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Avignon
Bonjour! When we awoke we were in the port of Marseille. As we learned from our various tour guides, the Greeks had a tremendous influence in this area and founded the city over 2600 years ago. It is the oldest city in France. Today was the first of our planned excursions and we needed to … Continue reading
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Embarkation
The Celebrity Equinox launched in 2009 and is one of the Solstice class ships. It was fully refurbished in 2019 and most recently in dry dock April, 2024 for painting & maintenance. It boasts a 1115 seat theater where it holds world class entertainment, a state of the art spa & fitness center (it made … Continue reading
Dripping in Barcelona
Our second day in Barcelona dawned drippy as rain showers met us when we left the amazing breakfast spread at our hotel. We decided to forgo the hop/on & off bus because it would take too long to get to the stop for our first destination. We had early, timed entrance tickets for today. Our … Continue reading
Barcelona
1958 was the year I was born and when I saw this sign above my head as I sat at the tiny table of the crammed eatery near my departure gate at Dulles International Airport, I knew it was going to be a good trip. You see, Don suggested we take a cruise to celebrate … Continue reading
Happy Birthday U. S. Navy
It was 50 yrs ago that a group of boys started an adventure. Today they are old men and the adventure continues. . . In 1972 the Vietnam War saw three U. S. Allies leave South Vietnam. Australia, New Zealand & Thailand which had sent military contingents, withdrew them. Negotiators in Paris were trying to … Continue reading
All In A Day
I had an ambitious itinerary for today. We needed to maximize our 1 full day in the park by hitting 4 major areas. We arrived at the trailhead for Endless Wall at 8:30 am. I took the ranger seriously when she told me yesterday to get there before 9:00 am and take the trail and … Continue reading
New River for an Old Guy
On June 18 Don turns 67 years old. He looks pretty good dontcha think? Since his birthday is so close to Father’s Day I try to plan extra special things. This year it’s a trip to the newest U. S. national park which is New River Gorge National Park in lovely West by God stand … Continue reading
Pay for Travel Nurses
Currently two states have staffing agency wage caps in place. They are Massachusetts and Minnesota. These caps were in place prior to the pandemic and the pay rates were raised in response to the increased pandemic staffing needs. There are currently no federal laws proposed however, there have been several associations including the American Health … Continue reading
Susan Gets A New Hip
I am no stranger to pain. We have developed an intimate relationship over the years. From fingers closed in moving cab doors to natural childbirth, bone breaks requiring more hardware to be installed than my kitchen cabinets and ruptured, gangrenous appendix removals I could always be assured of one thing – whatever the pain was … Continue reading
Say It Ain’t Snow
Capital Weather Gang say it ain’t so, you seem to predict that we will get more snow! The only acceptable snow is Christmas snow. Immediately around the holidays it lends an air of festivity, gives Santa’s sled something to glide upon and provides a clean & pristine environment to foster those glad tidings. After that, … Continue reading
