Dec. 18 – Belize City

By on December 18, 2025 in The Pearl
“Life’s a journey, not a destination.” -Aerosmith 
We decided to fly into Belize a day ahead of when we were scheduled to arrive at the resort. A few others in our group did the same thing. Being retired gave us that option. Coming on Thursday instead of Friday also gave us more time to relax and saved us some money. The flight from Houston to Belize City was only two and a half hours and everything went smoothly, although customs were a bit more intense than other countries we’ve been to. We’ll fly down to Placencia tomorrow with Milly and her family and meet up with the rest of our group. 
We spent our first night in Belize at a cute little B&B called Villa Boscardi. Located between the airport and Belize City. We were joined by Milly and her family. What a fun and relaxing evening we had catching up and enjoying a meal overlooking the water. Milly and our oldest son Kyle have been friends since they were in kindergarten. Milly’s like a daughter to us and now we have two bonus grandchildren.  
Belize Immigrations checked our passports and embarkation information at three separate places…all within 30 yards of each other before we could exact the airport. Leaving the county was just as involved.

This is the first time we have had a car waiting for us. It was fun.

Our little inn was very nice. We had our ow little building by the pool.

The office and kitchen were in the main house along with several more roooms.

We spent the afternoon and evening at Smokeez Seaside Restaurant & Bar. It was about the only thing in the area.

We relaxed and enjoyed a local beer while we waited for Milly and Evan to arrive.

It was great too have Milly join us for this holiday trip.

Dinner at Smokeez.

Stan with his new little friends.

Belize Adventure

By on December 18, 2025 in The Pearl
“Travel as much as you can. As far as you can. As long as you can. Life is not meant to be lived in one place.” -Unknown
We’re off for a little Christmas adventure with family and friends. We’re going to spend the next week on a private island off the town of Planecia in the southern part of Belize. Placencia is one of the most popular destinations in Belize. It’s a charming, low-key fishing village located at the southern tip of the Placencia Peninsula. Bordered on one side by a mangrove-lined lagoon and on the other by the Caribbean Sea. It’s famous for having some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.

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Belize Adventure

By on December 18, 2025 in The Pearl
“Travel as much as you can. As far as you can. As long as you can. Life is not meant to be lived in one place.” -Unknown
We’re off for a little Christmas adventure with family and friends. We’re going to spend the next week on a private island off the town of Planecia in the southern part of Belize. Placencia is one of the most popular destinations in Belize. It’s a charming, low-key fishing village located at the southern tip of the Placencia Peninsula. Bordered on one side by a mangrove-lined lagoon and on the other by the Caribbean Sea. It’s famous for having some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.

CONTINUE READING HERE…»

The National Cryptologic Museum in Annapolis, Maryland

By on December 18, 2025 in Kosmos

Saturday, Sept 27 — First thing this morning, Eric went to move car. His plan was to move the car out of the lot and then park right back in it. However, the lot was closed – cars could only … Continue reading →

Trader Joe’s in DC; The Original Pancake House and Trawlerfest in Baltimore, MD

By on December 17, 2025 in Kosmos

Friday, Sept 26 — When we saw Jeff Merrill, he had invited us to join his panel of cruising experts at the upcoming Trawlerfest in Baltimore. We had already arranged to rent a car at the airport this morning so … Continue reading →

The Exhibition Hall in the Capitol, Washington DC and More Exploring The Wharf

By on December 16, 2025 in Kosmos

continued… In 1964, only 79 years after the Supreme Court overturned the first civil rights bill, Congress finally got around to passing another one. The Civil Rights Act was more expansive than its predecessor, outlawing discrimination on the basis of … Continue reading →

Manhattan

By on December 15, 2025 in M/V Dirona

When James was scheduled for a four-day business trip to attend a conference in Manhattan following a holiday weekend, we decided to turn the visit into two distinct trips. The first was to lower Manhattan the weekend before the conference, where we stayed at the Casa Cipriani overlooking New York Harbor. The hotel is located…

Keith’s Perspective on Our Last Week in Baltimore / Le point de vue de Keith sur notre dernière semaine à Baltimore

By on December 15, 2025 in Kosmos

This week has been mellow. On Saturday, we went to the Walter’s Museum. It had lots of old paintings and a few old suits of armor and a few old weapons. I learned that Samurai armor includes a mask that’s … Continue reading →

Merry Christmas 2025

By on December 14, 2025 in The Pearl
It’s that time of year again when we like to reach out and tell all our friends and family hello and Merry Christmas. We had another great year splitting our time between Texas, New York and our wonderful little home in Lewisburg, PA. We didn’t do any large trips this year, just relaxing weeks on the lake in NY and a week in the Adirondacks in September.  

It’s hard to believe we are getting so old…the thing that makes it the most evident is looking at our grandchildren. All five are excelling in school and becoming interesting and entertaining young people. Our oldest turned 13 this year and our youngest is six.

I hope that all of you have a wonderful holiday season. We look forward to another year and hopefully we are able to cross paths with a few of you soon.

Merry Christmas 2025

By on December 14, 2025 in The Pearl
It’s that time of year again when we like to reach out and tell all our friends and family hello and Merry Christmas. We had another great year splitting our time between Texas, New York and our wonderful little home in Lewisburg, PA. We didn’t do any large trips this year, just relaxing weeks on the lake in NY and a week in the Adirondacks in September.  

It’s hard to believe we are getting so old…the thing that makes it the most evident is looking at our grandchildren. All five are excelling in school and becoming interesting and entertaining young people. Our oldest turned 13 this year and our youngest is six.

I hope that all of you have a wonderful holiday season. We look forward to another year and hopefully we are able to cross paths with a few of you soon.