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NCL3 Day 1: Embarkation in Miami FL
Yes, folks, we are off on yet another cruise. This one is “only” 7 days, to Belize, Cozumel and Grand Cayman, on the Norwegian Encore. We booked this cruise because both Marlene and I were each given $800 credits from our trip to Alaska in April (NCL2). That credit could only be applied to a … Continue reading
ATW-3 Day 15: Disembarkation in Tampa FL
Our big bags were taken to the terminal by the crew, so we had only our small bags (backpacks, laptop, handbag) to pack in the morning. We had breakfast in the buffet (and said goodbye to a few more friends), then vacated the room and disembarked. The disembarkation took a while – nearly an hour … Continue reading
ATW-1 Day 1: RSW to SEA
We planned to get up at 5am to do the final preparations for the big trip, but we just couldn’t wait – we got up at 4am. We got the final packing done, ate some cereal and did some final work to get Marlene’s house ready for our extended absence. She didn’t clean out the … Continue reading
TS_11 Hop 5: Savannah GA to Lehigh Acres FL
479 miles via GA 204, I-95, I-295 (around Jacksonville FL), I-10, US 301, I-75, I-5, US 92, I-75 again and FL 80. Auto miles: 493. Cumulative route miles: 1886. Cumulative auto miles: 1993. The extra auto miles were due to dropping off some gifts for Marlene’s son and the trip to the “Jaime Casino.” This … Continue reading
TN_11 Hop 2: Tallahassee FL to Beaumont TX
619 miles via I-10 and I-110 in Lake Charles LA. Auto miles: 619. Cumulative route miles: 1032. Cumulative auto miles: 1032. This was another LONG day of driving – over 9 hours. And on 3 hours sleep. Not pleasant. But we got there. We did have some stops along the way. First, we got gas … Continue reading
TN_11 Hop 1: Lehigh Acres FL to Tallahassee FL
413 miles via FL 864, FL 82, I-75 and I-10 with a short detour at the intersection of I-75 and I-10. Auto miles: 413. Cumulative route mile: 413. Cumulative auto miles: 413. We made a last-minute decision to take Marlene’s Toyota Camry rather than my Hyundai Tucson. That was because the Camry gets better mileage … Continue reading
Back to The Buck
Now that Ooma is gone, she can no longer lay claim to the Buckingham Blues Bar as “her” space. And, I assume, the ban imposed by the owner is no longer going to be enforced. So on Wednesday night this week, I (with Marlene on my arm) went back to The Buck. It felt a … Continue reading
NCL2 Days 27-29: Anchorage AK
We stayed at the Wingate by Wyndham in Anchorage for 3 nights. The construction, that was well underway when we arrived, got progressively worse each day. I am baffled why the hotel management thought it was acceptable to undertake that scale of renovations without disclosing the situation when someone booked a room. And why significant … Continue reading
NCL2 Day 1: Embarkation, Tampa FL
As usual, we left the packing to the last minute, completing it early Thursday morning, just before we were driven to Tampa by our friend Paul. We were scheduled to board the Norwegian Jade between 12:30 and 1 pm and left, we thought, so that we would arrive by noon. But traffic was heavier than … Continue reading
Carnival Venezia Day 8: Disembarkation
We set the alarm for 7am, got up, got packed and went to breakfast. Everything was going fine… until we realized that Marlene had left the bottom portion of her dentures on the table, wrapped in a napkin, at the late night buffet. I went to the buffet and spoke to the manager. No dentures, … Continue reading