Yes, things got derailed and changed once I retired.
My plans were somewhat utopian and probably wouldn't have worked as they stood. I think that when I was working towards retirement I didn't realise
RETIREMENT = FREEDOM
- freedom to change plans, to do things more slowly (or more quickly), to develop interests that I wouldn't have thought to develop during my career.
Things happened. My parents are now (suddenly) very frail, and dad had cancer two years ago. The year of treatments meant that everything was put on hold that year. The frailty means I keep on visiting them more frequently and stay much longer than I would have believed possible.
I have discovered things about myself in retirement that mean I am on a different path. I think I am a better person for retirement - more laid back, the stress has gone (this is wonderful).