Sunshine-n-Wine

We were forced to change our trip to Napa at the last minute (like a day and a half before we were supposed to fly out) due to the wicked (and unpredictable) wildfires.  We headed to Willamette Valley again instead, since we weren't flying from home and had our wine luggage with us.  It's beautiful there in the fall, although chilly, and we weren't packed for that.  Before flying out, I stopped off to get us each a long-sleeved shirt and myself a water resistant long jacket. The wineries marked with * are on my highly recommend list Lodging Stacey's Loft from AirBnB - so glad it was available last minute.  $341 total for three nights.  Here's the review I left: We booked very last minute (like 2 days out), and I'm so happy that Stacey's loft was available. We used her place as our home base for Willamette Valley wine tasting, and it was amazing! Very clean, updated, quiet & private, well-appointed, stocked with snacks, good wifi, lots of channels ...

We booked this  4-day cruise in celebration of the Hub's 40th birthday (gasp!).  We took his parents along with us and asked for adjoining rooms.  We also bought the Cheers package for the first time ever. Parking For ease of getting to and from the cruise terminal, we sucked it up and paid the $20/day at Port of Miami. The Ship The Sensation got the 2.0 upgrades, which was great!  The theatre is still large and open, and there are now the following places: Blue Iguana Cantina, Guy's Burgers, and Alchemy Bar.  The Alchemy Bar is the largest I've seen, with a lot of couches and chairs to hang out.  Bartenders are great as usual. The Ports Key West Skipped due to Hurricane Irma. Cozumel I booked a private island tour with Tours Plaza Cozumel . The prices are very reasonable, and we had a nice time with Jerry, our driver for the day.  He was very kind and friendly and let us decide what we wanted to do and when.  Would definitely recommen...