So an attempt to prove to myself and to my family that I can hack it? And to others of my age that solo travel remains possible and an enlivening experience.

所以我有一种向自己和家人来证明我还行的冲动，向其它像我一样年纪的老人表明单独旅行还是有可能的，而且是一种恢复生机的有用经历。