Author Archives: patmathews

Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala

Posted on January 25, 2023 by patmathews

January 25, 2023 Well, there isn’t much to write about. The room looks about the same as it has since Sunday! I did watch The Woman King yesterday and am still watching a lot of Australian Open tennis even though … Continue reading →

Posted in Central America, January, World Cruise #4 | 3 Comments

Puerto Chiapas, Mexico

Posted on January 24, 2023 by patmathews

January 24, 2023 We are into day 3 of our COVID quarantine and are feeling pretty good. I am fine and Norm is feeling better every day. The medical people check on us twice a day and we get any … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, January, Mexico, World Cruise #4 | 6 Comments

Acapulco, Mexico

Posted on January 22, 2023 by patmathews

January 22, 2023 Last evening we had dinner with Paul and Carolyn, the around the world host and hostess. They are from the UK. There were two other couples with us as well and it was a fun time. Very … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, January, Mexico, World Cruise #4 | 10 Comments

Zihuatenejo, Mexico

Posted on January 21, 2023 by patmathews

January 21, 2023 We had a nice dinner in Toscana and met two new couples who are on the world cruise.  One of the men had lots of interesting stories – he is an engineer and has worked on geothermal … Continue reading →

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Manzanillo, Mexico

Posted on January 20, 2023 by patmathews

January 20, 2023 Yesterday at lunch there was a fresh pasta station.  I also noticed that there was this Bloody Mary bar! We had dinner with two couples that we met on the 2017 world cruise, Mui and Erin and … Continue reading →

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At Sea

Posted on January 19, 2023 by patmathews

January 19, 2023 I am recovered from the rock and roll minus the whales excursion.  I really never get seasick on cruise ships but this small fishing boat which was just tossed around in the huge waves was something else! … Continue reading →

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Ensenada Baja Mexico

Posted on January 17, 2023 by patmathews

January 17, 2023 We arrived in Ensenada this morning around 8 AM and it was 47 degrees!  Brrrr. We brought lots of layers, thank goodness.  Ensenada is the third largest in Baja and is only 78 miles south of San … Continue reading →

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First day

Posted on January 17, 2023 by patmathews

January 15, 2023 All of our suitcases arrived! We did track some of them with airtags which let us know that the ones sent via luggage forward in late December were in California waiting for us. We traveled with only … Continue reading →

Posted in January, North America, World Cruise #4 | 6 Comments

The journey begins

Posted on January 16, 2023 by patmathews

We started our next 180 around the world journey on Saturday with a flight from Fort Lauderdale to San Francisco. When we landed there was a break in the rainy weather so after checking in at the Fairmont Hotel, we … Continue reading →

Posted in January, North America, World Cruise #4 | 13 Comments

Leaving for home

Posted on April 14, 2022 by patmathews

April 14, 2022 These evil warm freshly baked sticky buns called my name every day at breakfast and I resisted. But we are leaving today. So does that make it net zero with my usual fruit? Servers and wait staff … Continue reading →

Posted in April, Europe, Spring Cruise 2022, World Cruise 3 | 3 Comments