‘Our Lady Queen of the Angels’
LA, aka City of Angels, was originally named ‘Our Lady Queen of the Angels.’ This I learned on the bus from our berth in San Pedro...
Public Service Announcement
Full day. No time for a full post. So amuse yourselves with this courtesy of Anne, who may or may not remember that I went to high school...
Mexico: Los Cabos & Coffee with Frida
Cabo San Lucas…. I had been warned that it is very touristy. Yup. Semi-fortunately, I had signed up for a 2-1/2 hour jaunt to...
Ship Tour, Part Deux: The Sports Edition
Hanging fire until I leave the ship around 2:30 for a 3-hour excursion to San José del Cabo, the Spanish colonial sister city to the...
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year, everyone! In years past, when we used to travel to NY every Xmas to spend it with David’s parents, we never celebrated...
Ring out the Old !
New Orleanians Mark and Steve adopted me once again last evening in the Explorer’s Lounge and invited me to dinner at The Chef’s...
Life on the Sun
Anne warned me that people design websites then have no content to fill them. This is one of those times. Awake in the middle of the...
Well… about that Wellness Screening
One inducement to sign up for this avventura was a $750 credit in the ship shop and another $750 in the ship spa. Not being in the market...
Guatemala: Mayans in the Midst
Aztecs. Incas. Mayans. Ancient peoples of Central and South America. In Guatemala, the ‘Mayans’ are still here: they are the descendants...
Nicaragua: ‘Too much tears and blood’
The ‘Real and Renowned Basilica Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,’ a.k.a. Our Lady of Grace, in Léon, Nicaragua’s...
