Category Archives: Southern Caribbean Cruise, 12/2016

The excursion I was most anticipating on this trip was a kayaking tour of a mangrove forest in Bonaire. It was lovely—an informative and fun tour guide named Kim, lots of sunshine and a nice breeze to keep us from … Continue reading →

Of the three stops we knew we would be making, I’d never heard of Bonaire and only vaguely knew of Curaçao. (I certainly could not have found it on a map.) The name “Aruba” was by far the most familiar … Continue reading →

I’m falling a tad behind on my blogging. Fortunately, I have lots of pictures to tell the story. Monday night, the ship hit some wind and strong currents, and Mark started getting seasick after several hours of rocking. We decided … Continue reading →

Today was much the same as yesterday except that I’m having rainbow sprinkles on my ice cream instead of chocolate jimmies. Actually, today was a little different in content if not in composition. But first, I should summarize our evening. … Continue reading →

[Editor’s note: Internet access on the ship was only available at an exorbitant cost, so I wrote my entries but didn’t post them. Additionally, I left at home the adapter that connects my camera to my iPad, so I couldn’t upload any of my … Continue reading →

My business has had a few less-than-stellar years but many more not-too-bad years. This year, I’m happy to say, has been my busiest and best since 2008. I’m grateful for the work. It has been very stressful during the last … Continue reading →