Author Archives: favoritephilosopher

The hardest part of cruising for me is that I am pretty much an introvert. I have had my required stint at being an extrovert when I was raising kids, and certainly my career meant extroverting every day and I did … Continue reading →

When Al put down a deposit last year to do this cruise to Antarctica again, I thought he was nuts. I really didn’t want to go again. I really didn’t want to go anywhere after last year’s Covid Raincheck Travel year – … Continue reading →

A Netflix ad came up for Bohemian Rhapsody movie and I shared it on FB because it gave me chills. It was the scene where they were in the studio and came up with the stomp-stomp-clap that opens We Will … Continue reading →

I’m starting to think there’s a theme here in my life: “too stupid to live”. Sunday is bike ride day, I usually go with several women but today for various reasons they could not go and I had to either … Continue reading →

Well! Just for the heck of it Al and I got our bowling balls out of the attic. Retirement is great – Tuesday afternoon the place is practically empty. I was worried – would my aching body like it? It … Continue reading →

Tonight I sit here after a wonderful but emotional weekend. Four years of retirement and I still wondered what I could do with my 40 years of PT books, most of which are not that old, some which ARE that … Continue reading →

Just like last trip, I get home and forget all about writing about the trip. I really must write about Iguazu Falls and will. But not now.

January 30-31 Yesterday we docked in Punta del Este, Uruguay. This port town boasts two kinds of travelers: the South American ultra rich people who own boats and cruise ship tourists who have to share a boat, and you can … Continue reading →

January 29, 2023 Since the beginning of our trip, our toilet has been an annoyance.  Ship toilets work much like airplane toilets except ship toilets do have some water in them.  However, you push a button and hear a “swoosh” and it’s … Continue reading →

January 28 Early morning rise and shine, headed off the ship to meet our tour to see – more penguins.  Our tour had been changed from the original destination to see thousands and thousands more Magellan penguins.  At first we were not … Continue reading →