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I ran the marathon that year and the Powerade was freezing in the cups! I'm Canadian and grew up in the prairies and Northern Ontario, where the temps regularly hit -30. That said, the closest I've EVER been to hypothermia was a cold rainy day in the high-30s in the Magic Kingdom in January.

My kids are off school until January 9, which is CRAZY late for us. It caught me off guard -- I've always run the Goofy/Dopey with a friend, and left the kids and husband at home. But when we got this year's school calendar and noticed the dates, we decided that we might as well turn it into a...

We cruised in late August 2019 and didn't see even a single drop of rain, but the crew told us that the week before was all but rained-out, so really you have to be prepared for anything. I like Vessi sneakers -- they're waterproof but just look like normal knit sneakers, so you can wear them at...

I don't use any attachments, myself (I carry a separate camera on cruises), but I got a chatting with a gentleman in Palo on our Alaskan cruise, and he showed me the pictures that he took with his Moment telephoto lens attachment, and it looks like an excellent option, as long as you don't need...

We did the 4 night Canada cruise in 2018 and had rain and near-freezing temperatures the entire time. It was sleeting in Saint John. That said, it was GORGEOUS and we had such a great time. We just bundled up, wore rain jackets with hats and gloves, and rolled with it. Rented a car in Saint John...

We took the public ferry (it leaves right next to the cruise dock and is about a 20 minute ride) to St George's Island to do Tobacco Bay beach. It's very sheltered so the water is shallow and calm and good for kids, though the water was quite cold when we went in October. We had an overnight in...

We're doing the 11 day Iceland cruise from Copenhagen next month and I'm definitely happier with this option, even though it's going to be a bit of a hassle to get tested while on vacation. I agree, though, that they might as well get rid of testing at this point, if this is the way it's going...

It's an amazing cruise! Definitely my favourite trip of all time! We're doing the 11 day Norway/Iceland/Scotland trip this year. We originally had three ports in Norway on the itinerary, but it's changed a couple times since then and now have two ports in Iceland and one in Norway.

Yikes -- that's brutal. I also applied by mail in early March, and had to have my daughter's application transferred to a passport office for express pick up in mid-May. It was ready the day before we left for our trip. We're lucky to live in the same city as a Passport Canada office and so it...

We did deck 2 for Alaska and it was AMAZING. We saw several seals and sea lions at water level, including a group of them floating on an iceberg right outside our window. We initially booked a verandah for the 11 day Norway/Iceland/Scotland trip this summer, but switched to the same room we were...

We used to live in Toronto (we live an hour outside the city, now) and if you can do downtown Toronto, you can do NYC. In fact, I find NYC easier because all the streets in Manhattan are on a grid pattern so it's impossible to get lost or go the wrong way. I took my 10 year old for a birthday...

I really feel for high school seniors/incoming university students right now. I teach at a major university and have a first year foundation course in the fall term. We’re going to be 100% online, dorms closed, professors don’t even know if we’ll be able to access our offices in the fall. We’ve...

I'm right here, as well. We bought our trailer in October and have only taken it for one night to try it out before the season ended here. We were supposed to camp at Fort Wilderness in mid-March and debated hard whether we should go just to camp even after the parks were announced closed. In...

Based on the wording there, I assume that is still speaking of tickets issued when there were non-expiring options (either as default or as the non-expiration add-on). I'm more worried that we'll be able to exchange it for an adult ticket at the gate, but that MDE won't let us assign the ticket...

I assume the borders will be staying closed for awhile, given what was said during the press conference today. :( We were supposed to leave from the Toronto area to drive down March 14, but rescheduled for the week before Labor Day. I'm not sure that week is even feasible right now.... Heck...

Yeah, we're in the same place. We were supposed to arrive March 15. I have the week before Labor Day booked right now but now Canada is saying that this will likely continue through the summer, so I don't even know if we'll be able to go then. And I teach at a university so I can't just leave...

That's awesome to know. My son would have been 9 on our trip last week, but will be 10 by the time we are able to go, and I was worried about it being a hassle to deal with his tickets since he'd be an "adult" according to MDE before we got around to using his ticket. I think I might...

I haven’t cancelled yet, but emotionally I’ve made peace with it. We were supposed to get there Sunday, driving and staying at Fort Wilderness. 24 hours ago, I said it would be fine and we’d just avoid the parks and hang out at the campground. Then our friends we were travelling with cancelled...

Also, just speaking from personal experience, I always come down with SOMETHING after running a marathon, no matter the crowds, weather, or time of year. Distance running simply destroys most people's immune systems -- your body goes into survival mode and it makes you more prone to illness...

We're supposed to leave Saturday and are trying to figure out what to do. We are driving and staying in our own camper at Fort Wilderness for six nights, and only have one park day planned (DHS to see Galaxy's Edge). We live in Canada (18 hours drive to WDW) and so really just want to escape...