Random thoughts from the sea
Day 23, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023; Isla Robinsón Crusoe, Chile After sailing 416 miles west from our last port of San Antonio, Chile, we arrived at Isla Robinsón Crusoe in the Juan Fernádez Islands. It wasn’t smooth sailing. A weather system further south sent
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Days 6-7, 2023 Grand South America and Antarctica Thursday and Friday, Oct.12-13, 2023, Panama Canal Transit and Sea Day Holland American ships have been transiting the Panama Canal since 1916, with its first passenger ship crossing a few years later. My first transit was nine months ago. What took me
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Day 57, Grand World Voyage Wednesday, March 1, 2023; Indian Ocean. I guess these waters of the Indian Ocean are charted – and probably well charted given satellite technology – but they are new to me. Today is our seventh day at sea since leaving Fremantle, Australia. The month of
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Day 25, Grand World Voyage Friday, Jan. 27, 2023; South Pacific Ocean Watercolor may be second only to arts and crafts in popularity on Holland America’s grand cruises. Of course, it’s not a competition. And some people, including my sisters, participate in both activities. Since my introduction to watercolor in
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Day 10, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022; Kona, Hawaii. I didn’t plan ahead for our Kona port on the Big Island, as many call the actual island of Hawaii to distinguish it from the collection of islands that make up the state. I’ve stayed
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I thought I would be blogging from the deck of a cruise ship this month, after 810 days stuck on land. My plan was to fly with my two sisters to Amsterdam today and board Holland America’s ms Volendam, sailing as far north as Svalbard and as far south as
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Day 169, Staying at Home Monday, Sept. 7, 2020; Santa Fe, New Mexico When I pictured myself in Santa Fe, I envisioned following in the footsteps of Georgia O’Keeffe. I would hike into the southwest desert landscape, set up my easel, sit on my stool and spend my days painting.
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Day 145, Staying at Home Friday, August 14, 2020; Santa Fe, New Mexico “Can you believe we get to live here?” My next-door neighbor was driving us to meet her friend for wine and tapas and stopped to exclaim as she crested a hill near our condos in Santa Fe.
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Day 65, Grand World Voyage 2020 Monday, March 9, 2020; At Sea, Coral Sea One of my daily highlights is the morning watercolor class, offered on every sea day. This year’s instructor came prepared to teach and inspire us, and she is delivering. Carol Mitchell is an experienced artist who
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Day 57, Grand Asia 2018 Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, At Sea: Put a few hundred strangers together on a ship for a couple of months, and you are sure to get rumors flying around. This cruise is no exception; I would even say there seem to be more than usual
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