Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman I don’t know about you, but I get mighty tired of being reminded of appointments and then evaluations of everything in my life. If I use a service by making an...
Category: Travel
It’s a Montana Thing
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman Okay, everyone knows I’m easily amused, and now I must admit you are right. We got up at about 7:00 and looked out the window seeing a dock lined with boats in...
Trivia on the “Dam” Ships
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman One of the highlights on a cruise for many travelers is the daily 4:00 game of Trivia. About a hundred people gather in one of the lounges, drinking wine and...
People Worth Watching
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman and Cowboy Bob We’ve been on this voyage for about two weeks, time enough to do a lot of things, like learning the difference between port and starboard, bow and...
Horsing Around
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman When Cowboy suggested that we take an excursion that included riding a horse, I started laughing. “Ride a horse,” I laughed, “you must be kidding. I’ve ridden a...
Eating Our Way Around South America
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail I love to cruise. Being on the water is second only had making love, and that’s the truth, but don’t tell my kids! We are on the Oosterdam, one of Holland America’s “dam”...
Sail Away 3-10-26
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman We are on the ship! Hurray! I love being on a ship, looking out over the sea, hoping to see some sea creature, which hardly ever happens, but nevertheless, one...
Cowboy and Miss Gail Tango in Buenos Aires
Wrinkly Bits March 7, 2026 We went to a Tango dinner/dance tonight...what fun! And a nice young lady took pictures of us, all decked out to Tango, but wouldn't you know it, she disappeared before...
Our Great Adventure
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman Originally posted 9/7/25 We are home...after two days of travel...and am just catching up. We had a great trip to Europe and were a hop, skip, and jump from Asia,...
What a City!
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman and Cowboy Bob Originally posted 9/1/25 We arrived in Paris late when our plane was delayed by a couple hours. It didn’t make much of a difference to us, as we...
Corfu
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman Originally posted 8/29/25 I didn’t know anything about Corfu, maybe I read something in a book or watched a show on TV, but it didn’t ring a bell with me. It’s a...
A Pretty Good Date
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman Yesterday was a crackerjack day, blue, sunny skies and blooming flowers. The temp was in the lower 70s and perfect for taking a ride in Cowboy’s Mustang...
Cheeky
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman I’ve never considered myself a “picky” eater. But then, I’ve always eaten beef, chicken, and bacon, especially bacon. You may notice the absence of lamb, and...
The Old Woman and the Sea
First of all, thank you to all who sent me birthday greetings. How humbling and fortunate I feel to have so many people wish me a good day! And it was better than a good day, it was a great day. We...
What a day this has been
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman We woke up late and the rain had already started, albeit a slow drizzle. We are near Key West, Florida, the end of the road for some, not me, though. Forget that...
On Our Way to Bikini Island
We are on a little trip which always entails places to eat and sleep and view. Of course, Cody adds to the fun, too. I thought I would tell you a little about the first half of this...
Me and Mao
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman One of our stops in China was Tiananmen Square, a huge government square in Beijing, famed for Chinese meetings and events. In 1989 it caught international...
We’ve Been Shanghai-d
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail CushmanI am not sure what day it is, what time it is, what direction we are going, but I do know that we are in China. Our first port was Shanghai, with a population of...
Good Luck and Good Fortune
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Gail Cushman Hello from Tokyo. The Cowboy and I are on a trip, seeing new things, meeting new people and we are both happiest when we in the middle of some pool of water. The...
Paris
Wrinkly Bits A Blog by Cowboy Bob Two years after I mentioned Paris to my new love, Miss Gail, we arrived. Airports are the same all over the world and even though I was anxious to feel the...
Tripping Down the Erie Canal, Part 3: Day-to-Day Boating Life
By Gail & Cowboy Eleven days on a boat. That’s a bunch of days. We once spent over sixty days on a cruise ship, but that boat was big and luxurious, and a joy, as staff entertained us, fed us,...
Tripping Down the Erie Canal, Part 2, The Launch
By Gail & Cowboy Before we had left the launch ramp in Troy, we heard from Gordie again, the marina guy who wanted us to stay on the line. He asked, “You mentioned your truck and trailer, where...
Tripping Down the Erie Canal, Part 1
Wrinkly Bits By Gail & Cowboy We’re doing new stuff. New adventures, this time the Erie Canal in New York State. Locks. Mules. I’m excited, I’m scared, I can’t wait to go, and I can’t wait to...
Another Day, Another Adventure
Another Day, Another Adventure Crazy us. We were up at 6, downed a protein drink and some Keurig coffee made in a French press (ummm), and we were off for a new adventure. This time we are crossing...























