No problems getting to LAX, getting through security, getting breakfast or finding our gate. We are on our way. Next post will be from Florida!

Here is a picture of the ship we will be on for the next 68 days as we travel around South America. It is funny, but with all of our holiday events and New Year’s Eve last night, today is the first time I have actually felt excited for this trip. The trigger was when…

We have shipped three bags early to Florida in preparation for our 68-day cruise around South America. We packed our warm clothes, our shoes, our fancy clothes, and assorted other items to make our trip to the Holland America ship much easier. We leave home on January 2, 2018.

Here in Sylmar, we get very high winds. We’ve had very strong winds for a day or two and today a fire started a few miles east of us. We are packed and ready to evacuate if needed. The wind is supposed to change direction (toward us) soon, so we are just watching and waiting….

The Peabody Hotel in Memphis has a unique attraction. Years ago, someone brought in several ducks (used as live decoys) and left them in the lobby fountain where the ducks swam and were apparently very happy and well-behaved. The guests enjoyed these creatures so much, that the hotel manager created accommodations for them on the…

The home of Elvis Presley. They told us he purchased this nice home for his parents when he was only 22 for $102,500. It was huge for the day, but viewing it, it seemed very livable. The decor is certainly interesting looking at it from a 2017 perspective. My favorite part was the backyard where…

As we toured Nashville, one of my favorite sights was the Parthenon built in Centennial Park. It seems a little odd to see a Greek building in Tennessee, but Athens is a sister city to Nashville. My interest is increased because we just visited the Parthenon in Greece earlier in the year as part of…

Ron and I are on a week-long bus tour of The Music Cities, Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans. Our first two days are in Nashville and we are staying at the huge Gaylord Opryland Hotel. This is a destination in itself with several enormous atriums (atria?) housing gardens and a river and shops and restaurants….

On Sunday, August 27, Ron and I attended the CHOC Walk in the Park Fundraiser. We raised money for the Children’s Hospital of Orange County which is located just a few miles south of Disneyland Resort. The whole walk occurs before business hours so we were on site at 5:00 a.m. and started walking at…

This Monday (August 21, 2017) will be “The Great Eclipse” and will be a total eclipse if you are 600 miles north of us. Here in Los Angeles, we will get about maximum 63% coverage at 10:21 a.m. This also happens to be the first day that our Southern California Annual Passports to Disneyland are…