Random thoughts from the sea
Day 8, Grand World Voyage 2020 Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020; Devil’s Island, French Guiana The monkeys are posing and preening for the tourists, and I reach in my bag for my iPhone to snap a picture. It isn’t there. I had forgotten to pack it before I came ashore today
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Day 6, Grand World Voyage 2020 Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020; Castries, Saint Lucia As we sailed away from Saint Lucia this evening, I felt a twinge of guilt. I wasn’t a very energetic tourist. Rather than make an effort to see more of this beautiful island and bustling city, I
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Day 5, Grand World Voyage 2020 Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020; Roseau, Dominica When I asked my sisters if either were interested in joining me for a segment of the world cruise, Elaine said “yes, all of them!” But what really piqued her interest was the Seychelles. For me it was
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Day 1, Grand World Voyage 2020 Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020; Fort Lauderdale One of my favorite things about going home is seeing old friends. Today felt like that as we boarded the Amsterdam. Under the “Welcome Home” banner I ran into many of the people I know on this cruise
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Day -2, Grand World Voyage 2020 Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, Dallas Lately my days are divided in two categories – traveling or preparing to travel. The former is relaxing, but the latter can be stressful. And I am SO ready for the stress of preparation to end when I board
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Day -7, Grand World Voyage 2020 Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019, Dallas “Welcome home.” In just seven days, I expect to see that greeting on Holland America’s MS Amsterdam as I board for my longest cruise to date – the 128-day 2020 Grand World Cruise. The ship should feel like home
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Between Cruises Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, Chicago Suitcases and half-packed boxes fill my tiny apartment in Chicago. After spending the warm weather months of nearly three years here, I’m heading head back to my native Texas. With all the cruising I have planned for 2020 and 2021, it doesn’t make
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Between Cruises Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, Chicago When I cruised through Asia and the South Pacific last fall, I captured my memories in sketches instead of photographs. I did the same on my recent Voyage of the Vikings cruise. So I asked myself, why not compile a sketchbook of my
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Day -81, 2020 World Cruise Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, Chicago If you are cruising for a week in the Caribbean or Alaska, you hardly need a port plan. The Caribbean offers sun, sand, shopping and rum. Alaska has the natural beauty of glaciers, mountains, wildlife and the sea. Sign up
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Day -84, 2020 World Cruise Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, Chicago This week I finally nailed down planning for my upcoming 128-day world cruise. I’ve put in dozens of hours over the past few months researching the 48 ports, 35 of which are new to me. Some, like our African ports,
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