Places
Carnival Venezia Day 6: Cozumel, Mexico
I rose early and went up to Deck 10 to do some blogging. I left text messages for Marlene telling her where I was and what I was doing. But she didn’t get them and was pretty miffed that I would walk off without communicating. A minor tempest that soon blew over. We had breakfast … Continue reading
Carnival Venezia Day 5: Belize
Belize is a great place for snorkeling, scuba diving and jungle excursions. But the city is a third-world mess and all of those activities involve expensive excursions and a 30-minute ferry shuttle ride to shore. We were not interested in doing any of those things so we stayed on the ship. We had some minimal … Continue reading
Carnival Venezia Day 4: Roatan, Honduras
I like Roatan. It is a pretty, laid-back island with some nice beaches. But we had no interest in an excursion of any kind, so we, after the usual breakfast, got off the ship and wandered about the cruise port area a bit. We shopped but bought nothing. We reboarded in time for lunch then … Continue reading
Carnival Venezia Day 3: At sea
I mentioned that Marlene was up all night, playing slots. I should also mention that while I was in the casino I consumed 2 Funship Specials and 2 Long Island Ice Teas – all VERY strong. I didn’t feel all that tipsy when I went to bed at 3am but I was pretty hung over … Continue reading
Carnival Venezia Day 2: At sea
The day started, as it usually does, with breakfast. Then some trivia where I teamed up with 4 other passengers for General Knowledge, then Big Bang Theory. We did well – 17 and 14 correct, out of 20 – but did not win. Marlene went to Guest Services at the start of the trivia to … Continue reading
Carnival Venezia Day 1: Embarkation in Port Canaveral
We started the auto trek to Port Canaveral just a few minutes later than planned – about 8:45am – and arrived at the parking lot exactly on time at noon. We packed well except that we once again forgot the sign that we use to mark our cabin. It was in the bag with the … Continue reading
Fort Myers Seafood Festival 2025
The Fort Myers Seafood Festival is an annual event. We went last year and went Saturday afternoon this year (it is a 3-day festival). The food is great, but overpriced. The music is terrific and free. We go for the music. Two of our favorite groups – Memphis Lightning and Deb and the Dynamics – … Continue reading
Welcoming 2025
Marlene and I had our third New Year’s Eve and, for the third time, went out dancing. This time, like last year, we went to the Eagles Club. The band was better this year – The Unforgiven – but not many people were dancing. Not a problem for us. We don’t mind showing off on … Continue reading
Quinceañera
As I have been on this planet for over 75 years, it is not often that I get to experience something I have never experienced before. But I had a “first” last Saturday: my first Quinceañera – a coming-out party for a Hispanic girl turning 15. In this case it was the granddaughter of a … Continue reading
A Florida low
It might be a meteorological low that is responsible, but what I mean is that the weather in Fort Myers this week – or this entire month, for that matter – is the worst I have ever seen since arriving in Florida over 10 years ago. And I have been through 5 hurricanes and 2 … Continue reading »