Interesting that this drew 82 comments (so far) and not one of the comments drew a reply. (don’t know what that means – just thought it was note worthy)

Anyway, I am approaching real retirement (i.e. age related) and would offer this for what it is worth:

As you get older it gets increasingly difficult to ignore the passage of time. The disquieting backgorund noise of this awareness keeps getting louder and makes it increasingly difficult to enjoy anything. So if you find yourself with the ability to get away for a while in your mid years and to do something that will supply you with satisfying and fond memories in your later years, do so.