Days 41 through 50 of 100 Days of Blue Water (Part 5)💦 The Mediterranean to the Gulf of Mexico

Searching for Blue Mind from Blue Water

Beyond My Home in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

On A Virgin Voyages Cruise Ship

Day 41: Delos Island, Greece, Near Mykonos, July 5

The Aegean Sea, Part of the Mediterranean

Day 42 of 100 Blue: Another View of the Aegean Sea 

That's Me after the Climb Up to Kritinia Castle, Rhodes!

Day 43 of 100 Blue Water Photos: July 7, 2025

From the Santorini, Greece Cable Car—That’s the True Blue!

Day 44 of Blue Water: Leaving Crete, Greece

Marveling at the Blue of the Mediterranean

Day 45 of the #100daysofblue Challenge: Blue Water

View from My Favorite Women's Public Restroom on the Ship

Day 46 of Blue: Docked in Piraeus, Greece, July 10, 2025

Breakfast at the Wake Restaurant Before Disembarking

Day 47 of Blue: Fountain in Athens, Greece, July 11

From the Top of the Red Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus

Day 48 of 100 Blue: Peaceful Memories Video

Mediterranean Cruising on the Resilient Lady

Day 49 of Blue Water: South Miami Beach

A Two-Day Stop in Florida on the Way to Mexico

Day 50 of 100: Blue Water of Going Home to Mexico

Flying Over the Gulf of Mexico from Miami to Mexico City!

If you would like to view the first forty days of Blue Water photos, including many memories of past adventures with Jon, here are the links:

Part 1: Days 1 through 10 of Blue 💦 100 Days of Blue Begins: Where I Find My Blue Mind. Memories of Happy Times with Jon.

Part 2: 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗜 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 🌊🌊 (Days 11 to 20) More Happy Memories with Jon

Part 3: Days 21 through 30 💦💦💦 𝟏𝟎𝟎𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞💦💦💦 Happy Memories with Jon Continue

Part 4: Days 31 through 40 🌊 New Memories of Traveling Alone: Puerto Vallarta to Athens to Turkey

Blue Mind is the mildly meditative state people fall into when they are near, in, under, or on water. It is peace. It is the feeling of calmness and relaxation that comes from being in or near the water, and it has a positive impact on our mental health.

100 Days of Blue is a campaign inspired by marine biologist Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, encouraging people to spend time near, in, on, or under water for its positive impact on well-being. To carry on his legacy, many people are posting one blue water photo or video a day for 100 days, often with the hashtag #100daysofblue.

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Some friends and readers have asked why I’m traveling alone now. Where is Jon? We have always done everything together, it seems.

But not always. Fifteen years ago, Jon and I separated during a manic time. Jon was diagnosed with bipolar type II disorder soon afterward, and treatment was successful. It was painful, but we were able to revive our relationship.

As part of my healing, I wrote a book called Just Another Manic Moment: A Novel, about the challenges of living with a person who has bipolar disorder. It’s déjà vu for me. I’ve lived it once, and now Jon’s mania has returned. He has moved to a small town and started a new life. Yes, I worry about a 75-year-old man with Parkinson’s disease and bipolar disorder living alone in a motorhome far from healthcare facilities. Still, he’s happy building and repairing things, and doing his own traveling for now. I am learning to let him go and focus on self-care.

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Just Another Manic Moment: A Novel

In Sickness and In Health Book #1

Terry L Turrell, Author