We have been very lucky (blessed) to be able to travel in the states, to Mexico, the Caribbean, South American and into Canada.  We don't travel first class and have learned the best thing you can take on a vacation is a sense of humor.

While the beach and Vegas are our favorite stops, we have been to and seen many interesting and fascinating places.

Travel makes you realize how small your presence is in this world. It makes you tolerant of those who are different than what YOU think is normal.  It makes you understand not everyone dreams the same dreams as you. We have noticed Americans tend to be judgmental, you can see it in our faces.  We also tend to worry about what other people think.

Travel gives you confidence. Travel makes you patient. Travel makes you tolerant. Travel leaves you with memories; wonderful and exciting memories.

Where we have been . . .
  International Trips:
cruise ports listed below
Vancouver  1999
Cozumel 2001, 2002
Bogota, Colombia  2003, 2010
Puerto Vallarta  2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
Puerto Adventuras 2006, 2007
Punta Cana 2007
Aruba 2009, 2013
Maroma Beach 2011, 2016, 2019 (twice), 2020, 2021
Cancun, Isla & Maroma Beach (all one trip) 2012
Edmonton, tour of Canada, Calgary Stampede 2015
St. Martin 2022
Grand Cayman Island 2023

 
  Domestic Trips: Vegas (too many times to count)
Kansas City 2002
San Francisco 2003
Niagara Falls  2007
Orlando Florida  2010 (we did not go to Disneyworld)
Oahu, Hawaii 2010, 2021
Jensen Beach, Florida 2012
Palm Springs 2013, 2020
Washington, DC 2005, 2013
Bonita Springs, FL  2014
Park City, Utah 2015
Ruidoso and Santa Fe, NM (many times)
New Orleans 2001
New York City 2017 (twice)
Connecticut 2017
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware 2017
Cape Cod & Plymouth (Plymouth Rock), Massachusetts 2017
Beaver Creek, Colorado 2020
St. Petersburg, Florida 2020
 
  Cruises Completed:
  Carnival Conquest 2008 Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cozumel Jim & Judy Woodard
  RCI Serenade of the Seas San Juan, Barbados, St Maarten, Antigua, St. Lucia, St. Croix George & Tamara Bulek
  Carnival Ecstasy 2010  (January) Progresso, Cozumel Bethany's college graduation celebration
  Carnival Ecstasy 2010  (September) Progresso, Cozumel James & Mendy Hopkins
  Carnival Magic 2014 Key West, Freeport, Nassau George & Tamara Bulek
  Carnival Magic 2015 Belize, Roatan, Cozumel Gary & Voni Chandler (their 40th anniversary)
  Carnival Freedom 2016 PROTEST CRUISE Jamaica,  Grand Cayman, Cozumel Gary & Voni Chandler, James & Mendy Hopkins
  Carnival Valor 2017 GCamp Cruise Progresso, Cozumel Natalie, Katy & Martin Frizzell, Joni Daniels, Riley Lewis, Melannie & Johnny Stone
  Carnival Breeze 2017 25th Anniversary Freeport & Nassau Gary & Voni Chandler, Mike & Neva Spier
  Carnival Sunshine 2018 
Retirement Eligible
Aruba, Bonaire, Grand Turks George & Tamara Bulek
  RCI Grandeur of the Seas 2018  Retired! Boston, Portland, Bar Harbor, St John, Halifax James & Mendy Hopkins
  Carnival Vista 2018 Cozumel, Belize, Roatan Joni Daniels, Marvin & Linda Self
  Carnival Vista 2019 Cozumel, Belize, Costa Maya Gary & Voni Chandler, Mike & Neva Spier, Larry (Scooter) King and many others
  Carnival Legend 2019 Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Victoria Gary & Voni Chandler
  Carnival Freedom 2019 Grand Cayman, Aruba, Curacao, Cartegena, Panama Canal partial transit, Limon, Cozumel Joni Daniels, Marvin & Linda Self
  Carnival Miracle 2021 Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan Joni Daniels, Marvin & Linda Self
  Carnival Magic 2021 Half Moon Cay, Nassau, Bimini Gary & Voni Chandler
  Carnival Marti Gras 2021 San Juan, Amber Cove, Nassau Gary & Voni Chandler
  Carnival Dream 2021 Belize, Costa Maya, Cozumel Joni Daniels, Marvin & Linda Self
  Carnival Breeze 2021 B2B Cozumel, Costa Maya, Belize Joni Daniels
  Carnival Breeze 2021 B2B Cozumel, Belize, Costa Maya Joni Daniels
  Carnival Dream 2021 New Year's Eve Cozumel, Belize, Roatan   
  Carnival Dream  2022
30th Anniversary Cruise B2B
Half Moon Cay, Freeport, Nassau Joni Daniels, Marvin & Linda Self
  Carnival Dream  2022 (B2B) Costa Maya, Belize, Cozumel Joni Daniels
  Carnival Pride 2022 B2B Rome, Naples, Messina, Valletta, Malaga, Gibralta, Portimao, Lisbon Joni Daniels, Jan Morgan, Marvin & Linda Self
  Carnival Pride 2022 B2B (TransAtlantic) Lisbon,  Azores, Bermuda, Grand Turk, Tampa Joni Daniels, Jan Morgan, Marvin & Linda Self
  Carnival Glory 2022 New Orleans,  Montego Bay, Aruba, Bonaire, Cartagena, Panama Canal, Limon, Cozumel  Gary & Voni Chandler
  Carnival Dream 2023 SBS Key West, Amber Cove, San Juan, St. Thomas, St Kitts, St Marteen, St Croix, Montego Bay  
  Carnival Vista 2023 SBS Mahogany Bay, Belize, Cozumel Gary & Voni Chandler, Cade & Tammy Martin
  Princess Ruby  2023 Galveston, Cartegena, Panama Canal Transit, Fuerte Amador, Panama,  Puntarenas, Costa Rica,  Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, San Francisco  
  Carnival Spirit 2023 Seattle, Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan, Victoria Jamie, Luchi, Natalie, Martin, Casey, Mary, Kira, Katy, Michael, Bethany, Gatlin & Lincoln, Joni, Melannie, Johnny, Riley
  Carnival Horizon 2023 B2B Aruba, Bonaire, La Roma, Amber Cove Joni, Marvin & Linda
  Carnival Horizon 2023 B2B Ocho Rio, Grand Caymen, Cozumel Joni, Marvin & Linda
  Carnival Spirit 2023 Moibile, Bimini, Freeport, Half Moon Cay, Nassau  
   
