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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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  • Cruises
    • Iceland, Greenland & Scotland 2017

Tag: Seattle

Cruises, 2024 Westerdam Legendary Japan5 Comments

And We’re Off!

September 2, 2024September 2, 2024 Rich McClear

Sept 1, 2024 I woke up this morning with a fever.  I suspect it was a reaction to having gotten two shots yesterday, flu and COVID.  So it was a slow start.   The Norwegian line berths its ships right in … Continue reading And We’re Off!

2024 Westerdam Legendary Japan, Cruises1 Comment

How We Almost Outsmarted Ourselves.

September 1, 2024September 1, 2024 Rich McClear

It’s common wisdom to arrive at your cruise port a day or two early.  Our Japan cruise starts Sept 1, so we had planned to arrive Aug. 31 but after some fog in Southeast Alaska and what looked like a … Continue reading How We Almost Outsmarted Ourselves.

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Art Deco Hospital

April 18, 2017 Rich McClear

I was born in a magnificent Art Deco hospital in Jersey City, the Margaret Hague Maternity (named after Boss Frank, “I am the law,” Hague’s mother) Hospital.  It was part of the Jersey City Medical Center.   The Art Deco medical … Continue reading Art Deco Hospital

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King Street Station, Seattle

April 14, 2017 Rich McClear

The first time I entered the King Street Station in Seattle was when I stepped off the “Coast Daylight/Starlight in 1973.”  A couple of days later Suzi and I got on the “Pacific International” to head to Vancouver.  The impression … Continue reading King Street Station, Seattle

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The Milk Run

September 29, 2016September 29, 2016 Rich McClear

Alaska Airlines has several ilk runs, flights that hop from airport to airport.  They often are numbered in the 60s and 70s.  Flight 62 starts in. Fairbanks at 6 AM and arrives in Seattle at around 4:30 PM stopping at … Continue reading The Milk Run

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Chihuly Garden and Glass

October 4, 2015January 18, 2016 Rich McClear

Dale Chihuly is a glass artist from Seattle.  In the Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair he has a museum and glass garden with fantastic glass figures set among plants in the garden and displayed with … Continue reading Chihuly Garden and Glass

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