Monthly Archives: December 2018

Happy New Year’s Eve! We had a busy day yesterday starting with church at Bethany Lutheran in Long Beach. Then it was off to tour the Queen Mary ocean liner nearby. It’s now also a hotel as well as a … Continue reading →

We put in our 8-hour shift yesterday working on the Rose Parade floats. Most of the day was chopping flower stems down to a manageable size for me and trimming the flowers and putting them in vials of water for … Continue reading →

We met our tour group last night at dinner. There are about 50 of us and they seem like a nice lot. We spoke mostly with our table-mates that included two retired ministers and their wives. One from Kansas and … Continue reading →

Sunny California! We got offered a chance to take a later flight along with some travel vouchers, so we decided that we didn’t need to get to Newport Beach earlier than 2:45 p.m. anyway. It was only two hours later … Continue reading →

This is something we have wanted to do for about 5 years now! At our first LCMS convention in 2013, we became aware of the “Petal Pushers” for the Lutheran Hour. This group of “petal pushers” is a group put … Continue reading →

Back on land! Another day at sea yesterday so not much to report. It was a very relaxing end to a wonderful cruise. Here’s a picture of the route and a sunset off our back balcony as we sailed north … Continue reading →

It was a great snorkeling day yesterday in Cozumel! Probably our best experience this side of the Great Barrier Reef, as the tour guides kept it fun the whole cruise and were the best for keeping us together to see … Continue reading →

We visited Costa Maya yesterday and walk ashore to see the shopping area near the ship. It’s a port designed solely for cruise ships and the land is very flat in the surrounding area, with some ancient Mayan ruins nearby. … Continue reading →

It was a day at sea yesterday. We sailed northwest of Cuba and turned south to go down the Mexico coastline. We’re pulling into Costa Maya this morning. Not much to take pictures of, but here’s our view from our … Continue reading →

We boarded the ship around 11:30 yesterday after driving down to Fort Lauderdale beforehand. It was a lovely day and the views from the water were outstanding. By the way – never mess with the Coast Guard escort of a … Continue reading →