Ken Murray
Ocean City Condo Remodeling Progressing!
Shelly and I are doing a complete remodel of our Ocean Front condo in Ocean City, MD. Currently, when you walk in the entrance, you are...
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Ken Murray
Jan 29, 20235 min read
Day 1 - Virgin Voyages Cruise - A Nice Dinner, a Naughty Show, and Lots of Fun
We started our Virgin Voyages cruise today. We left the hotel around 1:00pm and taxi'd to terminal V at the Port of Miami. We entered...
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Ken Murray
Jan 28, 20232 min read
Our First Virgin Voyages Cruise - Pre-boarding - Miami
Shelly and I booked our first cruise on Virgin Voyages for January 28, 2023 through February 5, 2023. Virgin is a relatively new cruise...
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Ken Murray
Jul 24, 20224 min read
Our Trip to Munich, Germany!
Our driver from mydaytrip.com arrived at our hotel and we left Salzburg and headed to the gorgeous Lake Königssee in Germany, nestled at...
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Ken Murray
Jul 23, 20224 min read
Our Trip to Salzburg, Austria!
We left the beautiful city of Prague and with our driver from mydaytrip.com, drove to Salzburg, Austria. It was a 4 hour drive, and we...
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Ken Murray
Jul 17, 20225 min read
Our Trip to Prague, Czech Republic!
Day 1 - Driving to Prague and Acclimation We chose to use a service called MyDayTrip.com to go from city to city. With 4 people, it’s as...
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Ken Murray
Jul 12, 20227 min read
Our Trip to Vienna, Austria!
Day 1 - Flight and Getting Acclimated Shelly and I had booked a 15-day Viking cruise in the Baltic Sea with friends Pat and Lani...
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Ken Murray
Apr 28, 20222 min read
Middleton Place, A Massive Plantation
Day 5 - Middleton Place, a Massive Plantation Northwest of Charleston We went to Middleton Place, a plantation northwest of Charleston in...
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Ken Murray
Apr 27, 20223 min read
Fort Sumter and a Ghosts of Charleston Walking Tour
Day 4 - Fort Sumter and the Aiken-Rhett House Tours Our first stop on day 4 was the Port of Charleston to catch a ferry to Fort Sumter,...
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Ken Murray
Apr 27, 20222 min read
A Visit to McLeod Plantation and Folly Beach
Day 3 - McLeod Plantation Day 3 started a bit later in the morning. We got to the McLeod Planation around 10:00am. It's located about...
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Ken Murray
Apr 26, 20223 min read
Charleston's French Quarter and the Battery, and a Whole Lot of Walking
Day 2 - Exploring the French Quarter and the Battery Our first full day in Charleston started early with a 9:00am horse carriage ride by...
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Ken Murray
Apr 25, 20224 min read
Charleston, Here We Come!
Day 1 - Travel to and an Evening in Charleston Dear friend, Kate Coleman, Shelly and I decided to plan a trip to Charleston, SC. We had...
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Ken Murray
Mar 20, 20226 min read
We Took an Impromptu Cruise to the Bahamas
It's been a cold winter, and Shelly and I were starved for sunshine and warm weather. Shelly found a great deal on a 7-day Carnival...
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Ken Murray
Jan 27, 20226 min read
Atlas Ocean Voyages - Antarctica Cruise - Dec 28-Jan 6 - The Great, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Shelly and I are overjoyed that we visited our 6th continent, Antarctica. It was a fabulous experience for us despite some Atlas...
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Ken Murray
Jan 16, 20224 min read
Antarctica - Jan 6 to 7 - Days 10 and 11 – A Difficult 36 Hours
Yesterday we learned that we would not be touring Ushuaia on our last day, rather we would depart the ship at 7:00am, get bussed to a...
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Ken Murray
Jan 12, 20222 min read
Antarctica - Jan 3 - Day 7 - Deception Island - Whaler’s Bay and a Covid Outbreak!
We had an excursion planned for 11:00am. We woke up around 8:00am and headed to breakfast. Covid was the lead topic of conversation. ...
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Ken Murray
Jan 11, 20222 min read
Antarctica – Jan 2 – Day 6 – An Amazing Excursion to Paulet Island and Rumors about Covid!
Excursion to Paulet Island Shelly and I thought we saw a lot of penguins on Brown Bluff, and we did. 100,000 or more. But on Brown...
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Ken Murray
Jan 11, 20222 min read
Antarctica - Jan 1 – Day 5 – Zodiac Excursion of Icebergs in Prince Gustav Channel
Atlas planned for a ship navigation of the Prince Gustav Channel, providing us views from ship. But the weather was moderate, and it was...
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Ken Murray
Jan 11, 20222 min read
Antarctica - Jan 1 - Day 5 - Shelly does the Polar Plunge!
January 1, 2022, was the big day! The day Shelly and 70+ others would jump off a platform into 29-degree seawater (seawater freezes at...
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Ken Murray
Jan 10, 20221 min read
Antarctica - Dec 31 - Day 4 - New Year’s Eve!
We had a great day, and now prepared for a wonderful evening. We started out at dinner by celebrating my 61st birthday (my actual...
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