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By Mark Posted on July 2, 2014July 16, 2014

Traffic laws are for little people

Our first few days of vacation in Philadelphia are a great way to start winding down. We find it takes a day or so to deal with not just the … Continue reading Traffic laws are for little people

Categories: 2014 East Coast Vacation, TravelTags: Autopia, Philadelphia, Water Works
By Mark Posted on June 28, 2014July 16, 2014

Go East Old Man

Two Bloody Mary’s in and it is finally starting to feel like we are on the road. Actually, not the road but the sky. Our destination this year is the … Continue reading Go East Old Man

Categories: 2014 East Coast Vacation, TravelTags: cheesesteak, Philadelphia
By Mark Posted on July 14, 2013July 16, 2014

Oh Mickey you’re so fine

The nice thing about traveling to Disney is that we fall into a pretty good routine. We go often enough that we aren’t in a rush anymore to try to … Continue reading Oh Mickey you’re so fine

Categories: 2013 Mexico Vacation, TravelTags: Disney, downtown disney, hidden mickey, pirates of the caribbean, roller coaster, Route 66, Vacation
By Mark Posted on July 13, 2013July 16, 2014

Mr. Disney, he dead…

The new terminal at the San Jose Cabo airport is a huge improvement over the old one. You can really see the impact of the tourism dollars, the old terminal … Continue reading Mr. Disney, he dead…

Categories: 2013 Mexico Vacation, TravelTags: airport, aviation, cars, Disney, mini vacations, san jose cabo, shuttle, transportation
By Mark Posted on July 11, 2013July 16, 2014

And his liver grew three sizes that day…

The staff was working all morning to erase any indication that we had just been hit with a storm. The cushions were back out, the umbrellas were up, and they … Continue reading And his liver grew three sizes that day…

Categories: 2013 Mexico Vacation, TravelTags: desert heat, linen shirt, miraflores, silver shop, tommy bahama
By Mark Posted on July 9, 2013July 16, 2014

Trying to Reason with Hurricane season

So, that happened. Hurricane Erick, downgraded to a Tropical Storm. …Erick moving generally parallel to the coast of the Baja California peninsula… summary of 200 PM PDT…2100 UTC…information ———————————————- location…22.6n … Continue reading Trying to Reason with Hurricane season

Categories: 2013 Mexico Vacation, TravelTags: Hurricane Erick
By Mark Posted on July 7, 2013July 16, 2014

Working for the Weekend

For the weekend, we took a bit of a rest. (note: I had to look it up to figure out that it was the weekend. ) Saturday was spent with … Continue reading Working for the Weekend

Categories: 2013 Mexico Vacation, TravelTags: Cabo San Lucas, Vacation
By Mark Posted on July 7, 2013July 16, 2014

Who’s the U-Boat Commander?

Our snorkeling cruise wasn’t until 1pm, so we didn’t have to rush in the morning. That’s the one problem with a lot of tours they tend to start pretty early. … Continue reading Who’s the U-Boat Commander?

Categories: 2013 Mexico Vacation, TravelTags: Cabo San Lucas, catamaran, cruise ship, light beer, pedalcab, snorkeling, sunscreens, surf shop, vacatiojn, water taxis
By Mark Posted on July 5, 2013July 16, 2014

Back of my neck gettin’ dirty and gritty

We had originally planned at going to the 4th of July event at our resort, but after seeing the debacle of the Latin Dance show, and that the food was … Continue reading Back of my neck gettin’ dirty and gritty

Categories: 2013 Mexico Vacation, TravelTags: 4th of July, Cabo San Lucas, fireworks, food, heat exhaustion, tourist shop, tourist shops
By Mark Posted on July 3, 2013July 17, 2014

I thought there wasn’t going to be any math…

Winds and waves were lower this morning.  So we made plans to get a water taxi to take us across the bay to Lover’s Beach and the Arch. The upside … Continue reading I thought there wasn’t going to be any math…

Categories: 2013 Mexico Vacation, TravelTags: aviation, Balllroom, Dance, food, Mexico, nature, outdoors, Tequila, transportation, Vacation
By Mark Posted on July 2, 2013July 16, 2014

Repent – to the left, to the left…

The internet connection in this hotel  is fucking marvelous. It’s like being back in 1994. Thank god I’m too drunk to actually care. The ocean this morning was a damn … Continue reading Repent – to the left, to the left…

Categories: 2013 Mexico Vacation, TravelTags: city loop, falling down the stairs, huge waves, huraches, old spice, world class spa
By Mark Posted on July 1, 2013July 16, 2014

What day is it anyway?

Into a small wine glass, squeeze the juice of one lime wedge. Add one shot Repisado Tequila. Drink. Repeat as required. We are now on vacation. I would normally start … Continue reading What day is it anyway?

Categories: 2013 Mexico Vacation, TravelTags: aviation, Cabo San Lucas, flight, lime wedge, Mexico, pirate ship, spring showcase, transportation, travel, Vacation

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