Random thoughts from the sea
Day 33, Grand World Voyage 2020 Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020; Ushuaia, Argentina If I took Interstate 35 south from Dallas, connecting on the appropriate roads through Mexico, Central America and South America, I would eventually end up on Route 3 at the end of the road (and the fin de
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Day 30, Grand World Voyage 2020 Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020; Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Super Bowl Champion Chiefs!!! The #ChiefsKingdom reached all the way to the bottom of the world late tonight when Patrick Mahomes led the team to its first Super Bowl championship since 1970. (We had just moved to
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Day 28, Grand World Voyage 2020 Friday, Jan. 31, 2020; Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica If we were thrilled to be in Antarctica yesterday, today was simply stunning. I awoke at 4 a.m. and saw the sun hitting a distant mountain. The days start early and end late. By the time I
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Day 27, Grand World Voyage 2020 Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020; South Shetland Islands, Antarctica When I considered booking this cruise, I gave some serious thought as to whether an “Antarctic Experience” would satisfy my desire to visit this continent. Holland America was clear from the start that we would not
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Day 25, Grand World Voyage 2020 Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020; Port Stanley, Falkland Islands We made it to the Falkland Islands this morning, but only to the harbor. Shortly after arriving, the captain announced that the local harbormaster had closed the harbor for our small tenders, deeming conditions too rough
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Day 22, Grand World Voyage 2020 Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020; Montevideo, Uruguay Today we celebrated my sister Elaine’s birthday with a leisurely day in Montevideo, Uruguay, and a lively Chinese New Year celebration on the Amsterdam. A trio of birthday cards from our travel agent, travel hosts and the captain
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Day 21, Grand World Voyage 2020 Friday, Jan. 24, 2020; Buenos Aires, Argentina Think of Malbec and you’re likely to think of Argentina. Yes, this hearty red grape originated in the Bordeaux region of France, but now it is mostly grown in Argentina. So today we enjoyed a great Kaiken
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Day 20, Grand World Voyage 2020 Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020; Punta del Este, Uruguay When Anthony Bourdain traveled the world for his No Reservations show on CNN, he usually found time to gather with friends old and new around a table — eating, drinking and laughing. These are some of
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Day 19, Grand World Voyage 2020 Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020; At Sea I hear there are 6 million travel blogs. At least a dozen of them originate on this cruise. There must be something that urges some of us to write. I know I spend about two to three hours
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Day 16, Grand World Voyage 2020 Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Our first view of Rio de Janeiro came early on Sunday morning as the Amsterdam sailed past Sugarloaf Mountain into Guanabara Bay. The captain invited passengers to enjoy the iconic sail-in from the open bow on
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