Random thoughts from the sea
Day 33, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023; Antarctica I am not a fan of winter. I don’t like to be cold. Hence a cruise to the Southern Hemisphere made sense just as cooler temperatures arrive in North America. But I didn’t really think through the
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Day 45, Grand World Voyage Friday, Feb. 17, 2023; Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, Australia. Okay, there was no tying down of kangaroos on Kangaroo Island. But the song kept running through my mind today. Kangaroo Island, just off the coast of Adelaide, is a tender port that takes us into the
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Day 29, Grand World Voyage 2020 Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020; Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica By the third day of sailing along the Antarctic Peninsula, time felt suspended. We spend our days mostly inside staying warm, watching this world of snow, ice, rock and water pass by. Once again the day dawned
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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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