Last Year
One year ago today we were winging our way to Vancouver and thence to Sydney for our TransPacific cruise. One couple we met on that cruise is on their way […]
Subtraction Wars
My grandson got a new deck of “Iron Man” playing cards on Sunday, so he taught me a new game called “Subtraction Wars.” “You turn up a card and I’ll […]
Degrees of Linux Geekdom
Linux is probably the best computer operating system you never heard of – but you do use it. Linux is an alternative O/S to Windows for PC based desktops, laptops and […]
On The Beach
We finished up our port calls with a visit to Royal Caribbean’s private resort at Labadee, Haiti. Labadee is a peninsula in a rugged part of the island. I’m not […]
Surprising Falmouth
Falmouth is one of the oldest towns in the Caribbean and one of its newest cruise ports. It was founded in the late 18th century as a mercantile port to […]
The Tender Trap
One thing you can be sure of when you visit George Town Grand Cayman – you ain’t tying up to no dock, baby. Grand Cayman doesn’t want to spoil its […]
A Day In Cozumel
The first time we visited Cozumel in 2011, we didn’t try to do all that much. It was hot, and we walked from the pier into San Miguel, did some shopping […]
The Gateway
We’ve taken a few cruises in the Caribbean or across the Atlantic, and most of them have started in the gateway port of Fort Lauderdale/Port Everglades. This one was no […]
Pirates of the Caribbean
It surely is a fantasy world, a one week cruise in the Caribbean. After a huge snowfall, you drive through freezing rain to the Ottawa airport. A few hours later […]