Random thoughts from the sea
Day 73, Grand Half-World Voyage 2020 Tuesday, March 17, 2020; At Sea – Indian Ocean Three days ago I was simply disappointed that we were ending our wonderful voyage early and crossing my fingers that Holland America would see its way to letting us stay on board back to Fort
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Day 68, Grand World Voyage 2020 Thursday, March 12, 2020; Cairns, Queensland, Australia Yes, it rains in the rainforest, but how else would it be so green and lush? And when you are passing high above the forest below in a gondola, you appreciate the beauty that comes with the
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Day 67, Grand World Voyage 2020 Wednesday, March 11, 2020; Townsville, Queensland, Australia What can I say about Townsville? Actually, not too much. I took the free shuttle to town, ran into a friend, went to a bar for a beer and came back to the ship. It was a
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Day 64, Grand World Voyage 2020 Sunday, March 8, 2020; Sydney, Australia When does the display and ownership of indigenous art cross the line into unethical appropriation? I gained an insight into this thorny issue today while on a docent-led tour of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art at the
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Day 63, Grand World Voyage 2020 Saturday, March 7, 2020; Sydney, Australia Sydney is all about the water, and the excitement starts before sunrise as the Amsterdam sails into the harbor. We pass between two cliffs – the headlands – and turn first to port and eventually to starboard as
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Day 61, Grand World Voyage 2020 Thursday, March 5, 2020; At Sea, Tasman Sea I don’t typically write a blog post about sea days, as most are pretty much the same and there isn’t a lot to write about. But I’ve always been a reporter at heart, so when there
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Day 56, Grand Asia 2018 Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018, Mooloolaba, Australia: Sometimes plans go astray, and this was one of those days. I had planned to meet up with a couple of fellow passengers to go ashore, but one was under the weather. Then I missed the other because of
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Day 53, Grand Asia 2018 Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018, Cairns, Australia: Happy Thanksgiving! We are 16 hours ahead of home (Central time in the U.S.), so we celebrate early. Tonight’s dinner included a plate full of turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes and the rest of the traditional meal. I had a
Continue readingDay 49, Grand Asia 2017 Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 – Cairns, Australia Some places I wish we would stay overnight – one day simply is not enough. Cairns is one of those places. It’s a beautiful small city sitting on the coast of Queensland, Australia. Restaurants and bars line the
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