Random thoughts from the sea
Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, Between Cruises Hill Street Blues fans will remember the line Sgt. Phil Esterhaus used to end his morning briefing: Hey, Let’s Be Careful Out There. (If you don’t remember it, check the Google machine.) No one who goes on a cruise wants to worry about being
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Post Cruise, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, At Home In my last blog post, I promised to report on what I forgot to pack on my recent 35-day Voyage of the Vikings. The short answer is “nothing.” At the most, I might have switched out a
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Day 35, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Monday, Sept.2, 2019, At Sea If the Zuiderdam passengers and crew had needed rescuing while in the waters off Greenland, it could have taken five days. That’s the estimated time till rescue for a ship of our size in those waters. Capt. Bart
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Day 34, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Sunday, Sept.1, 2019, Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is sunny with temperatures in the 70s. In other words, perfect weather. We figure we are due after more than our share of storms and cold rainy ports on this trip. Of course, we did sign
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Dorian isn’t the only storm in the Atlantic. Post tropical storm Erin is sweeping up the Canadian Maritimes, and today it caused our second missed port of this 35-day cruise. The entrance to St. John’s, Newfoundland, is a narrow channel, and with winds of 35 knots and worsening during the
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Day 29, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Tuesday, Aug. 27, Qaqortoq, Greenland Greenland is trending on Twitter lately, and images of sunny picturesque villages usually accompany online articles. Qaqortoq is just such a village. Perhaps it is larger than a village. Like many port towns in southern Greenland, Qaqortoq rises
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Day 28, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Monday, Aug. 26, Prins Christian Sund, Greenland When we left Reykjavik late Saturday, Capt. Vaartjes warned us about a storm system on the way to Greenland. He altered our course to avoid the worst, but we couldn’t escape the rolling seas. Throughout yesterday
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Day 26, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Saturday, Aug. 24, Reykjavik, Iceland Finally Iceland delivered a beautiful day – mostly sunny, mild temperatures and stunning sights. We took full advantage on the Golden Circle – a popular tour south and east of the capital city that includes stunning waterfalls, geysers
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Day 24, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Thursday, Aug. 22, Djúpivogur, Iceland The description of today’s three-hour shore excursion accurately described our adventure. “The tour progresses at a fairly easy walking pace; however, all the walking is on sand, uneven ground and gravel… there might be some wet areas on
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Day 22, Voyage of the Vikings 2019 Tuesday, Aug. 20, Belfast, United Kingdom My sisters thought it might be two-football fields length to walk to the Giant’s Causeway from the visitor’s center. I would say closer to a mile each way. We might have taken different routes. But whatever, it
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