Life is a Journey

Did I leave you hanging? It should come as no surprise that I hardly slept that first night. I swear it sounded like someone was rolling a bowling ball! I crawled out of bed at six, got dressed and went in search of some coffee. As I walked up the stairs, I knew that even though I REALLY wanted coffee, it would have to wait because I also wanted to take some pictures before the ship was crawling with people. I'm so glad I put the coffee on hold. It sounds corny but the ship looked so magical at this hour of the morning. I used both my camera and my phone to take several shots. Here is one shot in Panorama mode on my phone. The sun was starting to come up and the sky was an amazing color of blue. Now, it was time to enjoy some coffee! To my right, the sunrise... To my left, Catalina. I realized that this would be the perfect time to check out the water park area of the ship! As I approached, I was in awe of the tubular water s...

Howdy!! Yes, it's been a while since I last posted but while I am posting with less frequency, I am hoping that the content you get is of better quality. Summer is thankfully coming to an end and things are starting to slow down for all of us. Since my last post, I went on a cruise and now I want to share it with you! There is both good and bad when it comes to cruising but how you choose to handle it will either make or break your vacation. While some things annoyed me, I chose not to dwell on them simply because nobody paid for this vacation but me and I wasn't about to waste my hard earned money by having a lousy cruise. No, I was determined to have a good time and I did. On Monday, September 26th, my friend Linda and I took a 4 night cruise out of Long Beach. We sailed on Carnival's Inspiration and while we have cruised with Carnival several times before (and taken this same itinerary) we were super excited to check out this ship. I honestly did not think I had ta...