February 23, 2025

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - Day 1- Don't cry for me!

Casa Rosada, the red palace, known for Eva Peron famous speech farewell from balcony. Guards parading grounds, today Casa Rosada isworking offices of Argentina President, he does not live here. We did a mix of HoHo Bus - Hop on and Hopped off alot.

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Sunday Market in San Telmo area, with all their comic characters. We walked this part of town, had some empanadas and saw some street performances of Tango!

We then headed to the Puerto Madero commercial area alongside the river. The Puente de la Mujer is a rotating footbridge with a cantilever spar cable that is illuminated at nightby showcasing it's asymmetric lines. Architect was Santiago Calatrava. Here we had a dinner reservation set up by Bob Meyer's childhood friend and local resident Mirta ( retired attorney) , who spent the afternoon with us, giving us local insights to the City and People.

Carribean 7 group - left to right Sarah, Scott, Me, Jimbo, Anna, Sheri, Mirta ( Bob's friend - was an exchange student in high school ) & Bob. Enjoying a Argentine Steak Dinner at Villegas. After dinner we went to a neighborhood Carnival band performance in a local park. Five neighborhood groups performed. We caught the tail end of the last 2 groups. A good taste of what is come in Rio.

SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA .....

By Pat Patrick • June 1, 2026
Somewhere in the South China Sea, i n a galaxy far, far away ... was the Odyssey and a bunch of fun loving travelers....who had an idea for a fun cocktail party!

CORON, PHILIPPINES

By Pat Patrick • May 30, 2026
Yesterday we joined in with many of our fellow residents to take in some of the many water spots around Coron . We signed up through Get Your Guide, others used Trip Advisor and they both contracted with Psalms Travel Services in Coron. As I've explained before, figuring out our excursions in each port, is a big time suck for me. We prefer to find local venders without having to go through the big agencies (because you usually can get better service, pricing and customization) but sometimes it is just easier to stick with the big guys, when the excursion is super popular. Psalms turned out to be an excellent operator and I laughed when I saw they had used the below images on their Facebook page today. Didn't realize my pink dry bag stood out so much!

CORON, PHILIPPINES

By Pat Patrick • May 30, 2026
We are currently docked at the port of CORON , in the Palawan archipelago islands, of the Philippines . While the port itself is nothing special, and the surrounding town is hardly thriving, the people here are amazingly friendly, joyful and so happy to be around! You can see from below, they have a ton of hotels and restaurants but mostly it's their water actives that attract a fair number of tourist. Known for their crystal clear water, dramatic limestone cliffs and powdery white sand beaches. June is the start of the rainy season, but so far the weather has been good.