge family gathering with a BBQ in stepD's big garden.
A photographer would have been ordered too, so sad.
Not the same with everyone wearing masks

I also feel privileged to have flown on the "old lady of the skies " the 747-400's , the massive workhorses that they were and have now been retired, one being 30 years old when I made one flight, and had been thrilled to be invited in its cockpit during the flight over the Middle East.

That wouldn't happen today. The pilot was an ex. fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force, so I'd felt as safe as houses on my first long-haul flight in 1982.

Alongside that was the experience of the Megatop which was one of Singapore's giant airlines. It made the other planes look like models, though I learned later that the safety record wasn't up to scratch
Being an " anorak " I have boxed models of both.

Who wants more than this in life ? I feel like the luckiest person.

Oh dear - far more mundane dream. I had so hoped to have the whole family (five AC, plus partners, and eight g.children, plus five others), together this coming June to celebrate my80th birthday, Just not possible this year, as we have totally failed to find any weekeend that is suitable for everyone, as so much that has been postponend and cancelled is now having tio br crammed into those few weeks of Summer holidays.

I’ve just remembered that a similar GN thread years ago got me hankering for a first class trip on the Trans-Siberian railway. It’s not going to happen unless I win the lottery, but it’s good to dream!

I've always yearned to fly in a glider over the Grand Canyon.
I adore dolphins and on one hand would love to swim with them in the ocean not in captivity but on the other hand I know it's not a good thing

I always dreamed of going on a long world Cruise with DH once we retired, visiting all the places so perfectly photographed in the glossy magazines and travel brochures.

The reality is always quite different though, Lack of funding, family needs and responsibilities, caring for Grandchildren and Elderly Dad for around 3 months whilst we were away, and the very high cost and/or acceptance for Travel insurance and onboard criteria of whatever Cruise line you would be travelling with!
When DH first retired, many years ago now, we did sail Trans-Atlantic from the U.K. to the Caribbean for 23 nights. We were both younger, fitter, more mobile, and had saved up for it for a few years previously. It was quite an experience when the time came, not only the amount of luggage we needed to carry for a long stay, the awful laden journey via public transport down to the port, interrogation to board the ship, long ques, and finally reaching ‘home’ for the three weeks inside a tiny cabin, with its very long walk every time you wanted a simple snack or even a coffee!
It certainly was an experience, we got soaked in a Monsoon, steamed our way through a rainforest, dived on a Submarine, and sailed around St Lucia on a Catamaran.
We also visited the onboard shows, l fell asleep during some of the boring Lectures, and desperately missed my family and Grandchildren back home, and the normality of the simple things like fresh milk in our Tea, pure Orange juice, not the onboard powdered varieties, and British favourites such as Fish and Chips!

Would we cope with all this for 90days if given the circumstances and opportunity today? Probably not, and they would not accept us onboard due to our long term conditions anyway, so for us, it has to be a Dream unfortunately, or maybe the reality would have been a Nightmare, given the pandemic and the world as it is today.

When we were first married in 1976, we spent two years in Seychelles where OH was a junior engineer. I would love to go back for a holiday.

My abiding memory of the bridge climb is that I cracked my head on a (fortunately well padded) girder and literally saw stars. I hadn’t realised that could actually happen till then!

My bucket list has a few things left on it. Some are challenges I’ll probably just quietly let drop - running a marathon for one. I’m still hoping to get to tour round Mexico.

I loved my trip to Oz. Did a round trip covered most of it and Uluru was a highlight but the camel farm there was wonderful too. Also got down to climb the bridge which considering I get a bit of vertigo pleased me .....it’s a case of look ahead and don’t look down or everything spins.

I have visited Uluru, pleased I’ve been but would not want to go there again.

Have also done the Sydney Bridge Climb, yes that was exhilarating. Expensive, but I was with a generous friend and it was her treat.

I travelled on a speed boat when I was in Cuba. It was a fairly sedate journey through the mangroves but I would love to go faster in one.

Brightandbreezy I am exactly in the same position. I've wanted to go to India since I was 18. Until the past 4 years I hadnt had the opportunity to travel. For some reason I delayed India. I think I felt it would be physically demanding due to heat etc and tbh wanted to be a bit fitter/slimmer to cope with it. Eventually I planned to do it for my 60th year ,which is this year.
I have been tremendously lucky and have visited all the other places on my bucket list.
I had to use a lot of my savings last year. Aside from that I dont see the appeal of travel at the moment. Everything from the covid procedures at the airport to the thought of having a holiday under covid restrictions looks more stressful than fun. ?.
I have it in the back of my mind that it may be possible in a few years, but who knows?
By then of course theres the concern I may be of an age where it's less pleasurable to do long haul travel. That said when I have travelled there have been some amazing ladies in their 80s!
If it's meant to be it will happen. Meanwhile I'm grateful for what I have experienced ?

I’ve visited most of the places on my bucket list but I would like to trek to Everest base camp (I’m too old) and visit South Georgia and Antarctica (too expensive).

I've always wanted to see the redwood or sequoia forests. Perhaps on a future trip we can combine that and the Grand Canyon.

Also on the list is a long camper-van trip, maybe through US and back through Canada. But I don't really want to buy a camper-van, so maybe rent one. It would be terribly expensive for the amount of time I would like. Maybe this dream isn't very practical.

That is exactly how I feel Esspee. Oh well ...first world problem. I will just be grateful to be out of lockdown and managing to get somewhere ...anywhere ... scenic and warm.

We had a few trips cancelled last year. The India tour is unlikely to happen ever now as by the time I would consider it safe to go I’ll probably be too old.