Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Bahamas, Ruby Princess on Nov 20th, 2012
Today, we arrived at Princess’s private island destination, called the Princess Cays in the Bahamas (new country for Emerson). Following breakfast, Libby, Emerson and I took the short tender ride to shore. We picked out a couple of prime lounge chairs on the beach, slathered on the sunscreen, and then headed into the water. Emerson […]
Posted in Florida, Ruby Princess on Nov 20th, 2012
Following an uneventful drive, we arrived at Port Everglades a little after 11:30. The check-in queue was rather long, but Pop saved the day for us as we were able to use the special assistance line. Thus, we zipped aboard the ship with minimal fuss and muss in a mere matter of moments. Hungry, we […]
Posted in Bahamas, Ruby Princess, St. Maarten, St. Martin, Turks and Caicos, US Virgin Islands on Nov 17th, 2012
It’s time for the family Thanksgiving week cruise! We head down to Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow morning… We’ll be aboard the Ruby Princess, adding at least three new “countries” to the total (St. Martin, St. Maarten, and the Turks and Carcos). If I can pull it off, Libby and I might also try to make a […]
Posted in Illinois on Aug 12th, 2012
We awoke to a beautiful morning on Saturday. While I was awake well before sunrise, Libby slept in until 7:30 (which, I suppose, is sleeping in by our family standards). After getting dressed, we headed out to get coffee and to explore the city. We walked along the river to Michigan Ave. and visited the […]
To celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary, we decided to head to Chicago for a couple of days. So, we woke up this morning and boarded our 6:30 flight to the Windy City via Atlanta. After landing in Chicago, we headed to Hertz to pick up a rental car. Today’s mission: drive to the states of […]