The day after Thanksgiving, Steve (DOS) and I checked out of our Lake Mary Hotel and drove from Orlando to our Ft. Lauderdale hotel, for our pre-night cruise stay. The overall traffic the day after Thanksgiving Friday was fairly light…
Happy Thanksgiving 2024!
Steve (DOS) and I celebrated a quiet Thanksgiving with just the two of us at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse in nearby Lake Mary, Florida. We stayed at the Hampton Inn and Suites located next door to the restaurant, so it was…
Happy Birthday Steve (DOS)!!!
If you’ve been reading this blog for while, you know why I call Pilot Steve “DOS”. My Mom actually gave him this name quite a few years ago, for Spanish number two, meaning second Steve or “DOS”. Today is Saturday…
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…
Welcome Aboard Celebrity Cruise Line’s Beyond: A review of our 8 day Caribbean Cruise!
It’s the last week of July as I write this, and Steve (DOS) and I are sailing on the beautiful Celebrity Beyond. While we don’t normally take a Caribbean Cruise during the summer months, we made an exception to try…
Way-cation Week In Sarasota
Steve (DOS) and I took a week’s mid-July trip to Sarasota for some relaxation, good meals, and some short daytime activities. Sarasota is only a 2 1/2 hour drive from our home in Orlando, so while technically not a “stay-cation”,…
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…
Welcome Aboard the (delayed) Majestic Princess in Sydney!
After traveling around Australia for the last 3 weeks, it was time to say goodbye to Sydney and board the Majestic Princess for a 9 night repositioning cruise to Auckland, with several stops in New Zealand along the way. We…
Touring Perth and The Swan Valley
On our second day in Perth, we met our new friends Tracey and Michael at our hotel, the Hyatt Regency Perth, for breakfast. Tracy and Michael are friends with Manuela, and we quickly all got along well. As we were…
Welcome Aboard the Pacific Explorer!
After spending three days in Adelaide, Steve (DOS) and I headed to the port of Adelaide for our five night repositioning cruise to Perth, Western Australia. Our Adelaide friends Manuela and Jenny were traveling with us on the cruise, and…