Arrived in Quito, Ecuador. Pronounced "Key-Tow". I hate making the same mistake twice. I visited Yosemite National Park back in 2019 and was surprised by the elevation difference. Intellectually I knew the elevation was over 4000 feet (1,225m), and at some places more than twice that, but I did not expect how it impacted my … Continue reading Quito

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