Our next port stop on our 11 night Japan cruise was at Nagasaki; home of the 2nd and hopefully last Atomic Bomb bomb to be dropped in this world. The Atomic Bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945,…
Happy New Year 2026!
DOS and I rang in the New Year 2026 as we did last year in 2025, at the Marriott Hotel in Lake Mary, Florida. This was a bit of a one night staycation/celebration of the old year, and looking ahead…
Christmas at Jekyll Island 2025!
Steve (DOS) and I once again celebrated the Christmas holiday week this year at Jekyll Island, Georgia. Jekyll Island is one of our favorite places to visit in the U.S. for its relaxed vibe, historical venue, beautiful beaches, and overall…
Our Sky Princess TransAtlantic Cruise Ports
In the last post I blogged about our onboard adventures on our Westbound crossing from London, aboard Princess Cruise Line’s Sky Princess, November 2025. This post will focus on some of our port stops along the way. OK, let’s get…
October Pride Parade in Orlando 2025!
Steve (DOS) and I were proud to march in the Orlando Pride Parade, as a small group organized by our College Park United Methodist Church this past weekend. While we didn’t have the big floats or local mega- corporate sponsors,…
Spring has sprung and so has March!
Wow – March has come and gone and like a whirlwind! We had no major trips, but a few activities close to home, and mixed in with a bit of the spring cleaning thing as well. We started off the…
Christmas at Jekyll Island 2024!
Steve (DOS) and I spent the week of Christmas at Jekyll Island, Georgia. We stayed at the Westin Hotel by the Convention Center, which is located beachfront along the Atlantic Ocean, and a short drive to the Jekyll Historic Village.…
November Days at Home!
After we got home from the Halloween cruise on MSC’s Seashore, we’ve had most of the month of November at home to rest up, clean house a bit, and get ready for our next cruise on the Sun Princess the…
Rescheduled ICD, Grand Floridian Cafe, and Sarasota Days!
Lots of stuff happening now in the month of September! We had taken the cruise on the Celebrity Beyond (last post) in July/August, in hopes of having a bit of fun before my Cardiac Defibrillator Device being installed to regulate…
Quick Update: Back home for a while
I haven’t posted for quite a while, and for the craziest of reasons (i.e. I hurt my hand and haven’t been able to type! More down further in this post). We’ve been back home from our Doha, Australia, and New…