I have this…sense…when we pull back into domestic waters on debarkation morning and my cellular service is restored. Something that wakes me up and tells me I’m reconnected to the world. But connection is a bittersweet pill to swallow. After 8 days with Mom and Stephanie, I was ready to reconnect to my world. With Read more
The last day of any trip is the worst, isn’t it? Even when you’re ready to go home (and how often does THAT happen?), the last day always means packing. And when the sun is shining and a beautiful day beckons you out, how can you say no? In typical fashion, I put off packing Read more
There’s a scene in Home Alone 2 where Kevin rhetorically asks his parents who’d want to spend Christmas with palm trees? They weren’t in Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos islands, though. I think they were going to Miami. We’ve never spent Christmas anywhere but Chicago. Granted, we don’t celebrate Christmas, ourselves, but we Read more
The ship was still dancing over the waves when we woke up, but the sun was shining and the Fun Times for the day was loaded with stuff to do, so we hopped out of bed, had a quick breakfast up on Lido and went to find some chairs to soak in that morning sun. Read more
A-B+C. Of the three countries that make up the ABC Islands in the Dutch Caribbean, we’d managed to visit Aruba and Curacao, but never had the opportunity to dock at Bonaire. I don’t know why Bonaire is often the odd man out on Southern Caribbean cruise routes – most itineraries that feature Aruba also feature Read more
