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Road trip to Bonita Springs II

It was Thanksgiving Day and it was a beautiful one.  The sky was absolutely the most beautiful shade of blue and dotted with little puffs of marshmallow white clouds.  Today we are off to spend some time at the beach … Continue reading

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Road trip to Key West – Part II

Woke up this morning to a beautiful day and the start of two days of visiting one of my most favorite cities; Key West, Florida.  I find Key West to be wonderfully walkable, interesting, colorful and entertaining with a wonderful … Continue reading

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Here, there and everywhere – January

Oh my word, it happened again.  One moment we were celebrating the new year, the next thing I knew we were celebrating Mother’s Day.  I had to ask myself, “What happened to make time pass so quickly?” So, I took … Continue reading

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Visiting one of the loveliest botanical gardens I have ever visited

  This was a wonderful and magical day!  Today we dropped anchor in the waters off Rockland, Maine. We were up early as we had to be down in the theater to meet our tour group at 7:15 am.  Today our … Continue reading

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Lovely, lazy day at sea

It was just a week ago today that I happily posted the next adventure of our back-to-back cruises to the Caribbean on the Brilliance of the seas when out of nowhere I was felled by, first the flu bug and … Continue reading

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Holiday cruising on the Rhapsody of the seas – day 5

Today we docked in Costa Maya, Mexico.  It has been several years since we were here and we were anxious to see changes that had been made.  The air was warm although a bit humid, the sky was a little … Continue reading

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Spending Thanksgiving at our little piece of heaven: Coconut Plantation

Thanksgiving 2016 finds us once more enjoying the beauty of our little piece of heaven at the Hyatt Coconut Plantation Residence Club in Bonita Springs, Florida. We have been coming here for over ten years and we just love it. … Continue reading

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‘Gateway to the Arctic’, Tromsø, Norway

  What a beautiful sight filled our eyes as we cruised towards our port this morning.  Snow covered mountains and a sprawling city awaited us as we approached the port at Tromsø, Norway. Tromsø is located 217 miles north of the … Continue reading

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She’s Alive! She’s Alive!

OMG! I’m writing my first blog in almost 3 years. Has it been that long? According to my mom, yes, yes it has been that long. What have I been doing you ask? Well I was laid off a couple … Continue reading

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Stormy weather brewing in the Atlantic

I awoke this morning after a great night’s sleep to a storm brewing off in the distance. The skies were filled with angry, dark clouds and the sea was becoming angry with whitecaps. Oddly, though the air was warmer than … Continue reading

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