Since my 60th birthday at the beginning of August, Steve (DOS) and I have been home, mainly catching up on various doctor and other appointments, tests, and errands. I’ve had a few follow-up appointments with my Cardiologist and others, but…
We Left the Ship, . . . In San Francisco! Touring around and heading home. Yikes – We got COVID!
When I left off on the last post, we were staying in San Francisco a couple days, after our continuing 4 night cruise segment to Vancouver on the Caribbean Princess was canceled. The ship’s explanation was it needed more time…
Heading out for a month: 2 Cruises and lots of Nautical Miles and Sea Days!
First of all, Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all! I started this post before I went to bed on St. Paddy’s Day (Thursday night), and I’m doing some last minute packing of mostly my electronic gear; i.e. cords adapters, meds…
So Long Sky Princess, until We Meet Again!
While this cruise on the Sky Princess was a short 7 day Caribbean Cruise, we really packed a lot of fun in one short week and met some wonderful people. The last day of the cruise was a sea day…
All Aboard The California Zephyr!
Friday Feb 3, 2020 Steve (DOS) and I are currently on the California Zephyr, Amtrak’s cross-country train which travels from Chicago to Emeryville, California. We left yesterday from Union Station in Chicago, and are currently going thru the beautiful Colorado…
Just got back from our Emerald Princess Cruise!
<Warning: This is a LONG post! Sorry in advance for any typos, duplicate photos, text, grammar or midnight gibberish mistakes on my part. > Steve (DOS) and I arrived home on Tuesday from a 10 night Emerald Princess (partial Panama…
Happy New Year 2020! Quietly celebrating a new Decade!
As I’ve written in the last few posts, December 2019 was quite a busy month for us, as well as a rite of passage on a couple fronts for DOS and myself. In mid December, I (Steve UNO) retired from…
Layover in Sao Paulo Airport Hotel and onward Flight to Johannesburg
We had a nice 8 hour overnight flight to Sao Paulo on an American Airlines Boeing 777-300 jet from Miami. We had Business Class seats seats 3D and 3K (2 adjacent aisle seats in the center section of the 1…
Return to South Africa – the Adventure Begins!
After having such an enjoyable time last year on our AMA Waterways Africa cruise/tour, Steve (DOS) and I are returning to South Africa once again, this time on our own. Including travel, our nearly three week trip, unlike last year’s…
Happy Fourth of July from Santiago!
Today is Independence Day back in the United States, and for Steve (DOS) and I it was a leisurely day in Santiago, followed by an overnight trip home. As a Hyatt Globalist member, we were entitled to a 4pm checkout…