• River Cruise

    Taste of Bordeaux

    A half-dozen middle-aged women just flew in from two weeks vacationing in Europe – and boy, are their arms (and feet) tired. Being abroad with these broads was a blast, swollen ankles and all. Divorced, widowed, partnered and hailing from various cities, we converged in France earlier this month to experience an AmaWaterways “Taste of Bordeaux” river cruise on the AmaDolce. This elegant ship holds 144 passengers, but we had just 98 guests on board. Sort of like a family reunion at my sister Sandy’s lake house but without the jet skis. And more wine — a whole lot more wine. Ninety-eight passengers to 45 crew members. A nearly 2:1…