This is a continuation of our port day for Messina, Italy on the Jewel of the Seas Greek Isles itinerary. After lunch in Castelmola we headed back to Taormina. Taormina Mario gave us maps of the historic area to walk through. We decided to take an hour for all to … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Taormina and Messina
Weekly Tales: Family Reunion Edition
Summer time means family reunions and today I'm going to one in Kansas that I haven't been to in a dozen years. The picture above is from 8 or 9 years ago; this year will be at the same place. I'm looking forward to seeing relatives I haven't seen in a while and spending time … [Read more...] about Weekly Tales: Family Reunion Edition
9 Years of Blogging
Nine years ago today I published my first blog post ever. Unfortunately I don't have that available today but I'm sure it wasn't ground breaking in terms of content. What was significant was that I found I loved blogging and have continued with it long after the newness wore … [Read more...] about 9 Years of Blogging
Jewel of the Seas: Messina, Savoca and Castelmola
Today we have our first port, Messina, but not until 11 am so the day starts off like a sea day. Best of both worlds? Morning I got up at 6:30 am and found my husband enjoying coffee and his book in the Windjammer while waiting for me to rise. I got my first coffee from Cafe … [Read more...] about Jewel of the Seas: Messina, Savoca and Castelmola
Weekly Tales: Jinxed Edition
Last week I said we had our fingers crossed the air conditioner would make it through the heat wave. That jinxed us and it broke before that post went live! After many hot nights and calls to multiple companies we got two callbacks with one that actually followed up and came … [Read more...] about Weekly Tales: Jinxed Edition