Galveston: preparing to leave Traveling to Europe has always been fun and exciting for me, with occasional language barriers, but there have always been friendly locals helping me along. When we booked our tickets to Europe in the early summer, Europe had opened to all Americans, with some countries requiring …
There was Love in the Time of Cholera – now we have travel (or attempting to) in the time of COVID-19. Watching this coronavirus wreak havoc on the world from a cruise ship has been a surreal experience. In January, the news came out of China about the virus, and …
A quick note about traveling in the time of COVID-19: It’s OK, for the most part. I’m glad I didn’t have to buy toilet paper in Australia (there was a run, and all the shelves were empty). The other issue is that we are now on the Magical Mystery Tour …
Day 117, Feb. 13th: Bula from Fiji! Bula is the local greeting, and the locals are a friendly bunch. We were very nervous arriving in Fiji, since as we approached the docks there was an announcement that the Ministry of Health required all passengers and crew to fill out a …
Day 99, Jan. 24th: Panama canal. I awoke when my body realized the boat had stopped at 6AM. We were getting ready to enter the first lock. I dressed and met a few hundred other passengers on the top deck at sunrise anticipating the passage. It took about 90 minutes …
Day 90, Jan. 15th: It’s a great morning when you get to both sleep in and be up early at the same time. The ship changed the clocks back an hour, so even though we woke at what would have been 8:30, it was now only 7:30. I saw among …
Day 81, Jan. 6th: Time to get cruising! We finished our packing, and a quick breakfast at Café Nero – another chain in the area. They had the best latte I have had in a long time. We pulled our luggage the four blocks to the Victoria coach station – …