Shifting Gears   Baby Boomer…Member Life 2.0…Wife, Mother, Grammie…Bicyclist…GoldWinger…Mensan…Girl Scout…Reader…Knitter…Rotarian

What’s the one thing you never see in a cruise ship commercial?  You’re right – you never see rain!  But that’s exactly what greeted us this morning when we awoke to see our ship anchored in the bay near Zihuatanejo. We had purchased tickets for a tour of both cities along with a drive into [...]

What a great view we had when we awoke this morning – instead of ocean as far as we could see from our bed, we saw land!  The ship was already turning into Acapulco Bay!  I opted for a great workout in the gym and a 2-mile walk before we had breakfast.  Wanted to make [...]

 Last night we promised ourselves we’d get up and see the sunrise but after the time change, we missed it by a few minutes.  Guess that’s on the list of things to do tomorrow.  We had time for coffee and a walk on the top deck and then met the others for breakfast in the [...]

So many choices, so much to do and we want to maximize every experience!  We got up early and headed to Lido Deck for coffee and breakfast buffet.  Unlimited options again from custom-made omelets to fresh fruit to yogurt to the “fat zone” which featured bacon, eggs, hash browns, gravy, etc. – all the stuff [...]

Thanks to our chauffeur, Len, we arrived dockside in San Diego shortly after noon and immediately realized we were parking very close to our friends, Ron and Barb.  A true sign of the great vacation yet to come! Ralph had told me this morning that they had friends whose parents were going to be on the [...]

We’re back on dry land  – solid earth that doesn’t sway gently (or sometimes not so gently)!  Now it’s time to catch up on my posts so stay tuned for my daily updates from the 8 days of cruisin’ we enjoyed.