AdventuRetired

Tell us about your Adventure! We have found out in retirement that there are two types of travelers...one who plans the trips and one who encourages that planner! Curt is definitely the planner and I love being the encourager! However, planning trips can be stressful so many retired people use travel companies to help them take awesome adventures without the stress.  Today we talk to Kate Newland...

Tell us about your Adventure! A buckle list for many and a birthday present to us, the Masters experience was a great treat. Yes, it is birthday month again, and this year Curt and I decided to take advantage of our special "in" to the Masters and travel to Augusta, Georgia for the Masters practice rounds. Although it was a month earlier than our actual birthdays, we decided it was the p...

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we talk to Jason Lee, a young retiree who is living his best retired life. Jason is one of the FIRE movement retirees and has found his purpose in his retirement. Climb a mountain? No problem for this guy! He has made mountaineering his retirement signature and is crushing it. We all know that health (mental and physical) is a major part of retirement and Jason...

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we talk to Jeff Balch from Pennsylvania about his retirement adventure on the Appalachian Trail. Many retired folks would love to add this adventure filled hike to their list of accomplishments and for those who are successful it is worth bragging about! The Appalachian Trail is approximately 2160 miles of steep mountain climbs and massive bouldering. Hats off t...

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we talk to Scott Hirons from Massachusetts and it is an episode you don't want to miss. As a retired person now for over eight years I have found that one of the ways I stay happy is by volunteering in my community. Curt and I know many retirees volunteer much more than we do and we really respect that part of their life's journey. Today's convers...

Tell us about your Adventure! Connie Sherwood has a mission in retirement that is full of snuggles, laughter, and purpose. She is the kitty whisperer! Yes, this retiree gets to spend part of her day snuggling with the cutes felines around! This journey not only benefits the kitties she fosters but gives her a great retirement purpose. Good job Connie! (Curt, can I please have one too? )

Tell us about your Adventure! College buddies! Some great memories of fun times, right? Well, today we are talking with Jerry Lanser and he not only keeps in contact with some of his best college buddies but does great hiking trips with them too! Retirement isn't only about reminiscing about the "good old days" but can also be about reestablishing relationships and building new memo...

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we meet friends Cherie Pinkerton and Lori Foulds from Manitoba, Canada! These two travel buddies met through work and found out that they share a passion in exploring new places! Curt and I met them on our bike and sail trip through Croatia and felt they would be the perfect pair to talk to about the amazing trip we all experienced! ( We even talk about the one...

Tell us about your Adventure! Do you consider yourself a "foodie"?  Curt and I definitely love a good meal, but if it doesn't involve meat and potatoes or peanut butter and jelly...Curt tends turn up his nose.  I, on the other hand, love to try new foods and love almost any type of cuisine.  In today's episode we meet Martin.  Martin and his wife love trying new foods and espec...

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we talk to Yvette and learn how she is grabbing retirement by the horns and riding it for all it's worth. She even has her own website and date to "Seize the Day". We think we could all learn somethings from this "Go Getter"!

Tell us about your Adventure! Let's start the year with a great adventure!  Could you live on cruise ship most of the year? Sounds like an amazing retirement!  Today we talk to Ric Irick, world traveler on a transatlantic cruise! (first time for us connecting to a guest on cruise ship for an interview)!  Ric recently retired from his career in Washington D.C. and loves to travel! What better...

Tell us about your Adventure! Today's episode has us meeting up with Michelle Lombard from Arizona.  Michelle is  really rocking her retirement adventure bucket list with adventures like hot air ballooning!  This is a great conversation as it is an adventure I want to take soon!!!  What is it like flying without a tether?  Michelle isn't afraid of stepping out of her comfort zone and int...

Tell us about your Adventure! Meet Dawn Whitley!  We had such a great conversation with her about her "passion" in retirement, her daylilies! Dawn has embraced daylily gardening with a zest just as she did her career as an engineer at the Campbells Soup Company.  If you are like me, (Cindy), gardening is a favorite hobby in retirement and it isn't always easy.  There is so much to l...

