My grown-up GAP YEAR
Towards the end of 2017, Christine Simmons, then 72, came up with a drastic plan. She decided to say goodbye to life as she knew it and go travelling around the world.
‘I suppose the idea for a “grown-up gap year” had been brewing for a long time,’ Christine says.
‘My husband Tony passed away in 1995. He was only 62, and it was quite a shock.’
Christine set about building a new life for herself, relocating to the Isle of Wight.
‘I’ve always loved the great outdoors. Being just a few steps from the
