Author: Mike Pekrul

They kicked us off the ship!! WTF! Some long excuse about our ticket ending and needing the cabin for the next paying customer. Blah blah blah, I wasn’t really paying attention. They gave us breakfast and sent us ashore. 😞 I do have to say, this was BY FAR the easiest time I’ve ever had…

Today we’re in Costa Maya, Mexico, aka Mahahual. Sort of. The ship is docked here, but we have no excursions booked, so rather than go to shore just for the privilege of buying overpriced made-in-china souvenirs, we just stayed on board. Susy lay in the sun for a bit and I parked it in the…

We went ashore today via tender, something I’ve never done before. The port of Belize City in… you guessed it, Belize, does not have facilities for cruise ships to dock, so they just anchor up a few miles from shore, and then a fleet of “small” boats come and take people to and from shore.…

Lazy day today. Another stupid time change last night, but still woke up late(er than usual) and had a leisurely breakfast. And a leisurely second breakfast when Susy got up. 😁 Ambled off the ship for an excursion, a day at Turquoise Bay Resort. Sand, sea, bar, and lunch. A nice young lady that circled…

We docked in Cozumel, Mexico this morning. Today, we cross an item off Susanne’s bucket list… we swim with dolphins. Off the ship and a short van ride down the coast to a place called Dolphinaris. Half a dozen rescued dolphins, protected and trained by Dolphinaris, living in a man-made lagoon. We got to pet…

So, in the middle of the night, we crossed a timeline and rolled the clock back an hour as we crossed into Mexican waters and into Central Time. Which just meant I woke up REAL early. I stayed quiet, sneaking out of bed for a bathroom break and back in so as not to disturb…

Somewhere in the vast blue sea, a speck of a ship cruises along. No land. No other ships. Nothing but wind and sky, water and wave. At least on this side. On the other side of the ship, Cuba is just a scant 20 miles off. I can almost see the ‘57 Chevys along the…

Spirit of Discovery is taking to the high seas! A ship is a vehicle, right? And it has lots of recreation, right? So that makes it an RV!! This morning we boarded the Majestic Princess and I’m already half in the bag. As my son said, “Dude! It’s not even noon yet!” Step one, hit…

Today was another kayak day, because… Florida. We had a few cold days here over the weekend, but this week it’s getting warmer every day and today is wonderful. 75 and sunny. Exactly why we came. 🙂 We visited a place called Kings Landing, which is really just a place to launch the kayaks, but…