Tell us about your Adventure! Africa is a dream vacation for many of us!  Curt and I are already scoping out African safari vacations in anticipation for a once in a lifetime trip in our near future.  Africa is a wild wonderland for vacation thrill seekers such as our guest today Ellen Gleitman Luchette and her husband.  Their adventure was full amazing  events and sites.  You'll want to list...

Tell us about your Adventure! Happy Birthday to us!!!  Yes, it happens every year!  We celebrated our birthdays just three days apart with another great adventure!  This time New York City!  This new tradition ( it is  now a tradition if we have done it twice, right? )  is a fun time for us both!  We believe every year should be celebrated in retirement as so many of our friends and family didn&ap...

Tell us about your Adventure! Are you a " Cool Grandpa ?"  What does a cool grandpa look like you might ask?  Is there some kind of directions guide to becoming a "C ool Grandpa "?  And what about us "C ool Grandmas ?"   These are the questions we will delve into with our newest guest, Greg Payne, who is a fellow podcaster and author.  Enjoy!

Tell us about your Adventure! Have you had the chance to fulfill one of your bucket list adventures yet?  As a retired person we have the time and hopefully the resources to do just that....and the list is endless!  In this episode we meet educator Rick Brant who is set to retire in the next few years.  We salute his career of 30 years as an special education educator and are excited for you to li...

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we meet Leanne and Jonathan Paetz and boy do they have a retirement adventure to tell us all!  Curt and I are lucky to call these folks friends! Leanne and I (Cindy) have been friends since kindergarten ( Go Great Danes)! Leanne is also an excellent graphic artist that created our logo and for that we are so thankful.  But, back to the episode, this couple have...

Tell us about your Adventure! In this episode we meet a great guy who has made his winter home ... now his permanent home in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas.  We have a special place in our hearts for the the Valley as it was our home for over 30 years.  Living there as a Winter Texan is a whole different lifestyle than what we did as a young working family and we were so happy to meet this great cou...

Tell us about your Adventure!    In this episode we talk to a Dawn who has taken up Bee Keeping in retirement and is now a professional bee keeper!  Dawn Beck has all the buzz on how and why we should watch out for this exceptional flying insect.  We have heard all the talk lately about the bee situation in our country and how important the honey bee is to our lives and Dawn is doing her part to h...

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we talk to Karen Walker Vaughn about the wonderful repositioning cruise she and her husband, Ken, planned.  Repositioning cruises are a amazing way to cruise  differently, see new places, and still relax with the comforts of cruising .  This couple loved every minute of their trip and are ready to go again!  Come along and learn about the wonderful trip they exp...

Tell us about your Adventure! If you love the great 70s and 80s old rock and roll like us, Tom Petty's Free Falling ranks right up there as one of the best songs ever!  When I think of this song my mind always goes back to the weeks right after the birth of our first daughter 31 years ago when my husband told me he was going to jump out of a plane!  Tandem sky diving was just getting popular...

Tell us about your Adventure! Everyone told us how wonderful becoming a grandparent was...and we were waiting patiently!  Our perfect Sunny Faye arrived right on schedule this January to her thankful parents and entire family.  There is nothing that compares to this new stage of our retirement and we are so thankful to be able to join the grandparents group.  This podcast is not about our beautifu...

Tell us about your Adventure! Today we talk to Dr. Vanessa Boyce and listen as she guides us in a discussion about a heavy topic that many retirees don't think about early on in their retired life.  We all know that every day is a blessing and to have great health in retirement is the goal.  However, as we age we are faced with a slew of new situations and problems.  Those of us with elderly...

Tell us about your Adventure! At AdventuRetired we stress to those asking about what to do to get ready for retirement is to find your best you and keep working on improvement!  You will never be younger than you are the day you retire, so don't sit too soon !  These words definitely reflect our guest this episode.  Virginia (Ginny) Richter and I have a history!  She was my boss in South Texa...