In 2015 Suzi and I are doing something very different, we are taking a long cruise around South America. These posts chronicle that cruise.
January 7, 2015 San Blas Islands, Panama, I have to revise my first impression of some of the people who have been on multiple cruises. On San Blas we ran into the “been on 80 cruises” couple who were wandering … Continue reading Unplanned Stop in the San Blas Islands
January 6, 2015, Isla Providencia, Columbia (New Providence Island) Isla Providencia (New Providence in English) was settled by English Puritans in the early 1600s. They made their living by trading slaves and tobacco, and because of their position off the … Continue reading Pirates and Puritans
January 5, 2015 Aboard the MV Prinsendam. Dear Friends, I had expected to find lots of folks on the “trip of a lifetime.” That doesn’t seem to be the case. At our table there’s a couple on their 80th cruise. … Continue reading Getting Our Sea Legs
January 1-3, 2013, Sitka, Seattle and Ft. Lauderdale Dear Friends, I’m starting the adventure around South America sick. We had Liam with us for Christmas and, like every little kid in a daycare, he brings home an assortment of bugs, … Continue reading Anticipation