Random thoughts from the sea
Day 1, Grand World Voyage 2020 Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020; Fort Lauderdale One of my favorite things about going home is seeing old friends. Today felt like that as we boarded the Amsterdam. Under the “Welcome Home” banner I ran into many of the people I know on this cruise
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Day -2, Grand World Voyage 2020 Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, Dallas Lately my days are divided in two categories – traveling or preparing to travel. The former is relaxing, but the latter can be stressful. And I am SO ready for the stress of preparation to end when I board
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Day -7, Grand World Voyage 2020 Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, Dallas “Welcome home.” In just seven days, I expect to see that greeting on Holland America’s MS Amsterdam as I board for my longest cruise to date – the 128-day 2020 Grand World Cruise. The ship should feel like home
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Post Cruise, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, At Home In my last blog post, I promised to report on what I forgot to pack on my recent 35-day Voyage of the Vikings. The short answer is “nothing.” At the most, I might have switched out a
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Day 35, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Monday, Sept.2, 2019, At Sea If the Zuiderdam passengers and crew had needed rescuing while in the waters off Greenland, it could have taken five days. That’s the estimated time till rescue for a ship of our size in those waters. Capt. Bart
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Day 34, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Sunday, Sept.1, 2019, Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is sunny with temperatures in the 70s. In other words, perfect weather. We figure we are due after more than our share of storms and cold rainy ports on this trip. Of course, we did sign
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Day 29, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Tuesday, Aug. 27, Qaqortoq, Greenland Greenland is trending on Twitter lately, and images of sunny picturesque villages usually accompany online articles. Qaqortoq is just such a village. Perhaps it is larger than a village. Like many port towns in southern Greenland, Qaqortoq rises
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Day 28, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Monday, Aug. 26, Prins Christian Sund, Greenland When we left Reykjavik late Saturday, Capt. Vaartjes warned us about a storm system on the way to Greenland. He altered our course to avoid the worst, but we couldn’t escape the rolling seas. Throughout yesterday
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Day 26, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Saturday, Aug. 24, Reykjavik, Iceland Finally Iceland delivered a beautiful day – mostly sunny, mild temperatures and stunning sights. We took full advantage on the Golden Circle – a popular tour south and east of the capital city that includes stunning waterfalls, geysers
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Day 24, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Thursday, Aug. 22, Djúpivogur, Iceland The description of today’s three-hour shore excursion accurately described our adventure. “The tour progresses at a fairly easy walking pace; however, all the walking is on sand, uneven ground and gravel… there might be some wet areas on
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