Friday, March 24, 2023 This morning, I woke up before sunrise and stumbled to the bathroom in darkness as the ship continued to roll and rock. Showering was challenging as I was tossed to and fro in the small trapezoidal-shaped chamber while trying to shave. I managed to survive that […]
Thursday, March 23, 2023 I awoke way too early again this morning and so, showered and headed down to the lobby to catch up on blogging. But, not until after I ventured out to a nearby 7-Eleven for a take-out cup-o-joe. Jane and I rendezvoused at the hotel restaurant at
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 Our official Tokyo pre-cruise began today. After breakfast, we headed to the designated muster area on the lobby floor. There, we serendipitously found members of our group among the crowds gathering to set off for various tours. Our group of 100 was divided into four smaller
Tuesday, March 21 I woke up this morning reinvigorated. Never in my life have I felt so gung-ho and full of energy at 4:45 am. After lying in bed for awhile, I realized that Jane was lying awake too. We both had mild headaches due to disruption to our diurnal caffeination
Sunday & Monday, March 19-20, 2023 About 25 hours transpired from our departure to RDU via Uber until we finally checked into our room at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The trip was pleasant if you enjoy overpriced airport food, listening to movies via tinny ear buds, wearing
Saturday, March 18, 2023 Over a year ago, Jane returned from the mail box with a brochure from the NC State Alumni Association touting a Japanese Immersion Cruise. She then suggested that we go on it! I was taken aback because she has always been wary of cruises especially during
Sunday, November 6, 2022 Our destination today was Goose Creek State Park, a park that we have enjoyed visiting before and is only a 2.5-hour drive east of home. Because today is the national day to set clocks back from daylight saving to standard time, we earned an extra hour
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 We departed home shortly after 11 am to attend the Mayberry RV rally for Winnebago View/Navion owners in Mount Airy. We ate a lunch Jane had prepared while rolling along and arrived at Veterans Memorial Park in Mount Airy, NC around 2:30 pm. Upon arrival, we
Background for This Trip During June, we toured the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on the return leg of our trip to New Mexico and Colorado. Inspired by the venerable building’s history and ambience, we vowed to return to the “Mother Church of Country Music”, to hear a live concert. Although we had
Sunday, September 11, 2022 It’s hard to believe we’ve arrived at the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our nation. On one hand, the shock of that horrible day is still fresh in the minds of those of us who were alive then, but on the other hand,
Saturday, September 10, 2022 We ran out of coffee this morning, so we walked to the campground store (which didn’t open until 9) to get a cup of their free morning coffee. While there, we also bought some more coffee grounds and pancake mix. So, back in our motorhome, we
Friday, September 9, 2022 We took our time packing and leaving this morning, savoring the last moments at our woodsy private river site. Finding our way to the main highway was confusing as the 11-foot tunnel was a GPS black hole that we fought not to get sucked through. Once
Thursday, September 8, 2022 Today the rain has departed although the clouds remain. After breakfast, we drove back into Harpers Ferry to take in some attractions that we missed yesterday. After parking at the train station and displaying my NPS Senior Pass in the windshield again, we walked to the
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 The cloudy rainy weather continued through the night and all of today. After breakfast, we drove to the Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Visitor Center. A friendly and informative hostess loaded us up with brochures and maps while suggesting lots of activities to keep us busy
Tuesday, September 6, 2020 Rain fell pattering on our motorhome roof most of last night. As we loitered over breakfast and watched the morning news, the showers temporarily subsided allowing us to unhook the RV. We topped off the propane tank at the campground station and hitched up the car