Random thoughts from the sea
Day 42, Grand World Voyage 2020 Friday, Feb. 14, 2020; Valentine’s Day At Sea The first thing I noticed about today’s early afternoon chocolate surprise treat was that it wasn’t chocolate. Maybe that was the surprise. Instead it was a scrumptious bite of shortbread with a strawberry icing. I had
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Day 39, Grand World Voyage 2020 Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020; San Antonio, Chile The best thing about today was hearing my name called from the Piano Bar this evening. Ivan ran out to the hallway to great me. He just joined the ship today and already was hard at work
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Day 37, Grand World Voyage 2020 Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020; Puerto Montt, Chili Fjords I thought I had successfully fought hints of a cold by taking zinc for a couple of days. My scratchy throat improved, as did my sniffles and sneezes. Well, last night the symptoms came back with
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Day 36, Grand World Voyage 2020 Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020; Scenic Cruising Chilean Fjords I don’t usually write a blog on sea days, but we have been sailing through some incredible scenery as we work our way north from Cape Horn in South America. We alternate between sailing off the
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Day 34, Grand World Voyage 2020 Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020; Punta Arenas, Chile Avoiding cold weather in the winter has one disadvantage, as I discovered today in far southern Chile. I have absolutely no need for the beautiful woolen scarves, hats and clothing that abounds here. Punta Arenas sits on
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Day 33, Grand World Voyage 2020 Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020; Ushuaia, Argentina If I took Interstate 35 south from Dallas, connecting on the appropriate roads through Mexico, Central America and South America, I would eventually end up on Route 3 at the end of the road (and the fin de
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Day 30, Grand World Voyage 2020 Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020; Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica Super Bowl Champion Chiefs!!! The #ChiefsKingdom reached all the way to the bottom of the world late tonight when Patrick Mahomes led the team to its first Super Bowl championship since 1970. (We had just moved to
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Day 29, Grand World Voyage 2020 Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020; Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica By the third day of sailing along the Antarctic Peninsula, time felt suspended. We spend our days mostly inside staying warm, watching this world of snow, ice, rock and water pass by. Once again the day dawned
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Day 28, Grand World Voyage 2020 Friday, Jan. 31, 2020; Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica If we were thrilled to be in Antarctica yesterday, today was simply stunning. I awoke at 4 a.m. and saw the sun hitting a distant mountain. The days start early and end late. By the time I
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Day 27, Grand World Voyage 2020 Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020; South Shetland Islands, Antarctica When I considered booking this cruise, I gave some serious thought as to whether an “Antarctic Experience” would satisfy my desire to visit this continent. Holland America was clear from the start that we would not
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