‘Travels with Mary, how much must we suffer on vacation?’

Mary Wakefield Buxton

I hate to travel. General Sherman said, “War is hell,” but I say, “Travel is hell.”

The problem in my 62-year marriage to a wonderful husband is simply that he loves to travel. Why this fundamental difference did not come out during our pre-marriage conversations, I have no idea but it was a cruel twist of fate.

So, I live in perpetual fear of the next trip listening for that tell-tale sign of him rustling about in the closet looking for a suitcase. I know he is suffering from that dread disease that comes every few months or so … wanderlust … and I gear myself for his next suggestion for a trip.

Mary Wakefield Buxton
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“One Woman’s Opinion” served as a special feature of the Southside Sentinel for four decades, written by the late Urbanna resident Mary Wakefield Buxton. Traditionally a humorist, Mary has written a column on all subjects and sometimes in very serious vein. Along with writing a column for the Sentinel, she is also author of 15 books about life and love in Tidewater, Virginia.