Most people who visit Churchill to view the polar bears go on an organized tour. The tour companies have special vehicles known as tundra buggies. They have huge wheels and are high enough off the ground for tourists to view curious bears without putting themselves in danger. The roads through the tundra are not maintained and can be quite rough but the tundra buggies slog through the mud and...
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Lies Men and Women Tell….
This morning the announcers on my favorite local radio station were talking about the top ten lies that men and women tell their spouses, girlfriends and boyfriends. I thought the topic would make an interesting topic for my Thursday Thirteen. Thirteen Lies Men and...
All Roads Lead to Walmart
There were almost 2000 passengers on our cruise ship with most of them coming from Australia. A few days before the ship reached Hawaii, we all started to talk about the excursions we wanted to do while stopping at our four Hawaiian ports. The number of passengers who...
Spotlight on Tonga
The first stop of our cruise was the Kingdom of Tonga. The group of islands is known as The Friendly Islands and the people we met were lovely. It was pouring with rain during our day in port, and I have to admit that this wasn't my favorite destination. Most of the...
Pointy Toilet Paper
During our recent cruise, Edward our stateroom steward used to service our room in the morning and do a turn-down service at night, complete with chocolates on our pillows. As part of his visit to our room he’d make the tissues and the toilet paper pointy. Every time...
Catch of the Day
We saw these fish at a stall in Bora Bora. I don't suppose these tuna are exactly happy fish, but they were certainly eye catching. To see other animal photos visit Camera Critters.
Quick Six with Tawny Weber
I'm visiting Tawny Weber today and giving away a print copy of Tea For Two. Come and say hello. Link to Tawny Weber's blog (scroll down for today's post)