Category Archives: Personal

It just doesn’t fit into another category or is a very random posting – they will fit into here.

Back to the normal routine…

I drove my sister in law back to High River and my friend back to Crowsnest Pass yesterday morning. We left later than I wanted to, but we got under way at 830am. It was a good trip South, but … Continue reading →

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Home, sweet home…

I got in just after midnight last night. My 16 day voyage across the Pacific had come to an end. The flights home were uneventful, the way one wants flights to be. The process of going through customs in Vancouver … Continue reading →

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On the way home…

We got to LAX at around Noon today, maybe slightly before that. It was a fairly long wait until we could board, but time passed… I had lunch, spinach and artichoke dip, $19. It was better than nothing. I’m going … Continue reading →

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Our final sea leg…

We left Ensenada Mexico on time this afternoon, destined for Los Angeles California tomorrow morning around 6am. I’ve checked into my flights already and paid for the luggage. Checked bags used to be free, didn’t they? It’s about a 2.5 … Continue reading →

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Ensanada, Mexico

We’ll arrive in Mexico shortly, about 4 hours from now. This is our last port of call. We are only here for a short period of time, about 5 hours then we head North to Los Angeles and we’ll arrive … Continue reading →

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Our last full sea day…

Finally, it’s our last full sea day.  We have moved back into the Pacific Time zone now, so I am one hour behind Mountain Time now. We arrive in Mexico tomorrow around Noon and able to get off of the … Continue reading →

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Getting closer…

Well, we are down to a full sea day before we finally return to North America. We get into Ensenada Mexico at Noon on Thursday, previously I thought it was 11am. We are just there for a few hours, but … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving on an American cruise line…

Well, despite them acknowledging it was Canadian Thanksgiving, there was no turkey offered on the buffet. I was disappointed. I watched most of the Bills game on the big screen on Deck 15. It was quite cool and very windy … Continue reading →

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The seas are rough…

There’s going to be a lot of seasick people on board again. The ship is rocking back and forth again. We’ll see vomit bags around the ship (thankfully, empty) and green passengers. Thankfully, it doesn’t bother me, other than walking … Continue reading →

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Another day at sea…

Today was the second full day at sea Street leaving Hawaii. We are heading East towards North America, specifically Mexico where we arrive Thursday morning. We are only there for a few hours, we leave around 5pm. Just enough time … Continue reading →

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