It's pretty ambitious, but since I can only take off 10 days (and that's pushing it!) here's what I mapped out: Day 1:  Drive from Dallas to Amarillo.  It's a long drive because we're going through Oklahoma City (we'll pick up the old road at 23rd Street), but since we've been all over the Mother Road in Oklahoma, we should be able to take it pretty fast. Day 2:  Amarillo to Albuquerque.  This is a much shorter drive, but we want to linger in both towns.  "Old Town" in Albuquerque is especially appealing and good for photographs. Day 3:  Albuquerque to ...

Route 66 beckons...

Try this instead of whipped cream the next time you make strawberry shortcake...

Hello -- thanks for checking in!  Ritz camera seemed to have some trouble converting my film photos to CD, so I still do not have pictures, but I wanted to go ahead and tell you all about the cruise. My husband Steve and I had a chance to sail the 7-night Hawaiian Islands cruise aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Pride of America, as a result of my completion of Norwegian's travel agent training program. Having traveled in various ways to Hawaii before -- as part of group packages, island-hopping, and resort stays -- I've been telling people that the cruise is the best way to see the isl...