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  It’s been about three weeks since my last blog from Bar Harbor, and we retraced our steps and recrossed the Arctic Circle, Greenland (which was not green) and Iceland (which had little ice),...

  I’m sorry I have not posted much this trip, although it was very interesting and unique in many ways. First, the Holland America Zuiderdam Ship is a little larger than my previous ones,...

  Hello from Amsterdam, Well, I was  in Amsterdam about 40 years ago, and my impression was not very favorable. It was beautiful, yes the canals and atmosphere were picturesque but our hotel was...

    Hello From Barcelona Spain, I’m finally on dry land in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Barcelona! I had 10 days to spend between cruises and decided to spend...

      Hello From Malaga Spain Well here we are on day 36 of our 39 Day Explorer1 Journey Cruise. We left LA on May 12, crossed the Panama Canal, visited several cities...

    Hello again from Explora 1 Panama islands, Carti Sugdub and Isla Aguja In contrast to my last negative report of my new digs, this update is a little more positive. I’ve been...

    I’ll limit this blog to describing my first impressions of my new environment, the  good, the weird and the bad. First, Explora 1 Journey is a brand new ship about the same...

Last chapter – Viking Sky 2023/2024 World Cruise Sadly, we are on day 135 of our 138 day cruise. We have travelled 35,362 miles, that’s about 1.6 times around the equator. We visited 22...

  My Thorough Surgeon   Greetings from eventful, Agadir, Morocco. I did not know Agadir existed and planned staying onboard while other passengers were excited about their various excursions to this resort destination. It...

    Hello from Null Island Hi friends, it is now day 120 out of our 138 day cruise, and a bitter sweet 18 days left of our journey. Bitter because we are leaving...