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Secrets Aura Cozumel 2024

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When we roll up, always feels like our home away from home.  Can't believe it'd been over a year since we'd stayed here ...... two years to be exact. Few months ago I was in a boys room (TMI) and I get a text from Darla. "Secrets Coz this Nov??" .  Quick check of my calendar, looks clear.  When I get back to the table I run it by Lucy, I get a nod and by the time we leave that night to head home, trip is locked in the books.  Cool part of this one is I booked Air and Resort ALL with AA mileage points; BAM! First class seats, top of the line rooms on the beach......  gotta' love points. Well, Thursday is here, up way too early, pick up the Fosters and we're rolling.  Park in the 2 hr area with Lucy's handicap placard, my MSM plates make sure there is zero cost , and we walk a few feet into Terminal D at DFW.   Soon past TSA, onto the SkyLink and find an Admirals Club.  Vaca' has begun!  Few hours go by, onto the plane and ... 2.5 hrs. later we'r

High Seas Rally 2024

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World's Only Motorcycle Rally on a Cruise Ship .   That's the trademarked tag line.  When I first became aware of it over a decade ago, I looked into it a little bit.  I kept searching around for the motorcycles they had ...  but realized there were none.  Lil more investigation, realized it was a 'biker' rally on a cruise ship.. so to speak.   I snickered and moved on.  Then it popped up again and I looked at it again.  Looked like a great time.  Still, I 'didn't get it' so moved on.  But ... damned it intrigued me.  I was thinking .. "hell, if we did go I'd just rent a Bike on an island stop. or at least a lil scooter."     Never did any of it though.  I moved on with all the other things I had going on. Well, couple of years ago some CVMA ® folks were on it and ... now I was really looking at it. Back in '20 we did an actual motorcycle cruise and they kept comparing themselves to this one.. well, actually, talking smack about HSR which