March 2-April 5 Hi All, I describe cruising as a lifestyle……the good, the bad and the ugly. Well, hauling Mystic for maintenance is certainly not the fun part of cruising at all and this time around was no different…….it’s NOT LIVING THE DREAM…..but, we were in an exotic place…..Ao Po Phuket Thailand!!!! We had a … Read More →

March 22-24 Hi All, Ok…..the last blog on the Nepal/Bhutan 18-day trip!!!!! We left the last blog at lunch in Paro on Day 16. We first visited the National Museum……a small museum but a lot on culture, over 3000 works of art covering more than 1500 years of Bhutanese culture heritage and the environment……again no … Read More →

March 21-22, Hi All, We are off for Punakha around 9am….it will be about a 3 hour drive. Once again you do not measure travel by distance but by time…yikes. It looks like a beautiful day and we are going over Dochula pass with hopefully great views of the Himalayas….Pratap had told us to dress … Read More →

March 19-21 Hi All, Bhutan……wow, what a delight. When we started to research the various countries in SE Asia we wanted to visit……we knew we did not have time to do them all this year……Bhutan kept coming up as a must do…….and when we learned Raj at Rhino Travel could also help us book the … Read More →

March 16-19 Hi All, I am writing this blog almost a week later…..it’s now Saturday, March 25. We are now back in Phuket safe and sound…..albeit very tired, which I suppose is a good sign of a very, very successful trip!!! It is very, very hot here…..so once again we are acclimating and thankful our … Read More →

March 13-15, Hi All, I’m writing this blog as we are touring Bhutan starting Sunday, March 19……we were very sad to leave Nepal but so far Bhutan is meeting all our expectations!!!! And the schedule, at least for today, is not as hectic…..good thing as we are both getting pretty worn out!!!! So….the story continues……we … Read More →

March 12-13 Hi All, Kaka our driver for the next 7 days (his name means Uncle in Nepali, a very respectful title……we still do not know his real name:))))….arrived the day before from Kathmandu….it took him 2 days to drive the 400 miles as there is a lot of traffic and poor roads…yikes!!! We learned … Read More →

March 9-11 Hi All, Well, we continue to be very busy……like up at 6ish and getting back after 8ish……needless to say not much time for the blog. We are now in Pokara (March 17) and have a few hours free….so here goes about Bardia!! Well, did not get it done so now in Kathmandu on … Read More →

March 7-8 Hi All, Wow……what a very busy and active beginning we have had so far on our Nepal tour. This is the first day we have had a few hours to relax and I’ll try to get a blog sent….I’m writing this on Sunday!!!! We arrived on time and safely in Kathmandu last Tuesday, … Read More →

Feb 20-March 5, 2017 Hi All, Hmmmm, let’s see if I can describe the last 2 weeks…….sleep in, coffee, internet time, coffee, breakfast, tea, a few projects, read, project, read, lunch, read, nap, maybe a project (depended on the book), cocktails, dinner, movie……then repeat…..bliss said the Admiral and I do believe our mojo/batteries are fully … Read More →