Stories from sea to shore…
Here you can read posts that detail my cruising history over the years.
They have a saying in Bonaire: “We make two things here: babies and salt”. Our tour included leaning about the salt farms and unfortunately the desperate lives that the slaves who harvested the salt… Read more
It had been nearly 40 years since I had last visited Curacao, and quite frankly, it was very run down. I remember our tour just took us to the front street section of town… Read more
This was my very first trip to Aruba, so we wanted to make sure that we had a complete experience with an all day tour. We started our tour with a visit to a… Read more
During our previous visits to George Town, Grand Cayman there were always several large mega-ships in port with us. This meant that the town was bustling with cruise ship tourists. This time, we visited… Read more
It might be hard to count the number of sailings we have done from Ft. Lauderdale. We definitely prefer sailing out of Ft. Lauderdale’s Port Everglades over Miami, just because it feels like a… Read more
Most people don’t realize that Mexico has a fine wine producing region just outside of Ensenada. Less than an hour drive is the Califia or Valle de Guadalupe wine region. The location is in… Read more
San Diego is probably my favorite city in California. It’s just big enough to be interesting and small enough not to feel overwhelming like Los Angeles and San Francisco. Visitors often enjoy the Spanish… Read more
Once the fish canning capitol of California, Monterey Bay is now a protected marine conservation area. Visitors can visit the old cannery row and the world famous aquarium. During our visit, we chose to… Read more
There is a reason that so many songs are written about San Francisco! Quite simply, it is a stunning city with world famous architecture and possibly the most beautiful bay in the world. We… Read more
What could be better for folks living in California than a cruise that combines all the fun and luxury of a Princess cruise experience with the scenery of the Golden State. The cruise departed… Read more
Norwegian Joy may be one of the prettiest ships I have sailed on. As an active travel agent, I was invited to attend a one night preview cruise on the ship before its deployment… Read more
On our disembarkation day from the cruise ship, we had booked a private tour for the 5 folks in our group to show us around Buenos Aires and see all parts of the city.… Read more