Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Dawn on Dec 31st, 2013
Today was a relaxing day at sea. And, actually, after the hustle and bustle of Christmas week, it was a welcome respite of doing pretty much nothing. We took Emerson to the dinosaur-themed kids’ pool area, which she enjoyed (we thought it was a little too limited in space and yet spread over too many […]
We’re aboard the Norwegian Dawn in our home port of (not so sunny, today anyway) Tampa, Florida. We’re sailing to Central America via the Western Caribbean. On this journey we’ll add two new countries to our tally: Honduras (#87) and Belize (#88). I’ll blog along the way, but I may not update posts daily, preferring […]
Posted in Dawn on Nov 30th, 2010
We returned home on Sunday without incident from what was a very relaxing and ultimately (perhaps even surprisingly so) enjoyable Caribbean trip. I have to post some final reflections on the trip and (ideally) something of a more formal ‘cruise review.’ I’ve already updated the “Been There!” page and stats to reflect the added countries. […]
Posted in Dawn on Nov 27th, 2010
Well, I wrote a relatively lengthy post for Day #8 (yesterday), which the WordPress iPad/iPhone app summarily ate. It’s a free app… so I can’t bitch too much, but it really is largely a piece of crap that’s probably worth less than what I paid for it (nothing). It’s actually the second time that my […]
Our day began under mostly cloudy skies, which quickly cleared to brilliant blue punctuated by the occasional, floating puffy cotton ball. Unlike prior mornings, we all had breakfast in the Garden Cafe. And, then we passed the morning enjoying the sights of nearby Nevis and the sail into our port of call, St. Kitts. We […]