Thanks for the update. I'm glad you got to spend that time with the girls and the trip sounds amazing. Like Ovrr, I have always wanted to go to Central America and would love reading a little more about your trip.
El Salvador was great. It can be dangerous. It's important to stay out of big cities at night and to be with somebody who knows where they are going (a guide or local). I never felt in danger while I was there, but I was traveling with locals. The food is amazing. It has beaches with few people (tourism is dead because of its reputation). It has mountains and a volcano. The people are friendly. I did catch a bug on my way out. I think it was from a water park we went to.
Originally Posted by FlySolo
I am not surprised your emotions are a little all over the place. It's like having had something to look forward to for a long time and then once the thing you were looking forward to passes, your left with that empty "What now" feeling. The January blues amplified. That feeling once christmas and new years are over, it's dark and cold outside, you have to get back into he work thin and it just feels like there is nothing left to look forward to. But the sunshine comes back, you plan your next holiday and have that to look forward to, you get back into the routine of work and then the feeling passes.
I never thought about that. Maybe catching a little cabin fever. Before this trip I felt comfortable in my solitude (even with GAL activities), but it just feels lonely now.
Originally Posted by FlySolo
Are you seeing your girls for their birthdays? Where are you going to put the next tick on your list of countries visited?
Unfortunately, no. When we made the schedule, my XW asked if I could come down the week after their birthdays because she has to travel for work. I agreed to it. Maybe I shouldn't have, but I was still in the appeasing stage. My employer okayed me going down there and working from home one week/month during this time, so my hands were tied. The girls are looking at it like having two birthdays though--like how Christmas worked this year. They almost seem excited about it. I'm glad my girls are taking this well, but part of me wonders why this hasn't been harder on them. My older daughter still holds out hope that we'll reconcile. She said something like "you can still get back together after divorce." My younger daughter doesn't seem to care much.
