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Postcards from the Transition

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Category: 2023 Grand World Voyage, MV Zuiderdam

2023 Grand World Voyage, MV Zuiderdam3 Comments

A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

January 11, 2023January 11, 2023 Rich McClear

… is probably the best know palindrome in the English language.  I had to get it in. We’ve sailed through the Panama Canal three times and each time it brings wonder at what people and our technology could do 110 … Continue reading A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

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Martyrs’ Night Out

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023 Rich McClear

With all travel it is the unexpected that delights, the deviations from plan that make a trip special.  After transiting the Panama Canal (I will get to that post later when I have time to sort through 300 exposures) we … Continue reading Martyrs’ Night Out

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When in Costa Rica do as the…

January 8, 2023January 8, 2023 Rich McClear

…Sloth’s do.  Sloths are slow moving animals.  They live on leaves with very low energy content, so they have adapted to conserve energy.  On a hot and humid day in Porto Limon Suzi and I decided to take a lesson … Continue reading When in Costa Rica do as the…

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Potemkin Jamaica

January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Rich McClear

I once wrote a satire “Potemkin Sitka.”  I proposed we build an artificial Sitka on a nearby island for tourists to visit.  That way the chains like Diamonds International could own a piece of the town, it could attract the … Continue reading Potemkin Jamaica

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Who Was That Masked Man Anyway?

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023 Rich McClear

It was me! … and everyone else on the ship, including the guy who delivered 5 more gallons of distilled water to our cabin.  First there was no distilled water for medical devices now I have more than I can … Continue reading Who Was That Masked Man Anyway?

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Sailing Away From the Sunset

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Rich McClear

It’s hard to sail into the sunset when you are on the East Coast.  But today we sailed away from Fort Lauderdale and away from the sunset, at sunset. Boarding was not as much as a problem as we anticipated … Continue reading Sailing Away From the Sunset

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2023 Grand World Voyage, MS Zuiderdam!

January 3, 2023August 10, 2024 Rich McClear

Here are the posts from this year’s cruise, so far! Please keep checking back for more. Am I Excited Yet? Sailing Away from the Sunset. Potemkin Jamaica When in Costa Rica do as the … Martyr’s Night Out. A Man, … Continue reading 2023 Grand World Voyage, MS Zuiderdam!

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Am I Excited Yet?

January 3, 2023January 3, 2023 Rich McClear

My kids used to say our family never took vacations, we took field trips.  I always planned out things to see, what books we should read while seeing them, and discussions about where we were going, where we were and … Continue reading Am I Excited Yet?

Sitka, 2023 Grand World Voyage, MV Zuiderdam4 Comments

A History of “The Battery Exchange”

December 15, 2020January 3, 2023 Rich McClear

The link to Raven Radio is here. December 24 will not be a normal Saturday night.  It’s Christmas Eve and the Battery Exchange is back.  This year we start at  7:00 PM.  Phone lines open for an hour at 7:30 … Continue reading A History of “The Battery Exchange”

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