Random thoughts from the sea
Day 51, 2024 Grand World Voyage Friday, Feb. 23, 2024; Ishigaki, Japan Konnichiwa, Japan! Having missed this most-southern Japanese port of Ishigaki in 2018 due to weather, I was eager to explore its beautiful beaches. The watercolor painter in me longed to see the many shades of color for which
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Day 47, 2024 Grand World Voyage Monday, Feb. 19, 2024; Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands With my visit to Saipan today, I now have set foot in the five populated outposts of the United States – its territories and commonwealths. Frankly, I hadn’t even thought of the concept, but late today
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Day 46, 2024 Grand World Voyage Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024; Guam After eight days at sea, many on the Zuiderdam were happy to set foot on land today in Hagåtña, Guam. We’ve crossed the International Date Line and set our clocks back repeatedly, an hour at a time. So now
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Day 45, 2024 Grand World Voyage Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024; At Sea, Pacific Ocean. It’s been a busy eight days at sea on the Zuiderdam. Even Captain Frank said it is his longest stretch between ports. I recall on the 2017 Grand Asia we had 11 sea days between San
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Day 37, 2024 Grand World Voyage Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024; Honolulu, Hawaii. Today in Honolulu we mixed a bit of history, some beach time, a great meal and – of course – some shopping. I’ve been here on cruises several times, and my sisters and I spent a couple of
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Days 35-36, 2024 Grand World Voyage Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 6-7, 2024; Kailua-Kona and Hilo, Hawaii. What do you do when you return to the United States after more than a month at sea? Apparently, the answer is to go shopping. Two days in a row. After six days at
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Day 34, 2024 Grand World Voyage Monday, Feb. 5, 2024; At Sea, Pacific Ocean. We’re taking the long way across the Pacific Ocean, which is fine with me. More sea days! You need to look at a globe to truly see how far we have to sail from Mexico to
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Days 27 and 28, 2024 Grand World Voyage Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 29 and 30, 2024; Manzanillo and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. With my belly full of authentic Mexican food – made with my own hands – and several shots of tequila, I expected to doze during the return from a
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Day 24, 2024 Grand World Voyage Friday, Jan. 26, 2024; Quepos, Costa Rica. I’m beginning to understand how people get into birding. For me, it would be the challenge of finding – and taking great photographs of – as many birds as possible. Of course, I would have to learn
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Day 22, 2024 Grand World Voyage Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024; Panama Canal If this cruise gets any more “grand,” it may be the death of me. If it’s not a port day with lots to see and do, it’s a party or special event aboard the Zuiderdam. There’s hardly any
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