Today is a travel day. All day. Right now we're sitting at gate 44 waiting to leave for Minneapolis at 12:35pm, about an hour from now. Last night at thanksgiving we were telling everyone about using our Clipper cards tomorrow for our BART ride to SFO. That's when Milan offered to take us for bridge toll only. Mmmmm? Ok. It sounds easy. At home, Mom was still trying to get more stuff into her 50# bags without adding any weight. Huh? They were supp...

Up late today. We again go to the buffet on 14th floor with Min and Alan while her parents relax in their room. We sit inside while the youngsters eat by the pool. The temperature is dropping even more today, in the 50's, and the water is rough. The boat moves more than anytime on our entire trip. The weather and the seas always seems to deteriorate close to San Francisco. Mom starts organizing our clothes and packing the suitcases. A nap is in order. I...

We started the day with a nice breakfast in the restaurant. Then we all split up. Mom checked out some stores, went to a $10 sale, listened to the "Fire Opal" lecture, had a snack and ice cream cones and then returned to our stateroom to get ready for formal night. I had a tuxedo to put on and Mom a fancy dress. The others were preparing for dinner too. Git and Alan both had tuxedos.We went to dinner - medallions of beef, French onion soup, sushi, and desert...

"Yes. Just a minute. What time is it?" Mom greeted the knock on our stateroom door at 7:30am. Oh ya. She ordered room service. Coffee and yogurt. We have no idea that it's light outside since were in our tomb but it's time to get up. In about an hour we're out and up to breakfast, sitting by the pool. It's foggy out and the ship's horn sounds every 4 minutes, warning other mariners of our presence.Boomer and I go down to get our inte...

Up this morning at 7:30am with Mom making coffee and feeding the animals and me finishing some paperwork, taking up the garbage to the street and checking out the news. Mom's still packing a few things and I have to admit, she's doing much better than the last 10 day cruise we took: 2 1/2 bags compared to 10 before. Our ride will be here at 11:30. Alan arrives around 10 with a load of suitcases to start. He'll return later with the rest. Mom is co...