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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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  • Cruises
    • Iceland, Greenland & Scotland 2017

Tag: Hawaii

MS Zaandam 2026 Grand Australia and New Zealand. Voyage, Cruises, Hawaii1 Comment

Snowbirds

January 18, 2026January 18, 2026 Rich McClear

Snowbirds leave northern winters for warmer climes.  In Alaska if they never winter over, they are chechakos.  When they winter over, they become sourdoughs.  As they get older many sourdoughs decide to go south for the winter and become snowbirds.  … Continue reading Snowbirds

MS Zaandam 2026 Grand Australia and New Zealand. Voyage, Cruises, Hawaii1 Comment

Black Sand, Green Turtles

January 16, 2026January 17, 2026 Rich McClear

The last time we drove Saddle Road across the Big Island of Hawaii it was 1979, unpaved and car rental companies didn’t allow you to take their cars on this road.  We read the fine print after we drove it.  … Continue reading Black Sand, Green Turtles

MS Zaandam 2026 Grand Australia and New Zealand. Voyage, Cruises, Hawaii4 Comments

Fountain of Fire

January 16, 2026January 17, 2026 Rich McClear

We got up early to be on the first tender because our friend, Karen, who lives on the Kona Coast of the Island of Hawaii offered to take us on an excursion and we had limited time in port.  We … Continue reading Fountain of Fire

MS Zaandam 2026 Grand Australia and New Zealand. Voyage, Cruises, Hawaii7 Comments

Aloha Hawaii.

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 Rich McClear

I rolled over I bed and saw a red glow where the curtains parted.  I grabbed my phone and my pants and went out onto our balcony.  The sun was rising behind me.  As we turned into Honolulu Harbor the … Continue reading Aloha Hawaii.

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