This is a beautiful little town. We walked around after dinner at a great restaurant called YNot (yes, I reviewed it on Trip Advisor). Funny sign on the way to the “toilet” – I posted it on Instagram. The signs here are fun! Continue reading Thurso, Scotland
The sun rises about 5 am. Mom likes to wake up with natural light so we kept the curtain open a little bit – woke me right up, not her.
Today we drove through some beautiful country. Ft. Augustus has 5 locks that look like stairs for boats, it takes them about 60 minutes to traverse the locks. We saw some small canoe type boats and some larger boats as well. Continue reading Loch Ness
I admit it, I am cold. No, I am freezing cold. But only when the wind blows and it is raining. The weather changes here pretty quickly so when I am wishing I brought my ski jacket and gloves, I know I will be ok in an hour or so. But, overall I underestimated how cold this Florida girl would be in Scotland’s May weather. Continue reading Ballachulish, Isle of Skye, Armadale Castle, Glenfinnan
This is our second day in Scotland. The tour company told us to dress in layers. One of our drivers told us that we would experience all 4 seasons in one day. Yes, that has happened on both days. Rainy, overcast, sunny, cold, windy – all in just a few hours. Continue reading Scottish Highlands
Good Morning from Glasgow,
We arrived early this morning to an overcast sky and 1-2 hours of sleep. The plane trip was only 5 1/2 hours and we had 2 meals so not much time to sleep. Today is a holiday in Scotland (May day) so the roads were clear otherwise the highway would have been “stationary” or “nose-to-rear”.
We met our group at the hotel and surprise, our rooms were ready!! YAY Continue reading Glasgow
Food presentation was beautiful for each and every plated dish we received. All of the food was quite good and had good flavor.
Service was fantastic. Each of our waiters was fantastic and the Sommelier had an amazing memory and appeared just as our glasses were near the empty level. The bar staff also remembered orders from previous days and checked to be sure you wanted “caffeinated soda today because yesterday you ordered decaf”. Continue reading Dining on the Celebrity Equinox
We boarded the beautiful Celebrity Equinox in Miami, Florida on Wednesday for a short 3 night cruise. I am on this cruise to find out about Celebrity Cruises – my mother and my friend Deb accompanied me. Continue reading Boarding the Celebrity Equinox
At one end of the park, near the swim-in snack area and the lazy river, there is an Aviary. You can walk into the area from the park or you can exit the lazy river and climb the stairs to a separate door.
As you enter the area, there is a cart to get a container of food. As you walk around the three areas, you hold out your arm and wait for a bird to fly down and get some food. You feel pretty stupid for a minute when you realize that the birds are ignoring you but it is pretty cool when a bird lands on your arm. After after a few minutes, some of the bigger birds get heavy and you want to pass them to another person — that is pretty fun as well. Continue reading Discovery Cove’s Aviary
As you know from previous posts, a private cabana was something we splurged on during our Discovery Cove trip. This is not something we normally do but our daughter convinced the entire family to chip in so it wasn’t a huge addition to our overall cost.
After breakfast, we went to guest services as directed. A very nice man escorted us through the park, giving us a more detailed description of different areas, directions around the park and stopping to 
pick up our safety vests along the way. As we arrived to our Reef Side Cabana, he pointed out all our features and let us know that our Cabana Host would be stopping by shortly.
We wandered down to our reef side Private-Like beach. We were smiling and feeling super special when we saw our name on the Reserved sign (such a little thing to bring such a huge smile). Continue reading Discovery Cove – Our Private Cabana
While enjoying our day at Discovery Cove, our entire family participated in the Sea Venture experience. My mother had a similar experience on a cruise excursion and said it was a unique experience that we shouldn’t miss. I wasn’t nervous about it at all until I saw the safety video and signed the papers – they kept saying how important it was to breath normally, made us all wonder why we wouldn’t breath normally. I kept telling myself that it is only 20 minutes and there are quite a few divers there to make sure everything is fine.
The experience is in the Grand Reef, the same waterway where you can snorkel all day long. You are required to wear a wet suit for this experience so we got our wet suits when we were passing by the area after our 1st lunch. In August these can be a bit hot so we just tried them on and then left them 1/2 way down until we checked in. Continue reading Discovery Cove’s Sea Venture