  Cruises booked:
       
  Princess Regal 2024 Roatan, Costa Maya and Cozumel  Joni
  Holland Koningsdam 2024 San Diego, Hilo, Maui, Kauai, Oahu, Fanning Island, five French Polynesian islands.  
  Carnival Breeze 2024 Costa Maya and Cozumel Steve, James & Mendy, Cheney, Gary & Voni, Marv & Linda, Todd & Belinda, Joni
  Princess Regal 2024 Roatan, Costa Maya, Cozumel Gary and Voni
  Carnival Elation 2025 B2B Jacksonville, Nassau, Princess Cay Gary and Voni
  Carnival Elation 2025 B2B (part 2) Jacksonville, Nassau, Princess Cay Gary and Voni
  Princess Ruby 2025 Hawaii (Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Hilo) and Ensenada Joni, Marvin & Linda
  Princess Coral 2025 Ft Lauderdale, Panama Canal transit, Fuerte Amador Panama, Puntarenas MX, San Juan Del Sur Nicaragua, Huatulco, Puerto Vallarta, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco,  Astoria Oregon, Victoria Canada, Vancouver Canada  
  Carnival Spirit 2025  B2B Mobile, Bimini, Celebration Key, Mobile  
  Carnival Spirit 2025 Mobile, Bimini, Celebration Key, Princess Kay, Nassau, Mobile  
  Princess Discovery 2025 Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway James and Mendy
 
  We have both taken trips without each other, seldom, but it happens.  I didn't list those trips, I am doing good to remember all of these.  Paulette keeps telling us we need to slow down.  Sorry Paulette, we still enjoy traveling and hope we have many exciting trips in our future.
   
  Speaking of future trips, our travel bucket list includes:
    Boston - I have been on a business trip and we stopped there on a cruise for one day, but would like to go back.
Rafting under the Royal Gorge Bridge
The Snake River
Train ride across Canada
Cruise to Greece and France (Normandy)
     
  And when we dream (with a winning lottery ticket in hand):
    Bora Bora or Tahiti - Actually going to Tahiti in 2024
The Olympics - winter or summer
Whistler's mountain - skiing for Micky
Patagonia
A month long beach trip (all inclusive of course)
Cruise stops in Istanbul, Morocco, LeHarve, Olympus, Amazon River
 
 
  People ask us to recommend resorts, vacation ideas, etc. We do not like to do this. What worked for us may not work for someone else.  We are content with a book, a shade tree and the beach. We have solved huge international problems watching waves go in and out.  We could people watch for hours - especially in Vegas.  Some folks don't "sit" as well as we do and that is fine. We do believe that when it comes to travel, "to each his own."
 
Have we even had a bad vacation?  NEVER!  Have we had some that are much better than others? Oh yes! But we still agree...

There is no such thing as a bad day at the beach.   Anonymous

 

Vacations / Cruises canceled due to Covid / And I will NEVER forgive the murderers that set this free.

Carnival Spirit  April 2020  Skagway, Juneau, Ketchikan,  Gary & Voni, Marvin & Linda, Joni
Carnival Dream  November 2020, Protest Cruise, Gary & Voni, James & Mendy, Marvin & Linda, Joni & Marsha, Mike & Neva
Carnival Dream    June 2021 - GCruise 2021    Costa Maya and Cozumel  (Gramps, Grammy, Nati, Katy and Martin)
Carnival Vista   January 2022  Cozumel, Belize, Roatan


Mexico - 2 weeks in May 2020
Aruba - Birthday week in June 2020
Ruidoso, NM - 1 week in August 2020