Here we go again

Seems to me that is a song title. As it turns out there are a number of songs with that name but I’m partial to the Ray Charles song. Perhaps I’ll even add this one to my music library. We have that for entertainment on our drives. We also have XM radio to keep us company. One of our favourites is a channel called “Radio Classics” where the host, Greg Bell, rebroadcasts radio shows from the past. Another of our favourites is the comedy of Jeff Foxworthy. Anyone remember these?

After the road trip our journey continues with a couple of cruises on the Emerald Princess from Quebec City to Boston, return. Princess Cruises has gone techie, almost completely. Passengers are provided with an electronic device a little bigger than a quarter which is the key to our passenger stateroom and access to almost everything on the ship. From specialty coffee to shore excursions. We received our medallions in the mail today. They contain all of our personal information needed to authorize our boarding the ship. It was not certain that we would get the Medallions before we departed on the road trip but, surprise, surprise, here they are. For passengers who for some reason wish to display their device Princess sells wrist bands and neck wear into which the Medallion can be installed. The lanyard may not be elegant but it is functional. An interesting contrast is the fact that luggage tags are old technology. They are paper and printed from the computer. Not to worry, We add AirTag technology to our checked baggage.

Thursday morning we start this year’s journey. Our first stop will be Cornwall, for no particular reason other than it is not a long drive. We shall see if we arrive in time to investigate anything of interest. I shall try to find something of photographic interest to publish from Cornwall.

Commenting on posts

Thanks to those of you who have left comments on my initial post of the upcoming trip. I encourage you to make comments. Some of the friends recently added to my subscription list have sent their comments by replying to the email. I do receive them and if you wish the comment to be for my eyes only that is the way to do it. However, adding your comment to the end of the post contributes to everyone’s experience. Here is a bit of a tutorial on sharing your comments. Help adding comments to the post.

You can see small maps of our trip in the first two images along the right side of the home page and many other pages. If you have been to places along our route let us know about them. Clicking on them will enlarge the image.

Please do make comments. Feel free to ask questions. If you have any thoughts about things we could do on our trip, let me know. If you don’t have any comments when the post is first published perhaps return to the previous Journal post to read others comments. Should you wish to share my journal with others you know the subscription form is in the right column. Almost anyone can subscribe to the email distribution.

Viewing Photos

Having mentioned images, don’t overlook the menu bar at the top of the page. In particular, check out the Photo Gallery item. As the trip develops I will post photos almost daily and the most recent should appear along the right edge of the home page, below the maps. If you need any assistance navigating the photos there is a short tutorial available. Help navigating photos.