July 1st is our national holiday here, and we spent the entire day busting ass to get ready to go away. Saturday morning, we did our...

It was about midafternoon when we got on the ship, so our cabin was already ready (C415 – a half-covered balcony on Caribe deck (deck...

We puttered around before dinner to refamiliarize ourselves with the ship (which didn’t take long), stopping for a drink and to listen to...

Monday mid afternoon, we headed into Boston… technically, we stay in Somerville because there’s a decent enough hotel pretty much right...

We wander off to explore the city for a while, because if we rest now, we’re doomed for the trip… first thing we note is that home is...

Tuck in with a coffee – it’s another long one… Embarkation Day – Tim and Mel booked us on the free shuttle to the port when they arrived...

Spent the afternoon exploring Palentine Hill and the Roman Forum on our own Friday … according to Roman mythology, this was the place...

Drive from home to Bangor was pretty uneventful, except being pulled over at the border and having the car searched. It’s not like we had...

Saturday morning… thankfully I have Nic so I don’t have to eat breakfast by myself (not that I wouldn’t) as the non-morning people snooze...

I really like the small town feel where everyone knows everyone else… and people all meet around simple places like a gas station for a...