Thursday Thursday was our last sea day. LS wanted to get up early to go to the Oceaneer Club to make Stitch’s Space Goo (slime), so we ate breakfast and headed there. It was during …
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Disney Treasure: Exploring the Baths at Virgin Gorda – October 2025
Wednesday We were in port at Tortola when I awoke on Wednesday morning, and I was excited. We were scheduled to go to Virgin Gorda to visit Baths National Park, which was the main reason …
Continue readingDisney Treasure: Trunk Bay – October 2025
Tuesday I awoke the next morning to a beautiful sunrise as we pulled into port at St. Thomas. We had an excursion booked, St. John On Your Own. I had booked this one because (a) …
Continue readingDisney Treasure: Days at Sea – October 2025
Saturday The next morning we said farewell to the Contemporary Resort and boarded the Magical Express (is it still called the Magical Express?) to Port Canaveral. They showed the first Toy Story while we rode, …
Continue readingMickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party – October 2025
When Mr. Strange and I took a short Carnival cruise ten years ago, we had seen a Disney cruise ship at one of the ports, and I said, “One day, we will go on that.” …
Continue readingCanadian Rockies with Kids: Moraine Lake and Calgary – July 13-14, 2025
We had a scheduled shuttle to Moraine Lake the next morning, so we awoke early, packed our bags, and checked out of the hotel. We grabbed some pastries and coffee from the Grab and Go, …
Continue readingCanadian Rockies with Kids: Lake Louise – July 10-12, 2025
It was lovely to wake up to the nice glacier view, but we finally said farewell to Athabasca Glacier and headed back towards Banff. It was a balmy 3° Celsius when we left. The day …
Continue readingCanadian Rockies with Kids: Icefields Parkway and Jasper – July 8-9, 2025
The next morning we checked out of the hotel, and since we had not yet found a stuffed lynx, we stopped in Banff town and purchased the bobcat we had found a couple days prior. …
Continue readingCanadian Rockies with Kids: Banff – July 5-7, 2025
We flew into Calgary around 8pm on a Saturday night. We picked up our bags and our rental car and soon we were on the road to Banff. Luckily, it doesn’t get dark until nearly …
Continue readingWalt Disney World with Kids: Magic Kingdom (again) – June 2, 2025
The next morning we had early reservations at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique (earlier than early entry), so we met up at the Monorail at 7:45 to make it in time. However, there was quite a line …
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