Adventures
Quinceañera
As I have been on this planet for over 75 years, it is not often that I get to experience something I have never experienced before. But I had a “first” last Saturday: my first Quinceañera – a coming-out party for a Hispanic girl turning 15. In this case it was the granddaughter of a … Continue reading
You call THAT a storm?
We had back-to-back hurricanes this month here in Fort Myers. They both packed a lot of punch and did major damage in other places. Yes, there was some damage locally but for the most part they missed me. The second – Milton – came closest to a direct hit but landed about 50 miles north. … Continue reading
Around the world?
Marlene and I have done a lot of traveling together in the two years since we met – a transatlantic cruise, a transpacific cruise, several Caribbean cruises and road trips to GA and New England. We just booked another Caribbean cruise for January 2025, for my birthday, and have a 25-night cruise through the Panama … Continue reading
Hershey Chocolate World
Milton Hershey did much more than create a chocolate bar in 1900 – he created an entire community. And it is now a destination with something for everyone – an amusement park, a private boarding school, a botanical garden, several hotels and resorts and Hershey Chocolate World – a place where one can learn how … Continue reading
A day trip to the Clark Art Institute
I visited the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown MA once before, back in 2018. I did it again, this time with Marlene accompanying me, during our 9-day stay at the cabin. I like the museum but I also enjoy the ride through the Berkshires. This time I also got to explore Williamstown a bit. And … Continue reading
9 days in New Salem MA
New Salem MA is a town that is large in area and small in population – less than 1,000 in the 2020 census. It borders the Quabbin Reservoir that provides drinking water to the Boston area. It is remote and beautiful. Bucolic. A good place to rest and relax. We spent 9 days there, in … Continue reading
Four nights in Kissimmee
In case you don’t know Kissimmee is a town very close to Orlando. You might consider it a suburb of Orlando. And it is very close to Disney World and Universal Studios. We spent four nights there. Why? Because we got a “free” stay in a timeshare resort. Yes, we had to sit through a … Continue reading
Three festivals
There are two big annual festivals in south central Florida: the Swamp Cabbage Festival in Labelle in February and the Sugar Festival in Clewiston in March. They are similar in that they have a lot of food trucks and vendors of a variety of goods and trinkets and they both have some really fine live … Continue reading
TP1 Day 17: Hiroshima, Japan
The original itinerary for this cruise included both Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only two cities to ever experience the horror of a nuclear bomb. Nagasaki was dropped from the itinerary but Hiroshima remained and we docked there Sunday morning. It was a beautiful morning – bright and sunny – and I couldn’t help but think … Continue reading
The $900 (mis)adventure
Marlene and I have booked a 25-night cruise from Tampa FL to Anchorage AK in Aprill 2025. This will be the most expensive cruise we have ever taken together – over $2,500 each. This is because it is on the Norwegian Jade rather than a Carnival ship where we both get major discounts. But we … Continue reading »