Preparation/Planning
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
ATW-1 Day 0: Final preparations
The ATW begins tomorrow with an early morning flight to Seattle. But there is work to be done today, to prepare for the flight and the subsequent 22-night cruise. And to ready Marlene’s house for nearly 10 weeks of vacancy. Things to be done today: Packing is a challenge. We will be away for nearly … Continue reading
And so the ATW begins…
Not the trip per se but the final preparation for the trip. Specifically, Marlene just left to deliver Becky to her brother in Coral Springs. She will return Sunday, we will finish packing Monday and Tuesday and will fly out on Wednesday. The lead-up to our departure has not been without drama. Marlene’s air conditioning … Continue reading
Around-the-world (ATW) preview
It looks almost certain now that, come September 15, Marlene and I will be embarking on an epic around-the-world trip. We will be away nearly 10 weeks. It will consist of two cruises – a transpacific and a transatlantic – two flights – from Fort Myers to Seattle and from Sydney Australia to Rome Italy … Continue reading
Eleventh trip south (TS_11) preview
The trip back to FL from MA will be a fairly quick trip – about a week on the road. It is not completely planned and we have not booked the nights we plan to spend in a hotel, so there is some flex in the plan. But it will probably go something like this: … Continue reading
The ATW is taking shape
Until a few days ago the only parts of the upcoming 10-week around-the-world trip (starting mid-September) that we had booked were the two cruises – the 23-night transpacific and the 14-night transatlantic. But this week we booked a lot more. Many of the transportation details are now set. This is how it will go: The … Continue reading
Eleventh trip north (TN_11) preview
Marlene and I have decided that we will, once again, go north for a few weeks this summer. This trip, my eleventh, will be designated TN_11. It will likely begin Thursday, July 17, and will span 10 nights and over 3,000 miles. The stops along the way are as follows: Our destination is Worcester MA … Continue reading
My second Norwegian Cruise Line trip (NCL2)
I was on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship many years ago, with Jett and her son. It went from Boston to Bermuda and back again. A short trip, if I recall – probably 5 days. Not very exciting and not a great ship – very old. But many people speak highly of Norwegian and when … Continue reading
Around the world?
Marlene and I have done a lot of traveling together in the two years since we met – a transatlantic cruise, a transpacific cruise, several Caribbean cruises and road trips to GA and New England. We just booked another Caribbean cruise for January 2025, for my birthday, and have a 25-night cruise through the Panama … Continue reading
CV2, TN_10 and TS_10 previews
A “combo vacation” seems to be a new thing with Marlene and me. On CV1 we did 8 days on a cruise followed by an auto trip to Charleston SC, Acworth GA (near Atlanta), Orlando and Coral Springs FL. Our next combo trip will start August 10 with a 7-night cruise followed by an auto … Continue reading