Life is a Journey

The last time I posted something here was in July of 2023. The site has changed a lot but I like the way it looks. A coworker recently encouraged me to start blogging again. At first, I shrugged it off but then I kept thinking about it and thinking about it and realized that I missed posting. The problem is I don't have the access I used to have to a good computer. At home, I have a laptop that is a real pain in the wazu and that's why I gave up blogging. But maybe I'll start blogging again. I mean, you're seeing this new post so I guess I've already started, LOL. I'm still working but traveling a lot more. I'm super excited about an upcoming cruise in October. It's a one way cruise from Vancouver to LA. Should be great! Below are two pictures from a cruise I took in 2018 to the Caribbean on the NCL Bliss.  Basically I am including them here because I am testing the blog tools. Also because I like them. A lot. I like looking at them and remembering all t...

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...