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TN_12 wrapup
This was a quick trip north. No sightseeing. Just a few days with friends and family. By the numbers: Highlights: Lowlights: Planned and actual routes: The greatest deviations from the plan occurred north of Brooksville FL where we didn’t get on ether I-75 or I-10 and north of Dumfries VA where we took a westerly … Continue reading
TN_12 Hop 3: Montclair VA to Worcester MA
576 miles via VA 234, VA 28, VA 7, US 15, I-83, I-78, I-287, I-95, I-495 (west of Boston), MA 9 and US 20. Auto miles 596. Cumulative hop miles: 1611. Cumulative auto miles: 1631. The 20 non-hop miles were due to a trip to the casino near Montclair VA. This was another very long, … Continue reading
TN-12 Hop 2: Brooksville FL to Montclair VA
This was a LONG day of travel – over 14 hours door-to-door. 839 miles via US 19, FL 24, US 331, US 301, I-95 and VA 234 with a short detour near Savannah GA, several construction delays, fueling stops in FL and NC and a lunch break in SC. Total miles: 1042 Total hop miles: … Continue reading
Carnival Venezia 2 Day 1: Embarkation in Port Canaveral FL
This vacation started with a drive from Lehigh Acres to Port Canaveral FL by way of Cape Coral FL to drop Becky off with Ray, our long-term friend. The trip was uneventful, just a bit tedious: 253 miles and just under 5 hours. We parked our car in a long-term lot near the cruise terminal … Continue reading
Carnival Liberty Day 5: Roatan, Honduras
Our first port was one we have visited several times: Roatan, Honduras. Specifically, Mahogany Bay, the Carnival-only port on the south side of the island. We started the day with breakfast in the buffet, then went ashore. This is a typical made-for-cruisers port. Lots of shops and bars, all overpriced. There is also a beach … Continue reading
Carnival Liberty Days 3 & 4: At sea
We woke on Day 3 to find that the ship was in motion but was still in the Mississippi Delta, not yet to the Gulf of Mexico. We learned that it had left port shortly after midnight. Apparently it takes over 5 hours to traverse the Mississippi from New Orleans. We also learned, by being … Continue reading
Carnival Liberty Day 2: Embarkation in New Orleans LA
The Econolodge was just 4 miles from the Carnival cruise terminal, but, as I have mentioned, it is Mardi Gras season in New Orleans, so getting a taxi is more difficult – and more expensive – than usual. This became an issue when we checked out at 11am. We took our bags to the office … Continue reading
ATW-3 Day 13: Nassau, Bahamas
We have been to Nassau many times before, so we didn’t expect to do anything we hadn’t done before. But we did. We, accompanied by Regina, walked around town shopping. But 6 ships were in port and everyone had their “gouge the tourists” prices on display. We bought nothing in town. But then Marlene discovered … Continue reading
ATW-2 Day 16: Paris, France
This day started well but ended with near disaster. We had breakfast of bread, jam, coffee and croissants in our room, then headed out, finding a local farmer’s market at the train station and then boarding the A train to the Arc de Triomphe. We considered going to the top, but were deterred by the … Continue reading
ATW-2 Day 15: Paris, France
We had breakfast at our dreadful hotel, then, after requesting a refund from Travelocity and finding a new hotel a bit further out, in Vincennes, drove there. Locating it was harder than you might imagine because when the GPS said we had arrived it was nowhere in sight. So I went into the only building … Continue reading