"I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them." -Mark TwainThis travel group has a smooth synchronicity! There has never been a major problem arise and we never argue. We're certainly all very different with varied interests but everyone is agreeable! I can't speak for myself (without sounding obnoxious) but I'd vouch for Ann, Carole, Julie, and Susan: there isn't a self-centered personality amongst them!
We know each other well! We know who gets up first and last, who likes to bath and who prefers showers, who wants what for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, who packs the aspirin and who is most likely to have an umbrella!
Wherever we travel there is a rhythm to our days. We take turns being the "Mom for the Day" (we're all happy to relinquish this title for the week so we each have to take a turn being the "Responsible Person" for the day....."The Decider" as President George Bush might say).
Everyone makes an effort to be unimposing! If there is a lousy bed, we all volunteer to sleep in it. If it's a "last bite" of a shared dessert we all donate it to the person next to us. Simply put, I think it's a wonderful group of women who go out-of-their-way to make sure that everyone is having a fun trip and everyone is getting to the sights they'd like to see!
It isn't realistic to think that real families could get along as ideally since our group only has to spend a week together. The diplomacy is short-lived! Even I (note the bold type) can try to be on my best behavior for a finite amount of time. But, our travel week, with lots of pleasures and very few problems, does show you that it is well worth it to make the effort to be generous with each other; because when EVERYONE does it, EVERYONE WINS!
