We awoke to mostly cloudy skies and rain showers en route to Antigua. Like the prior morning, we opted for a liquid breakfast (two mochas, please), which we consumed while feeding E out on the balcony. We arrived in Antigua as scheduled around 8:30am. Following E’s morning nap, we departed the ship with the family […]
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Cruise Day #4 — Tortola, BVI
Posted in British Virgin Islands on Nov 23rd, 2010
After yet again a moderately rolling night, we awoke to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. We opted to skip breakfast and instead headed down to the Java Cafe for a couple of mochas, which we consumed out on the balcony while feeding Emerson al fresco. We enjoyed the sights of sailing through the Virgin […]
Cruise Day #3 — Samana
Posted in Dominican Republic on Nov 22nd, 2010
As I mentioned in my prior post, we faced moderately choppy seas last night due to a low pressure weather system with wind gusts up to 45mph. We awoke this morning to an overcast sky and noticeably increased humidity (yeah for that… not!). We had breakfast with Mom and Pop (who’d happened be there already) […]
Packed, Ready, and in Need of a Sherpa
Posted in Antigua, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Dawn, Dominican Republic, St. Kitts on Nov 18th, 2010
Tomorrow morning we head down to Miami for our 9 day cruise aboard the Norwegian Dawn. Here’s a map of the planned itinerary: We’re (finally!) packed and ready to go. As regular readers will know, Libby and I pack light. Very light. Our new world traveler, Emerson: not so much on the light packing! 1 […]
Dinner @ Craftbar
Posted in New York on Sep 6th, 2010
Last night, we ate dinner at Tom Colicchio’s slightly more casual version of his signature restaurant Craft, called Craftbar. It’s located in the Flatiron District off of Broadway. We arrived a few minutes early and were promptly seated. The space is contemporary with a palette of gray and red — sort of like eating inside […]