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D-Day – June 6, 1944 is a day of remembrance, especially on the northern coast of France. We arrived in Cherbourg, France today and had arranged a ship tour to Some of the WWII Sites.  From the tour bus we could see a fort out on the water. The countryside was lovely with centuries oldContinue reading “A Day in History”

Last night we fell asleep, a restless sleep in anticipation of arriving in Ponta Delgada. The Azores as Americans say it or how they say it in Portuguese, Acores with a little s in the c.  From our balcony we gazed upon luxury yachts surrounded by a quaint city with mountains, whose peaks were hiddenContinue reading “The Magical Land of the Azores”

Six days of seafull bliss.  Nothing to do but to relax, unwind, and indulge.  We have had really beautiful weather; weather I don’t think most were prepared for.  The chaise lounges are readily available at all times of day.   The Regal Princess also has the adults only Sanctuary, hardly necessary on this Transatlantic tripContinue reading “Oh How I Love These Sea Days”

Company is all gone and we had several days to wind down in Antigua.  Unfortunately, Bruce and I had colds so our last few days were uneventful.  After Keith left, we hung around the apartment reading and relaxing.  I even cooked the one and only time during our trip.  I made a spinach, tomato andContinue reading “Wrapping Things Up In Guatemala”

We had a very busy week with our friend Keith.  On Thursday we visited Finca Filadefia, a nearby coffee plantation.  It’s a nice place to visit with exceptional views. The coffee tour started in the nursery with all the baby plants. We picked a bean and squeezed it.  The juice tasted sweet. The laborers pickContinue reading “Finca Filadefia and Monterrico”

Last year we made a trip to Lake Atitlan and spent two nights there.  We were quite disappointed since we had high expectations.  Not knowing where to go, we spent one night in Panachel and one night on San Marcos.  Panachel is similar to most port towns.  People living on the fringe, many hustlers andContinue reading “A Trip to the Lake”

Valentine’s Day – no run of the mill restaurant for us.  Bruce and I and his friend Scott had a marvelous breakfast/brunch at Las Farolas.  I had banana pancakes, Bruce had an omelet and Scott had a Chapin breakfast. After our delicious meal, we walked around the luscious grounds of the hotel. As with everythingContinue reading “Antigua – – A Foody’s Paradise”

We had a busy couple of days.  Yesterday we had our friends, Patty and Chris, over for coffee.  After sitting around a few hours, we decided to go out walking.  We went to the market looking at all the beautiful items.  I had a piece I needed ends finished and this lovely woman, Nelly, finishedContinue reading “Roaming Around Antigua”

Darren is an avid fisherman and as part of their trip to Guatemala, I booked a day fishing trip through Buena Vista Sportfishing.  Our driver picked us up at 5am sharp for our one hour drive to the coast.  On arrival the dawn was just breaking. The driver asked if we wanted breakfast but theContinue reading “18 Sailfish and 6 Dorado – An Awesome Day Fishing”

Monday night our friends, Tracy and Darren, arrived from the US.  It was late and they had a long journey traveling, so we went to bed early.  We have a lot to see during their short visit. We awoke yesterday morning to cloudy skies which is quite rare this time of year.  Generally the weatherContinue reading “A Visit With our Friends”