Author Archives: Serene

We left the futuristic past of Star Trek and went to the real past on Lake Champlain. It was near here that Frenchman Samuel de Champlain arrived in 1609. Of course, there were already indigenous people living their lives when … Continue reading →

We moved into Ticonderoga, New York and were enthusiastic for our first event of the day – The Star Trek Original Series Set Tour. It was Star Date 1312.4 or October 14, 2025. The following excerpts are from their website: … Continue reading →

This sign indicates that the White Mountains of New Hampshire are famous for America’s worst weather!  Our guide for the Mount Washington Cog Railway on October 13 said that we won!  We get the experience of really bad weather! Our … Continue reading →

Our morning flight from PHX to BOS on October 12 was delayed.  The pilot said it wasn’t just the ramifications of Hurricane Priscilla approaching Phoenix but also a nor’easter heading into Boston.   Logan Airport in Boston put a hold … Continue reading →

My birthday was in late September and I wanted to spend it at the La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Arizona. I could have selected the Wigwam Hotel in Holbrook but at this point in life (my 66th birthday) I was … Continue reading →

One more time we woke up to the white cliffs of Dover.   We usually do ship sponsored shore excursions but, on this second time in Dover, we decided to go out on our own.  We considered going to Dover … Continue reading →

We arrived in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland on August 21st.  Portree was the port we missed on the first cruise due to bad weather.  It looked much better this time! The castle we missed last time was the picturesque … Continue reading →

The first time we visited Stornaway, Scotland, Cindy and Darrell were with us.  As we met in the evening for dinner that evening, they were quite excited about their interesting tour of Historic Lewis.  We decided we would try their … Continue reading →

There are so many extra things we learned about Iceland that didn’t fit into our earlier posts – so I’m adding an additional post to get down some of these other interesting things.   Some of these extras were from … Continue reading →

We visited the island of Heimaey on August 18th.  It sits off the southern coast of Iceland.   We learned that our ship was staying in place using dynamic positioning and thrusters.  We were above the electricity cables providing service … Continue reading →