Monthly Archives: April 2023

Fog Bound

Posted on 2023-04-28 by Holly

Unlike many other areas of the world – people talk of a marine layer, rather than fog. Whatever, it is water vapor hanging in the air dense enough to obscure vision and to create havoc with ground level navigation. From … Continue reading →

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WSC – Day 2

Posted on 2023-04-26 by Holly

I missed the first portion of the conference. At least at the time it was offered. There is something about a meeting starting at 0900 Geneva Time (Central European, DST) which is beyond me. My clock was happy to remind … Continue reading →

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WSC – Day 1

Posted on 2023-04-25 by Holly

.For the 4th year in a row – The World Sepsis Conference is being held virtually – sponsored by the Global Sepsis Alliance.  According to the opening sessions, there were about 15,000 registrants from 109 countries. This leads me to … Continue reading →

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the time

Posted on 2023-04-23 by Holly

Does anyone really know what time it is? (Here you have your choice between the classic song by Chicago  I think we should start with the fact that time and time zones are an artificial construct agreed upon by various … Continue reading →

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Felled Trees

Posted on 2023-04-22 by Holly

It seems like little has changed here at home. Other than a pile of packages waiting on my return. which actually looks a lot worse than it is. Being gone for almost 7 weeks means that a couple of my … Continue reading →

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Ship to Home

Posted on 2023-04-21 by Holly

As you can imagine – my day was a bit long and made even a bit more challenging by an early awakening and a three hour time zone change. I normally sleep with the curtains open. At sea this makes … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 19 – On the edge of the Sun

Posted on 2023-04-20 by Holly

Sea day here. The last one and also the last full day of the cruise. There was something flitting through my mind about what I thought was a song about “third rock from the Sun” which actually turned out to … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 18 – heading south

Posted on 2023-04-19 by Holly

[A note on yesterday’s sail in for those who like particular’s. One of my long standing buddies, Mark, noted that – You sailed under the Verzano Bridge(Ft Wadsworth) SI side. Eastern side is Ft Hamilton, Brooklyn side. The NYC Marathon … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 17 – NYC

Posted on 2023-04-18 by Holly

Or – New York City – coming and going.  But that only means that I saw Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Manhattan from where we were sailing. Just saying.  We sere scheduled to dock at 0700. From past trips in through … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 16 – Back to sea

Posted on 2023-04-17 by Holly

Compared to yesterday, there was almost no one up and moving early this morning. I was able to get an omelette, hand the chef a fridge magnet from Horta (he hadn’t been able to get off the ship due to … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 15 – King’s Wharf

Posted on 2023-04-16 by Holly

And we woke up this morning still in Bermuda. Our ship is docked at King’s Wharf, but you can see Hamilton from the upper decks. As for me – this was the view I spent observing most of the day… … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 14 – Back in the UK?

Posted on 2023-04-15 by Holly

  Ok, not really. But Bermuda is still a UK Territory. Or Possession? I am never sure which.  Ah – Territory (as reported by the good, on-line Wiki).  As would be expected, it consists of lots of tiny islands, about … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 13 – Behind the scenes

Posted on 2023-04-14 by Holly

Like many other cruise lines, NCL offers a free behind the scenes tour at & above certain loyalty levels. The tour doesn’t include engines or bridge. Most lines include the bridge but none normally want anyone around the heavy machinery. … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 12 – Dinner with

Posted on 2023-04-13 by Holly

This is the second of three sea days in a row. The seas have been what a number of people are calling rough and there are the usual carefully placed sea sickness bags available at the food of the fore … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 11 – at Sea

Posted on 2023-04-12 by Holly

And it is a Wednesday. I need to mention that because days of the week aren’t really relevant on a ship, just if we are in a port. There, the day of the week is relevant to where you want … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 10 – Horta, Azores

Posted on 2023-04-11 by Holly

Yes, this port call is by tender. No, I didn’t care a whit. A listed port on two of my previous transatlantic crossings, both times were called off because of bad weather. Cancelling a port call due to high seas/storms … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 9 – Ponta Delgado

Posted on 2023-04-10 by Holly

This is one of those lovely ports where I feel totally and completely at home. I know where I can find certain items (yarn, stitching materials, WiFi, books, coffee…..) and it is completely walkable. One exits the ship, walks along … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 8 – At Sea

Posted on 2023-04-09 by Holly

The distance between our last stop in the Canaries and the Azores is just enough that it makes total sense to have a sea day tucked in between this set of ports. We have also gained back another hour which … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 7 – Funchal

Posted on 2023-04-08 by Holly

I first visited here in 2007 on a MSC Sinfonia transatlantic from Genoa to Bueno Aires. I looks up the post (link) but, since it is from my old German blog, the photos didn’t transfer when I had to change … Continue reading →

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NCL Sun – Day 6 – Tenerife

Posted on 2023-04-07 by Holly

The sun is shining, the breeze is comfortable. It is Friday. Given the day/date, I doubted much of anything was going to be open so took a wander off the ship about 1000. It is an easy port to navigate: … Continue reading →

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