Welcome back, Cruiseboysians!  It’s only one week until my Galapagos cruise begins!  It’s a good thing I took a look at the weather in Ecuador.  The country is on the equator (which is literally the translation of “Ecuador”), so I expected everything to be very warm.  I pretty much planned on wearing shorts most of … Continue reading Galapagos – One Week Out

After two nights in Flagstaff we headed back south, but stopped after only a few miles at the Flagstaff Extreme Adventure Course. Seems my sister's kids do zip-lines and such whenever they are on vacation, so there happens to be one just a few miles from where we are staying. The US Army had similar … Continue reading Adventure!

As you may recall, I was to spend some time with my sister and her family after my 2022 South America Grand Voyage. When I moved the cruise back a year there was a gap with my family visits, so we flip-flopped our plans and my sister decided to come to Arizona and visit me! … Continue reading Update: Grand Canyon

Silver Origin (credit to Silversea) My 2019 World Cruise on Silversea was 4 1/2 months of amazing, but it didn't cover everything. Look at my Index if you are new to my blog. Places I'd still like to cruise/visit include: South America - now scheduled for 2023Japan - The four days I spent in Osaka, … Continue reading Galapagos, Instead

Scrooged There is only one constant in life - change. So, this post was supposed to be about the Silversea baggage valet service. Part of the service for signing up for the entire 2022 South America Grand Voyage was you can ship two pieces of luggage, up to 50 pounds (23 kg) each, to your … Continue reading Bah! Humbug!