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The 2.5 mile hike was cancelled due to lack of interest. Good thing… Welp. So much for lesson about not getting off the boat. Woke up offshore in Korcula, looks gorgeous over there, have to tender in. Walked out onto … Continue reading →

June 21 Woke up exhausted. Had a cup of coffee and my breakfast in the room, looked out the balcony and thought “whatever”. Went back to sleep until about 10:30 a.m. to find Al had already walked around a bit … Continue reading →

Europe June 20 Mykonos June 20  It was a short stop in Mykonos, just five hours, and that was plenty. Unless you are staying on Mykonos for a few weeks in the estate that Jackie O’s household help stayed in, … Continue reading →

Just a quick one tonight. Arrived in Istanbul at 4 p.m. after a day pretty much sitting around. I don’t know how I still got 10K steps in but I did. We went out for a sunset boat ride. Maybe … Continue reading →

  June 17, 2022 Once again I am in the position of trying to summarize an entire day of a tour guide pouring information into my brain. I’m so tired (this has been going on for a few days now … Continue reading →

June 16 Oh Magoo, you’ve done it again.  That’s all I could think of as we walked down from the Acropolis.   Al once again put together an amazing tour through a private company.  9 of us in a Mercedes bus … Continue reading →

June 15 Woke up to the strawberry moon just cleaning up its desk and getting ready to head home for the day.  It was 6 a.m. and I wasn’t sure if it was a hazy sun or the moon.  Once … Continue reading →

June 13 – Bon Voyage!   Finally, a day of “rest”.   We checked out and walked over to the People Mover which would take us to a bus that would transfer us to Trieste.  The ship was originally scheduled to … Continue reading →

 June 12   Oh my Lord, another up and at ‘em – an 8:30 train to catch to Venice. This night owl struggles the most with the morning roll calls.  Convinced that there is no way this old lady can … Continue reading →