Category Archives: Travel

There were a lot of unhappy people today. Shall we just say that the seas were rough enough that the portholes in the dining room were covered, a good half of the passengers didn’t venture outside their cabins, and I … Continue reading →

After sleeping the sleep of the completely exhausted and hip sore I headed out early to check email. Amazing how much of our lives are now controlled by electronic communications, isn’t it? Anyway, at 0630 the port terminal isn’t open … Continue reading →

This post is long. As I am starting, I am unsure as to whether or not I will send out the email portion in either two parts or without photos. There are a lot of photos… We sailed in to … Continue reading →

Learning new things every day. The cruise terminal is new & shiny. Okinawa is actually the name of the Island (not the city). I, of course, have always thought of it in terms of there being a US base still … Continue reading →

cloud cover this morning – And this is as far as I am going to go on “Ships Passing” I have decided to insert our ship name and the dates once I have some graph paper on which to figure … Continue reading →

  This particular island, once the source of cedar shingles for a large proportion of Japan has now two towns with a total island population of ~13k. Industries are the local chopstick factory, fishing, and the now designated World Heritage … Continue reading →

Before we get to the hard stuff – sunrise this morning was amazing. and was pretty much enjoyed by those of us who can manage to get up in the morning. Since the ship wasn’t due to dock until 1000, … Continue reading →

We sailed this morning past interesting looking islands, under the world’s longest suspension bridge and arrived in Tomanoura by late morning.  This small, old fishing village is most noticeable as the harbor town on which the anime film  Ponyo was … Continue reading →

Up front, I should have known better but blaming George is so much easier. After all, it was his idea that we should take the ship’s tour today  rather than explore on our own. Exploring would have worked had we … Continue reading →

Today being both Halloween and out first full day on the ship I expected some kind of “celebration.” Turned out there were a couple of events. Neither \compared to the party on an NCL ship’s trans-Atlantic maiden voyage several years … Continue reading →

Yes, that is correct – 18 hours gone in the blink of an eye. First, of course you have to get boarded on your Air Canada Flight 3, find your seat, stash the backpack overhead and figure out all the … Continue reading →

You might be old enough to remember the Peter, Paul & Mary song. Not, obviously, if you are my children’s generation. But for those of us who were teens in the 1960s, folk music and social change were as important … Continue reading →

Today was a goat rope, in one of the worst ways. The heavy fog early this morning which didn’t roll out till after 0700 wasn’t anyone’s fault, but it proceeded to really mess up everything. Where shall I start? Oh, … Continue reading →