I have always loved to travel. When I was a child, my Mom couldn't take me to exotic places, that I had dreamed of. Our trips consisted of Stockton to San Diego to visit my Aunt. When I got older, I discovered cruising. it was 1980, and The Love Boat was a hit on TV. And so it started..... The internet and blogging did not even exist then. Though I cruised with friends in the beginning, when I had my daughter's, I introduced them to cruising when they were 8 and 11. We continued to cruise many times, but now that they are grown and gone, I have discovered the joy of solo cruising. And so my journey begins, to visit the places I only though I would read about.