Author: Mike Pekrul

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…

We visited Blue Springs State Park today. As we drove up, there was a line of cars waiting to get in the gate. A LONG line. What the heck, we’re here, and we’re retired. Get in line. As we drove down the road, looking for the end of the line, it became clear just how…

We went to the Mount Dora Arts Festival today. Another Florida winter day, cooler than yesterday but still in the 50’s and partly sunny. All of the locals are bundled up and shivering. Nuts! This festival is huge!! Booths lining all of the streets around the town, hundreds of vendors and exhibits, THOUSANDS of people.…

Yesterday was a kayak day. We visited Wekiwa Springs State Park in Apopka Fl. Beautiful blue water boiling up into a huge swimming area and flowing into a river through the forest. We launched a single kayak this time. Usually we each have one to ourselves, but decided to go tandem this time. Excellent idea!…