July 3, 2025

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA  - DAY 2 

Scottie and the ladies!! (L to R: Sherrie, Sarah, Scott, MaryAnn, Bernadette & Me)  Scott's hometown is San Francisco, and he has been off the ship since Colon. But today, we reunited and got a Spectacular tour of San Francisco with him driving Sherrie, Sarah and myself and a friend of his taking following with Maryann and Bernadette, in her car.

I think the Palace of Fine Arts is my favorite site in San Francisco - its just stunning!

The Presidio Tunnel Tops was next. The Presidio's iconic brick buildings have been recently showcased by new park spaces. Speaker Nancy Pelozi called Congress to make the space a National Park to preserve it's beauty and the results are lovely with tons of local plants and natural grasses showing off the fabulous views of the bridge.

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!
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!
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.