Random thoughts from the sea
Up Close and Personal with an Iceberg Day 9, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Wednesday, Aug. 7, Nanortalik, Greenland It’s true. Not only can icebergs have a blue or gray hue, but they also can sport a streak of pure blue ice. I saw it myself when our small tour
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Day 6, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Sunday, Aug. 4, Red Bay, Labrador, Canada It isn’t too far from Corner Brook to Red Bank in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. But weather-wise, it was a world of difference. Our warm (dare I say hot?) and sunny day in Corner Brook led
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Day 5 Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Saturday, Aug. 3, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada True to its name, Corner Brook has a delightful brook flowing through town, much of it through property owned by the local paper and pulp company. The Corner Brook Stream Trail encircles the stream, a marsh
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Day 4, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Friday, Aug. 2, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada I couldn’t come to Cape Breton and not visit the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Baddeck. Bell System blood runs deep in my family. Our father spent his career at Southwestern Bell. My sisters and I
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Acadia National Park in Maine is the easternmost national park in the continental United States. It stretches across much of Mount Desert Island and includes parts of several nearby islands along the Maine coast. Given its relative remoteness from most of the country, I was surprised to learn that it
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Day 77, Grand Asia 2018 Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, Lahaina, Maui: We made it to Maui! Yesterday I wasn’t sure, as the marine forecast called for swells. But the captain was able to anchor the ship fairly close to shore to avoid the worst of them. When I returned on
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Day 76, Grand Asia 2018 Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, Honolulu: I love Hawaii. I could live here, although I might have trouble deciding on which island. It might not be Oahu, or at least not in Honolulu, which after all is a big city with what is described as some
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Day 7, Grand Asia 2018 Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, Dutch Harbor, Alaska: Rugged mountains, eagles and whales – Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska delivered it all. The day started out with questionable weather as the predicted rain came in late morning. The lines for the three school
Continue readingDay 75, Grand Asia 2017 Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 – Honolulu I loved waking up in Honolulu this morning, knowing I could go ashore at any time, that I could use my smartphone from bed to check email and SnapChat with my nephews. I had left the phone in airplane
Continue readingDay 74, Grand Asia 2017 Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017 – Honolulu As we docked at Aloha Tower in Honolulu this morning, the outside decks were crowded. Passengers were finally able to use their home cellular service plans. Many were calling family and checking email. Yesterday the captain had announced that
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