Monthly Archives: August 2024

Rainy day – Reykjavik

Posted on 2024-08-31 by Holly

This was a second day in port on the new schedule. It was cool (cold is when it is below freezing), with a rather strong sea wind  and – you guessed it – rain. I looked out side from my … Continue reading →

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Around Iceland

Posted on 2024-08-30 by Holly

Our Ship is the Star Pride, the third of the three yacht type vessels owned and operated by Windstar Cruise lines. These seven days are as follows: (note changes due to weather – wind and high seas) Friday, August 30, … Continue reading →

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Zombie O’Clock

Posted on 2024-08-29 by Holly

At this point, my internal clock is only compatible with the walking dead. I can see why they might want to eat brains; I don’t have any. By the time we got to our hotel, I was completely exhausted and … Continue reading →

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Elephants on the stairs

Posted on 2024-08-28 by Holly

I am thinking there is a major cultural difference between the US and Germany as to the presence of open vx shut doors.  I will have to inquire further. In any case, I shut doors when I need to keep … Continue reading →

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Walking around Miltenberg

Posted on 2024-08-27 by Holly

George’s cousins essentially live in town, so we hiked down the hill Latest renovations resulted in the Post Office on the far side of the Main River from where they live. So it literally was “over the river and past … Continue reading →

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Situational Awareness

Posted on 2024-08-26 by Holly

Not my usual topic but more than appropriate under the circumstances.  Let me explain: being aware of your surroundings and taking the appropriate measures as needed to avoid problems. Situational awareness is second nature to police, fire fighters, and military. … Continue reading →

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glasses and travel challenges

Posted on 2024-08-25 by Holly

Let me discuss the second subject first. We were both up early and I was packed and repacked for the X time by 0900 which was a good thing because Miriam was giving us a ride to BART. She looked … Continue reading →

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The usual long day home

Posted on 2024-08-24 by Holly

It will not surprise anyone who has ever cruised that the day you dock and depart ship is normally a totally and completely lost/wasted day. I was up early to find that the Solo Lounge was empty, clean, and the … Continue reading →

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NCL – not really Victoria BC

Posted on 2024-08-23 by Holly

It was a typical last day of the cruise. A lot of people charging around trying to make sure that they hadn’t missed anything. Mostly my group hung out in the Deck 15 forward observation lounge and stitched. There are … Continue reading →

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The Ketchikan whine

Posted on 2024-08-22 by Holly

Feel free to either ignore this or send me condolences.  The upside of traveling large ship NCL is that they have great staff, extensive services, lounge space, more than average food with a wide variety of options. Plus the solo … Continue reading →

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NCL Bliss – Icy Point Straight

Posted on 2024-08-21 by Holly

Before I move on to today’s port let me describe the rest of yesterday. Part of the reason for the extremely short stay in Juneau – besides the fact that the total number of ships in port = 6 (for … Continue reading →

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NCL Bliss – Juneau

Posted on 2024-08-20 by Holly

I don’t think that there is a cruise to Alaska that doesn’t include Juneau – the state capital. And since there are way too many cruises at this time of year, there are always multiple ships in port. At least … Continue reading →

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NCL Bliss – Sitka

Posted on 2024-08-19 by Holly

And, no surprise, not a lot has changed from last year when I was here. I have been encouraging everyone to go into town, just to see it,  If you want to read about Sitka, hit the blog post from … Continue reading →

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NCL Bliss – Sunday at sea

Posted on 2024-08-18 by Holly

Sunday – at sea all day Inspire of most of my traveling companions being from the East Coast time zone, it doesn’t seem like they are particularly early birds. I found only one other of the group up early and … Continue reading →

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NCL Bliss to Alaska

Posted on 2024-08-17 by Holly

The following post is courtesy of Sea=Tac’s free wifi. George dropped me off at OAK this morning in plenty of time for coffee and my 0630 flight. We actually arrive in Seattle almost 30 minutes ahead of schedule. Not sure … Continue reading →

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Current WIPs

Posted on 2024-08-12 by Holly

That means works in progress. I just thought it might be a good idea to list them, just to make sure that nothing has gotten completely out of control. This is actually several parts: List 1 – SALs. Stitch-a-longs. 1) … Continue reading →

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European Dragon

Posted on 2024-08-11 by Holly

question mark, question mark… I am not sure that there really is such a generic dragon. Certainly the dragon pictured in Old English is not the same as that which is pictured on the continent. But that is probably the … Continue reading →

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Thinking back

Posted on 2024-08-10 by Holly

I can remember meeting Kid Rock in Kuwait when he & his groupies came as part of a USO show. The only reason I met him was that he stopped by the clinic and one of my PA’s gave me … Continue reading →

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Deadly Aquarium – almost done

Posted on 2024-08-09 by Holly

There are three more parts to be released after this, according to the schedule I copied into my calendar notebook.  Not sure what is left to show up. Besides completing this section, I added in the last of the white … Continue reading →

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Haunting the clock

Posted on 2024-08-08 by Holly

The new sections drop about the first of each month. I had started on the new section right about the first and then became distracted by wanting to finish both Ms Yellow Mushroom and Sapphires in Sunshine. This is slightly … Continue reading →

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