The Wandering Wallaces are up-and-running again!  This time we are land-lubbers....off to join the "newlyweds" (Matt and Kelly) in Va for a fun time planned at a Univ. of VA football game, apple picking and pie making, wine tasting, and just plain having fun!  'Course, we are dressin' up for the VA Bar induction that Kelly will be participating in in November.  Now that she has the "Pass" on the Bar exam, she would sure like the "job" on the VA end!  I am sure it will come...PATIENCE is the key, always.  Well, we are off...Never let it be said that retirement tied us down!

Thanks to all you social security participants; you give us the spirit and cash we need to make OUR dreams realities (Hope you day comes soon too!)

Adventuring the Seas of the Caribbean

Papa Doc and Grams spent a wonderful week on Adventure of the Seas (Royal Caribbean, of course!)  Flew out of Pensacola into San Juan, and as they say...the rest is history!  Seven days seeing the likes of San Juan, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua, St Maarten (on the Dutch side; St.. Martin on the French), and St. Croix...seven days and six views of life...wow!  San Juan, a quickie, as we flew in and boarded our ship.  Enjoyed a Day at Sea with a delightful Dinner Theatre presentation at night.  In Barbados we got the "tour of a lifetime"..even into the "private" digs of Tiger Woods (he was married there too)...and tasted the delights of all fruits, including "bread fruit."  Never saw so much fruit just growing...everywhere...on trees, bushes, you name it! The on to St. Lucia...and a trip through the rain forest on a open tram...going into and up and over the levels of the forest.  What a sight!  And what a pack of knowledge; guide was amazing!  Dry on the way up, but as we came through the "ceiling" of the forest on our return, the rains poured!  It was great...rain in the rain forest!  Too novel and exciting for words....Though the downtown had much to be desired, the trip through the forest was definitely a winner!  Then on to Antigua and more sightseeing..until 10/16!!!!when we landed in St. Maarten...and Papa Doc decorated all to wish Gramercy a great birthday!  We spent the day off the ship in Phillipsburg on the Dutch side (the island is split)...but toured the French side too.  Spent some time at the airport's end..watching a jet landing get so close to us it raised hair on our arms.  Talk about a thrill...a terrific high!  We decided to "Do a Day at Sea" when we docked in St. Croix...we stayed on the ship and enjoyed EVERYTHING possible (as we are heading to St. Croix in February, we wanted that to be our "first" land excursion of the island!)

Sunday, back in port at San Juan...Monday, home in Sandestin.  What a whirlwind week...that we would not have had any other way!

Seeing the world cruising has got to be the winner of all times!  Now that we are back on land...we are heading off next weekend to a FANTASTIC reunion with none other than "The BRIDE AND GROOM" in Charlottesville...for some fun times with them (surely is great to be able to hang out now and have fun with "our" kids!  Guess that is what all the late night feedings, confusion and traumas (good and bad) were for!  Wow for that, we would do it again anytime! )  Love being with our clan!  So until we fire up the engines once again...have a great day everyone...we certainly will.

OUR...ADVENTURE on the Caribbean Sea

Okay...witness the slideshow...a FIRST for me...kudos to  Barbara for showing me how!  Course, I have a l-o-n-g way to go...but so did we...2200 miles over about 10 days!  Not bad for an "aging" duo!  We headed to Carmel, Indiana to see Peggy Klimp ( a dear friend from Gadsden that "made the move" closer to family)...then flew out of Midway in Chicago to Denver...to meet Robyn and "The Gang"...John, Marley, Molly and Jax.  Had a great time there shooting, shopping and sloppin' down the chow!  Left with two of the five sick (namely John and Robyn)...so we took our healthy bodies elsewhere...flew back into Midway and drove to Oswego, Illinois.  Shared time with Jim's "Second Mom" (Lucille Felton) and froze our backsides! Were going to do Homecoming with The Panthers at Oswego High, but rain, cold, wind kiboshed that entire prospect. Then, we made the drive home to Sandestin to warm up!  Now, packing for the Caribbean to REALLY warm the bones....