Author: examiningmisadventures

I’m a 60-something former road warrior who traveled full time for work and attempts (at times, unsuccessfully) to stay out of trouble. Sadly, a penchant for nosiness, combined with curiousity and an acute sense of the absurd frequently leads me into ridiculous situations. I love nothing better than a howling good laugh, especially when it’s at my expense. My family always comes first, but my desire to explore and wiggle into weird situations hits a close second.

Review of “360, An Extraordinary Experience” on Discovery Princess

A hundred and forty nine smackers each, with a capacity of 20 means about three grand per seating. Not bad, but they certainly spend on the food, staff and visuals (and the booze), so it’s sure not all profit. We checked in, had our photos taken and were offered cocktails before being taken in - … Continue reading Review of “360, An Extraordinary Experience” on Discovery Princess →

Hooray! Shouted the pupper. I’m back!

MaeMae, our witchy cat: Oh, god, it's the drunkard again. Puppy: Hello maybe you're confused my name is Pickles not Pickled I know it's close but I'm too young to drink I'm not five months old yet how old are you Me: Hah! Guess he taught you. Getting acquainted again… The cat glared at me … Continue reading Hooray! Shouted the pupper. I’m back! →

The kiddo clearly wanted out of the cage.

Okay, it’s not a cage, it’s an X-Pen. And we spent a lot of time in there with him… he stayed with us for a few days and it was just easier to have the twelve-week-old corralled in a fairly enclosed area. Inevitably, he had contact with the rather disgruntled cat. MaeMae was especially bent … Continue reading The kiddo clearly wanted out of the cage. →

But I’m constipated! Whined the dog.

Me: no you’re not. You’re fine now. Puppy: yes I am see watch She crouched on the lawn, pitifully struggling, whining a bit. Me: you pooped an hour ago, I’m not surprised nothing’s coming out. MaeMae the cat, rolling her eyes: if you’d learn to catch your own food, ding dong, you wouldn’t have to … Continue reading But I’m constipated! Whined the dog. →

I kept circling back to the world’s worst air disaster…

We arrived in Santa Cruz de Tenerife without plans or reservations for a tour… the only thing that appealed to me was riding around on large motorized trikes but that was only available if we landed at the southern end of the island (we were on the north). We saw nothing that related to the … Continue reading I kept circling back to the world’s worst air disaster… →

The storm is stalking us like a bored dog goes after an unguarded steak.

After having our visit to Màlaga blocked, this came up about Funchal (FOON-Shal), Portugal the night before we docked: Aw, shit. This was taken the night before we arrived. Funchal, for the uninitiated, is a city on the island of Madeira (any drinkers among us? - kidding… but yes, this is THAT Madeira). Off the … Continue reading The storm is stalking us like a bored dog goes after an unguarded steak. →

I was more than a little hesitant…

Casablanca, Morocco, has a similar population size to the city of Los Angeles - almost four million people - if you believe the internet, but our tour guide said it was six. Whatever. It’s a very large city. I gotta admit, I was a little intimidated by getting off the ship there, although I’ve always … Continue reading I was more than a little hesitant… →