Terri, at Second Wind Leisure Perspective, has challenged us to present photos of 'Trees' this week. We all know that trees are essential to life, but they are also important to our emotional well-being, and they embody characteristics that we embrace - patience, tolerance, and resilience. When you think of your favorite walk in nature, …
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The Color Pink
Terri, at Second Wind Leisure Perspective, has invited us to 'think pink' this month. My mind immediately goes to Pink Panther, Barbie, the recording artist Pink, Pepto Bismol, and the universal symbol of Breast Cancer awareness. For various reasons, mostly childhood trauma (Barbie and Pepto Bismol), I am not going to talk about any of …
A Travel Tale
We just completed a seven week trip which included 14 days on a repositioning cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Lisbon, followed by 10 days in Lisbon, Porto, and the Algarve before flying to Nice where we started a whirlwind adventure - moving every three to five days, while hitting the highlights of each base - …
Postcards From Portugal
Today is day twenty-seven of our latest travel adventure. In the previous post, I wrote about the first two weeks of our repositioning cruise to Europe aboard the SilverRay. Friends accompanied us on the cruise, and they traveled with us for five days after we docked in Lisbon. We split the time in Lisbon and …
Repositioning on the Silver Ray
Malcolm and I sailed from Ft. Lauderdale on April 1st and are now into day thirteen of our fourteen-day voyage on the Silver Ray. With only three ports of call and eight sea days, we quickly settled into a good routine. We have sailed on the Silver Ray before and knew what to expect in …
Picture Retirement 