Today is the day. Last night we enjoyed a great dinner at Casa d'Angelo. After Tom ordered enough appetizers to cover the table and feed a crew of Italian stone masons, we gazed at the menu and listened to the waiter's eloquent recitation of the evening's specials, before surrendering to lasagna for Kathy and spaghetti for Brian. Mundane, perhaps, but delicious. Another charming college friend of Haley's joined us for dinner - she lives in Miami - and our party of seven had a great time.
Today we drive back over to Fort Lauderdale, turn in our rental cars, and board the Eurodam for our six-night Western Caribbean cruise...
Sunday, Jan. 2 Embark at Fort Lauderdale and sail at 5:00 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 3 Half Moon Cay, Bahamas, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 4 At sea.
Wednesday, Jan. 4 Ocho Rios, Jamaica, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 6 Georgetown, Cayman Islands, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 7 At sea.
Saturday, Jan. 8 Disembark at Fort Lauderdale at 7:00 a.m.
You can keep track of us here. We're not going that fast or that far.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.