Arriving in Auckland a few days ahead of our cruise was a good idea that has rewarded us many times over. Six hours from Ft Lauderdale to San Francisco, followed by a thirteen hour flight from San Francisco to Auckland took a toll on my feet, despite wearing my favorite hot pink compression socks. Two …
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2025 – The Good, the Bad, & the Indecisive
January At the end of January, I announced via the blog that we had sold the house we inherited from Malcolm's mom. It was quite surprising as we had just moved in and were approached by a neighbor who wanted to upgrade from her townhouse. We settled on a price, solicited the required professionals to …
July WrapUp and A Taste of Summer
July is just the beginning of what promises to be a hot and humid summer, and while many of our Snowbirds fly north to escape the heat, we tend to stay close to home for most of hurricane season. We adapt to conditions by wearing lighter clothes, drinking plenty of fluids, retreating indoors, wearing hats, …
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 …
Let’s Go Travel
I originally posted this article in 2017, but it seems timely to share it again as we embark on a 52-day journey to Europe. We chose a repositioning cruise sailing to Portugal instead of flying and couldn't be happier that we made that choice. After the events of the past few weeks, we need some …
Picture Retirement 