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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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Tag: MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage 2018

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San Juan Stories

April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 Rich McClear

Each of these pictures help illustrate a story.  The cobble stones paving Old San Juan streets are a metallic blue grey.  They were made from slag left over from iron production in England and were carried over as ballast in … Continue reading San Juan Stories

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Are We Home Yet? — San Juan

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 Rich McClear

The Immigration officer looked at our passports, asked us our names and then put the passports into a scanner.  He tapped a few keys on the keyboard, handed us our passports and said “Welcome Home.”  Those words jolted me because … Continue reading Are We Home Yet? — San Juan

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Cape of Good Hope Castle

April 7, 2018 Rich McClear

This is a post of pictures of the Cape of Good Hope Castle.  For the narrative please click on this link to “A Walk Through Cape Town.” Continue reading Cape of Good Hope Castle

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Cape of Big Storms — Cape of Good Hope

April 5, 2018April 7, 2018 Rich McClear

The Cape of Good Hope is not the southernmost point of Africa, Cape Agulhas is.  Although the Cape of Good Hope is certainly the most prominent peninsula off the southern coast of Africa and many Cape Towners like to believe … Continue reading Cape of Big Storms — Cape of Good Hope

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A Sandman Shivering on the Fort Lauderdale Beach.

January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Rich McClear

“It gets pretty cold here at night, down to 60 degrees.”  Michael Franks That line from a Michael Franks’ song comes to mind today in Fort Lauderdale.  When we got up the temperature was actually 40 (“feels like 35” says my … Continue reading A Sandman Shivering on the Fort Lauderdale Beach.

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Will this be the Ship…. That carries us into the storm?

January 3, 2018 Rich McClear

“Will this be the ship that carries you away?” It’s a question my grandfather asked as a boy in Ireland.  An uncle surnamed Morrison had sailed away to America to make his fortune.  When he came back, rich enough to … Continue reading Will this be the Ship…. That carries us into the storm?

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The Alaska Airlines Milk Run.

January 1, 2018 Rich McClear

The MS Amsterdam sails on Thursday, but out of caution, and knowing winter in Southeast Alaska we left Sitka on New Year’s Day.  While we did not need that caution our prudence was justified.  Last night, after more than a … Continue reading The Alaska Airlines Milk Run.

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