Random thoughts from the sea
Day 105, 2025 Grand World Voyage Saturday, April 19, 2025; Piraeus/Athens, Greece. I had one goal today in Athens – to discover the small bakery I visited with my friend Deb last fall on a walking food tour. It was our first stop, and we sampled the most delicious ring-shaped
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Day 104, 2025 Grand World Voyage Friday, April 18, 2025; Kusadasi, Turkey. I last toured Ephesus, near the Turkish harbor of Kusadasi, in 2007. While you might think such a historic site of ruins dating back more than 2,000 years wouldn’t change much in 18 years, it was well worth
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Day 102, 2025 Grand World Voyage Wednesday, April 16, 2025; Alexandria, Egypt. I’ve been to Alexandria, Egypt, twice before, both times making the three-hour bus trip to Cairo and Giza, where I stayed overnight. Today, the Zuiderdam is only here for one long day (6 a.m. until almost midnight), but
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Day 99, 2025 Grand World Voyage Sunday, April 13, 2025; Valletta, Malta. On the short list of beautiful ports to sail into, add Valletta, Malta. This relatively small country in the Mediterranean has a rich history that is broadcast for all to see – a sheltered harbor surrounded by fortifications,
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Days 96-97, 2025 Grand World Voyage Thursday and Friday, April 10-11, 2025; Gibraltar and Cartagena, Spain. Perhaps it is a Spanish tradition. Or Mediterranean. If so, it is one I could embrace. It’s the tradition of going out for a city stroll, sometimes after mass and sometimes just for a
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Day 94, 2025 Grand World Voyage Tuesday, April 8, 2025; Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Today I did a little jig as I returned to the Zuiderdam from a day ashore on Lanzarote. No injuries! When last in this port, I fell and fractured my patella. My goal today was to
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Day 93, 2025 Grand World Voyage Monday, April 7, 2025; Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. Tenerife is one of those islands that, in my opinion, you need to get out of town to see. Today, on my third visit here, I chose to focus on its gardens. I like
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Day 90, 2025 Grand World Voyage Friday, April 4, 2025; Praia, Cape Verde. Another trip around the globe, and another trip around the sun. Celebrating a birthday on a cruise is always fun, but I had cruised 778 days before I celebrated my first at sea. Somehow, my cruises never
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Day 88, 2025 Grand World Voyage Tuesday, April 1, 2025; At Sea, Atlantic Ocean. The idea of never having to create menus, prepare shopping lists, do the actual shopping, cook and clean up is one of the best features of nearly full-time cruising. Still, as anywhere, food cooked in the
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