Bob Marley, the Beach Boys and Half Moon Cay

After we left Grand Turk, it was off to Half Moon Cay. I know, when I first heard of it, I was like what the heck is that?

Turns out it’s Carnival Cruise’s private island. (oooo la la!!) When we got there, our awesome cruise director named Noonan began this heavily apologetic explanation of how we exit the ship. It’s through a “tender” process. No, nothing to do with juicy steaks, but it’s an excruciating process that involves getting 3,000 people off the ship via … Read more ...

Grand Turk: Rebuilding After The Hurricane

We arrived at the island of Grand Turk and it looked like something out of the cruise ship’s marketing materials. But after spending a few hours there, we got a glimpse of an island that is still struggling to recover from a devastating hurricane.

Grand Turk Caicos IslandsGrand Turk is the capital of the Turks and Caicos Islands, which are a collection of Caribbean paradise just north of Haiti and south of the Bahamas. Grant Turk is seven miles long and boasts of white sandy beaches.

Once getting … Read more ...

The Calming Sea

There’s something calming about the sea. Maybe it’s the rhythm of the waves, I’m not sure. But I do find it very therapeutic. It’s strange in that the cruise ship has all of these bells and whistles.

There’s a casino, karaoke, an arcade, winebar, sportsbar, comedy shows, movies, swimming, hot tubbing (is that a real verb?) a library, shopping and yet all I really want to do is hang out on our balcony and write.

As I sit here, I can see navy blue water … Read more ...

A Vacation in the Caribbean, Won’t You Come Along?

Aaaaaahh. Vacation. Such a great word. It stems from the Latin word Vacare. You can probably tell that I’m on one right now, because who has the time to pontificate the roots of the word “vacation?”

I wasn’t going to blog from my vacation, but then I thought, why not? It’s not like blogging is work. In fact it’s something I really enjoy. So I welcome you to come along with me for a cybervacation, if you will.

It starts off in Miami, then aboard … Read more ...

Christmas in … April

It’s been way too serious around here at She’sWrite lately, and though I’m capable of a thoughtful point or two, no one would ever describe me as “serious.” To lighten the mood, I’m digging into my archives of items that I’ve been meaning to publish.

Opening Christmas gifts

So, take a walk with me down memory lane and into Santa’s backyard.

Christmas in Norway is very long and I don’t say that because you’re dealing with only about 5 hours of daylight each day. It’s … Read more ...