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I could barely sleep a wink last night in anticipation of arriving in Hawaii. I woke up before dawn because I had this brilliant idea that I would photograph the sun rising over Hawaii.  The only problem was, Hawaii was to our west and the sun was coming up in the east.  So no sunriseContinue reading “Aloha Hawaii”

We have been cruising six days and the four of us finally started relaxing.  After the whirlwind trip in Washington State, we all needed some down time but there was always so much fun stuff to do.  Day six we finally chilled out.  We did our usual gym in the morning then headed up toContinue reading “Cruising Towards Honolulu”

When you think of cruises you think food.  From the buffet to the main dining room to all the specialty dining venues if you choose to pay more, eating can become a full time habit.  So after three days of indulging in three meals a day, we decided to forego our midday meal. We beganContinue reading “How To Stay Healthy on a Cruise”

Today was our third day on the ship and our second full day at sea.  The seas were noticeably calmer this morning as I and many others no longer needed to hold on to railings as the ship pitched and rolled.  In the dining room, faces were perkier and a little less green. Linda, Stan,Continue reading “It’s warming up slowly”

It’s been a crazy few days.  We woke atop the mountain and watched the sunrise.  It was going to be another beautiful day. Judy fixed a delicious pancake breakfast with fruit and then we said our goodbyes with a promise to see each other before we were using walkers. We took a northern route backContinue reading “Finishing up in Washington State and getting onboard the Explorer of the Seas”

We woke this morning to sunny skies over Puget Sound which is not a very common event.  Generally, this part of Washington State sees plenty of rainfall and more than its fair share of gray, misty days.   So the sunny skies also upped the temperature a bit so it was very comfortable for usContinue reading “A Hard Row To Hoe”

The first leg of our travels began in the wee hours before dawn.  I woke to the first jingle of our melodious alarm clock in great anticipation of the journey ahead.  Our friend Joe arrived at 6:15 to take us to the airport.  I was surprised to see that even at that early hour theContinue reading “Westward Bound”

It was a very busy week taking Spanish lessons every day and several days we had two hours of homework.  Carmen was an excellent teacher and I think our Spanish improved greatly.  It was challenging and most days we were pretty tired. On Wednesday we went for a walk, and had lunch at Senor Pepian.Continue reading “Our Last Saturday In Antigua”

On Sunday nights at 5:30 women gather on the corner of 6th and 6th in Antigua to dine together and talk about careers, NGOs and anything else that may come up during the hour or two gathering.  Deet is one of the women who began this gathering six years ago and has continued it everyContinue reading “Learning Spanish in Antigua”

Today was a special day.  Bruce and I had made arrangements to go to our friend, Ruth’s, house for lunch and to see her village and meet her family.  Before we left home Fuego was putting on a show this morning sending up puffs of smoke and some low rumblings. We began our day byContinue reading “Ruth’s House For Lunch in San Antonio Aguas Calientes”