Category Archives: travel

Today we visited the Falkland Islands landing in Stanley. There were 2 cruise ships in port. Ours, the Holland America Oosterdam, and the Sapphire Princess. With two ships converging on this southern city, and I mean Antarctica southern, our numbers were higher than the Falklands population. We slept in a little later hoping to avoidContinue reading “A Walk Among The Penguins”

For two days we wandered around the ship, caught a tango show onboard, won $50 on slots and ate a lot of food. Unfortunately, Bruce is feeling a bit under the weather; so we are not in full swing. Today, we landed in Uruguay, a little late due to other vessel issues and a medicalContinue reading “First stop Uruguay”

We had a slow start to the day. Enjoyed the luxury of sleeping late and wandered over to a cafe for coffee. I had croissants and coffee and Bruce had hot chocolate and a pastry with jam filling. We decided to visit El Ateneo, a bookstore located in a former theatre. It was built inContinue reading “Winding Down In Buenos Aires”

What I’ve found traveling to many countries is that in many places late night dining is a way of life. And slow to wake mornings are part of the norm! Last night we ate at 7:30 and went to a 10 pm show. Normally I’m in my Jammie’s ready for bed at that time. SoContinue reading “Living Like A Local”

Well I thought we’d wake early but not so much. The weather was a little iffy with a prediction of one inch of rain. So sleeping in seemed the better idea. Not as late as yesterday; we were out of the room before 10! I must say maid service is very good. I left ourContinue reading “Day Two of HoHo and Tango”

Oh boy were we tired! I’m glad we came to Buenos Aires for 5 days. This way I don’t feel guilty sleeping 12 hours. Our bed was so comfy and the blackout shades made it seem like nighttime even though we finally woke at 10am. I can’t remember the last time I slept that lateContinue reading “Hop On/Hop Off in Buenos Aires”

I love traveling but sometimes it can be a long and arduous process. That’s why creatures comforts while flying are so important. We ordered our Lyft ride to Fort Lauderdale International Airport. I earn 5x points on Lyft with my Chase Sapphire card, so it’s a no brainer to use Lyft over Uber. Our rideContinue reading “We’re Off On Another Adventure – South America”

Kadyn came for a visit during Christmas break and we decided to kayak for an afternoon. We picked her up at Orlando airport then drive the hour and a half to Ocala. On our way we saw a space launch out of the Kennedy Center. It was awesome but unfortunately, I was not prepared, soContinue reading “Kayaking in Silver Springs”

On our last port day, we headed into Antigua. It was a bit overcast but weather in the tropics changes rapidly. Our tour in Antigua was booked with people on Cruise Critic. My experience to date is that we get a much better tour at a lower price through Cruise Critic. We had Lawrence ofContinue reading “Our Last Port – Antigua”

It was a misty morning so Bruce and I decided to walk around the port town of Martinique. We woke late which has become the norm on this cruise and looked out my balcony at dark clouds. After drinking our coffee and tea we headed to the gangway and off we went. Steel drums playingContinue reading “A Walk About Fort-de-France”