We’re on Board!
It has been a rainy morning! But things are clearing somewhat. Rain, whatever…any day onboard is a good day!
A Crisp, Beautiful Start
Stepped out of the hotel to see this… Today is the longer drive, around 11.5 hours scheduled. With a stop in Flagstaff for lunch and the time zone change, I’m hoping to be into the hotel around 8:30 or 9pm.
Good night from Albuquerque!
The photo (above and below) was taken a bit West of Amarillo just after sunset.
Let the Trek Begin!
Although I enjoy driving, looking down the barrel of two 11-hour days on the road makes me yearn at least briefly for a transporter. It would have been cool to have gone to bed last night at home and woken up this morning in San Diego. But alas… Today’s drive I’ll be at my BNI … Read more
Review: Comfort Inn & Suites Baton Rouge South
Let me start by saying there’s nothing wrong with this hotel. It’s different, that’s all. I’ve not seen a hotel with hard flooring in the quote unquote living room. But I like that. Actually. it actually came out pretty well overall. As you can see by the photos the room is good size and has … Read more
Latitude Rewards Sapphire, Here We Come!
So, I did a thing…put a deposit down on a 7-day Greek Isles trip on Norwegian Gem October 3-10, 2027. It’ll be a triple added Latitude Rewards sailing, so we will be earning 4 points a day. So that makes our point accumulation look like this, based on what we have booked now: Current: 91 … Read more
T minus 1 Week
The grand adventure gets underway one week from this morning! Between now and then No Packing Jenga this time Since we are driving to San Diego rather than flying, we won’t have the Packing Jenga game…where we throw everything into the suitcases to get out of the house, then re-pack in the hotel to make … Read more
Before the Cruise…a tour of Escape
This weekend, I am driving from Wichita to New Orleans to do a ship inspection tour of the Norwegian Escape. She developed engine problems during the summer season which have slowed her down substantially, from max speed just short of 23kts to max speed of 18kts. This caused disruptions on the repo cruise, with ports … Read more
New Cruise Made EASY Site
I don’t normally post about my agency as I want to keep things separate editorially. But if you’re interested to look at it, here’s the new site!
Well, this is last minute…for us
Combine a planned trip to view several Norwegian Cruise Line ships this fall, a big sale (including travel agent bonuses) and I found myself booking us a Mexican Riviera trip for November! The 15th-22nd, to be exact. The Background For most of this year I have been working on rebranding and actually building my travel … Read more
New Schedule for our September 2026 Trip
Later, better color chances…and an aft penthouse. I think this will work 🙂