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The changes to my life are more significant now than ever before.rnI've quit smoking after 36 years, I've retired, I'm married 31+ years, and I'm a new Grand Parent.
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Cabo San Lucas Mexico
Our first port of call on our Panama Canal cruise was Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, always a favorite of mine!We had a shore excursion (or should I say another boat excursion) planned and it was the same one we were on last December (Deluxe Coastal Cruise)...
Transit the Panama Canal - Ocean to Ocean
We arrived at the Canal on the Pacific side about 5:00am and it took until almost 7:00am to be hooked up to the "mules" to pull us into the first lock. We departed the last lock at sunset, close to 7:00pm - yes, the transit took 12 hours.There are 3...
Antigua, Guatamala
I remember Guatamala from Geography class growing up, some of what I saw was what I remembered from Geography all those years ago, the colors and people.Our cruise ship ported in Puerto Quetzal, Guatamala and we took a shore excursion into Antigua (a...
Visiting Huatulco, Mexico
Huatulco, Mexico is a new port of call, it's a newer resort destination also. Not that Huatulco is modern as it isn't but it's clean and without much poverty yet, it's growing and it's inhabitants obviously care for the area and the feeling visitors...
A View Of Acapulco
When we pulled into port in the early morning hours when the sun had still not risen, we were taken back by the number of military troops both in the water and on the land. I'd like to think they are there to protect our ship (and I think it's partl...
I've Got Catching Up To Do
Since I last was successful posting, we have been to Huatulco, Mexico - gorgeous port, lovely people, up and coming resort destination. Puerto Chiapas, Mexico - not worth a plugged nickle at this point in time. This is a brand spanking new port th...
Was in Cabo San Lucas Today
This is me sitting on my verandah waiting to get off the ship in Cabo San Lucas and yes that's a Bloody Mary in my hand and yes it's before noon - LOL...
San Diego Sunset
As I sit on our balcony watching our cruise ship come into San Diego bay so we can embark, I decided to post a single photo (of which I took dozens) of our sunset in SD as seen from our balcony facing the bay.Our itinerary:Embark in San DiegoDay at S...
HELLO From San Diego
We are in San Diego at our hotel and I'm sitting on the balcony overlooking the bay and 2 cruise ships that are in port (we will board our ship tomorrow morning - it's still on it's way from Seattle). Our flight in, was uneventful and San Diego is w...
Why My Posting Has Been Erratic
We will be leaving for our long awaited Panama Canal Transit coming up here next week and I've been busy getting things done so we can be gone more than 2 weeks.I'm going to try to post at least a few times from the ship but internet connections onbo...
We Did It, We Pulled the Trigger for Panama Canal
We are booked for our Panama Canal Cruise, full transit of the Pamana Canal on Holland America's Westerdam in a Deluxe Verandah Suite!Half the fun of our cruise is the planning and yes I'm the planner.I've already made up the accordion file with plac...
Which Cruise Should We Take?
I booked a 10 night cruise for this fall on Celebrity's Constellation with the following itinerary:Fort LauderdaleAt SeaAt SeaSt ThomasSt KittsBarbadosSt LuciaSt MaartenAt SeaAt SeaFort LauderdaleThe cabin is an Aft Concierge Class (photos of the cab...
