Life is a Journey

Got back a few days ago from a short cruise and wanted to share some pics with you.     Waiting to board the tender to Catalina. As we were walking back to the dock, we spotted a sign in the window of a Chinese restaurant that said Fresh Beignets. So we had some! Next day, I went to one of the decks at the very front of the ship. The bench was soaked so I went back inside. Of course, I had to have a Guy's Burger! Then it was time for more relaxation. As you can see, I had this area pretty much all to myself! Carnival Miracle was in port along with us. After exploring the ship a bit, I treated myself to a chocolate frappe. It was rich, thick and delicious! Later that day as I was riding the elevator to get back to my room, I noticed something odd. It was a cruise duck! He was so cute, I decided to keep it and post the obligatory selfie as shown below. The next photo is the one I am referring to on my podcast. After being woken up for the fifth time that night, I sat up in bed a...

Months earlier, I was perusing the Carnival website and looking at the excursions. Much to my surprise, I found a walking tour of the Casino for only $19 per person. I booked it immediately. While we've taken this cruise itinerary several times before, we've never done a tour so we were excited to get to the island and begin our day. Once on land, we checked-in with the tour operator and were told that we had approximately 30 minutes to kill before the tour started so we walked around for a bit just enjoying the old buildings. When it was time for our tour to start, we were very surprised when we were told to get on a tram. In my head I was thinking, "Oh oh, did I check-in to the wrong tour?" We followed the group and boarded the tram and the driver announced that we would first get to see the island from the hills and then we would go to the Casino. In actuality, we got much more! First, we went through a few of the streets near the beach area and o...