Travel from the Triangle

A New Day – The Last Day Oh no! The down side of short cruises is how quickly they pass by. Today was our last day. A sea day is a great way to spend the last day of a cruise. It is a day to have as much fun as possible while you can [...]

A port day means waking up early. This day, early meant around 8:30 AM. An actual dock has been built at Labadee, in recent years, which makes it easier for getting on and off the ship at will versus having to take a tender to shore. The first thing I noticed about this area of [...]

A day at sea is one for doing as much or as little as your heart desires. Before I go on vacation, I always think I am going to be lazy and relax. Often I find myself participating or at least observing in many activities instead and having a blast at it. One thing I [...]

Shortly before 1PM, the shuttle arrived at Port Canaveral and gave our luggage to the porters, tipping the customary $1-$2 per bag to both the shuttle driver and porters. The porters check to make sure you have your luggage tags listing the cruise ship and your cabin number attached to each bag. If not, they [...]

Common advice among experienced cruisers is to recommend arriving at your cruise departure port a day early. While an added expense, the peace of mind that comes from avoiding potential problems like missed or delayed flights are worth the extra cost. My side of the family was already in FL to celebrate Thanksgiving with extended [...]

Finding a Cruise Deal During one of my many online cruise deal searches, I came across an unusual four night sailing of Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas ship and thus a deal. The itinerary started and ended in Port Canaveral, FL with two days at sea and one stop in Labadee, Haiti, a private [...]

While visiting K’s parents in Wilmington, my brother wanted to go see the ocean so off we went to Wrightsville Beach. After having some trouble locating parking at Wrightsville Beach during the summer, it was a welcome relief to find plenty of parking this time. Also, since it was past the high season, parking was [...]

A big thank you to Alex of Alex in Wanderland, who tagged me to complete this fun travel blog meme. Lately, I’ve had a great time reading and learning about so many other travel bloggers. I considered just doing the ABCs without having been tagged but, realized I needed to focus on my many blog [...]

When I mention the word “autocross” to most people, they get a confused look on their face or try and make up a vague sounding motorsport to pretend they understand. “Oh, you mean like…” Actually, I am pretty sure I did the same thing when my boyfriend, now husband, K first told me about autocross [...]

After successfully completing my first ever skydive, I thought I had a good idea of what to expect for a second tandem jump. Not quite a pro obviously, but I was more relaxed this second go round because I knew how things should go. Well, sometimes expectation and reality are not the same. My expectation [...]