Random thoughts from the sea
Day 102, 2025 Grand World Voyage Wednesday, April 16, 2025; Alexandria, Egypt. I’ve been to Alexandria, Egypt, twice before, both times making the three-hour bus trip to Cairo and Giza, where I stayed overnight. Today, the Zuiderdam is only here for one long day (6 a.m. until almost midnight), but
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Day 99, 2025 Grand World Voyage Sunday, April 13, 2025; Valletta, Malta. On the short list of beautiful ports to sail into, add Valletta, Malta. This relatively small country in the Mediterranean has a rich history that is broadcast for all to see – a sheltered harbor surrounded by fortifications,
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Days 96-97, 2025 Grand World Voyage Thursday and Friday, April 10-11, 2025; Gibraltar and Cartagena, Spain. Perhaps it is a Spanish tradition. Or Mediterranean. If so, it is one I could embrace. It’s the tradition of going out for a city stroll, sometimes after mass and sometimes just for a
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Day 94, 2025 Grand World Voyage Tuesday, April 8, 2025; Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Today I did a little jig as I returned to the Zuiderdam from a day ashore on Lanzarote. No injuries! When last in this port, I fell and fractured my patella. My goal today was to
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Day 93, 2025 Grand World Voyage Monday, April 7, 2025; Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. Tenerife is one of those islands that, in my opinion, you need to get out of town to see. Today, on my third visit here, I chose to focus on its gardens. I like
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Day 90, 2025 Grand World Voyage Friday, April 4, 2025; Praia, Cape Verde. Another trip around the globe, and another trip around the sun. Celebrating a birthday on a cruise is always fun, but I had cruised 778 days before I celebrated my first at sea. Somehow, my cruises never
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Day 88, 2025 Grand World Voyage Tuesday, April 1, 2025; At Sea, Atlantic Ocean. The idea of never having to create menus, prepare shopping lists, do the actual shopping, cook and clean up is one of the best features of nearly full-time cruising. Still, as anywhere, food cooked in the
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Days 80-81, 2025 Grand World Voyage Tuesday and Wednesday, March 25-26, 2025; Cape Town, South Africa. I walked around the building twice. According to my online research, the South African Maritime Museum should have been here, right in the middle of the busy Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town.
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Days 76-77, 2025 Grand World Voyage Friday and Saturday, March 21-22, 2025; Richards Bay and Durban, South Africa. South Africa isn’t just all about the wildlife, but that’s a big part of the draw. And it never disappoints. While dozens of groups were leaving the ship yesterday and today on
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Day 73, 2025 Grand World Voyage Tuesday, March 18, 2025; At Sea. Can writing a travel blog be an albatross around my neck? I wondered about that yesterday morning, when I seriously considered staying on board during our port call in La Possession, Réunion. I’ve learned not to let external
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