Harry Potter

After our short stay in Washington we are aboard an Alaska Airlines flight to Orlando.  The real reason we are going to Orlando is our Grandson Andrew.  Around 17 years ago Andrew was 5 years old and learning to read.  In those days there was only one thing he wanted to read.  Harry Potter.  So we all had the joy of reading the first books with him.  From there we continued to read each new book as they came along.

Andrew graduated from Kettering University a few weeks ago with his degree in Mechanical Engineering.  I can’t help but think that his early love of reading was the start of his education.  Somehow we all loved Harry Potter.

It’s time to head for Hogwarts to visit Harry.

We will spend a few days visiting Universal Studios to refresh our love of all things Harry Potter.

Next we head to Miami to board the Norwegian Pearl to begin our 17 day Panama Canal cruise.  After two days of theme park we will need the two days rest as the ship heads for Columbia.

We have completely over packed for this trip.  Last year we managed fine with our backpacks and a couple small carry-ons for 3 months in Europe.  If you saw our luggage this time you would think we were headed out for a year.

The last time we flew Alaska things did not go well.  We ended up stuck in the LA airport all night.    During my long night I wrote a letter to the president of Alaska Airlines.  His kind response means my flight today only cost $14.22.  Sometimes a well written letter is rewarded.

We will have limited internet once we board the ship, but we’ll do the best we can on blogging.

Life is very good.