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Pisa

It’s 1000 and white stone gleams in the sunlight. Tourists flock with selfie sticks and expensive cameras. The museums and the tower are about to open; I can see the lines Just starting to snake forward to disappear inside structures … Continue reading

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Tortola

First stop on this cruise is part of the British Virgin Islands. Which has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that Carmen and I found WiFi at a Cafe/Bookstore. For whatever reason, it is just far enough away from … Continue reading

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Paperwork

And here I thought it was going to be easy. Sit down with the computer, print out a few documents, slide them into the binders and be ready to go. After all, I packed the suitcase yesterday. But then I … Continue reading

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Longyearbyen, Spitzbergen

It was a bracing 3*C as we started sailing up the Fjord to Longyearbyen It is easy to see the remains of the former coal mining operation As a large number of the mountains on the way in were just … Continue reading

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St Kitts

The sun is shining, the weather is warm. It took about 15 minutes to tour the local museum (no pictures allowed) which does a nice job of summarizing the history of the island. Part of the explanation actually is obvious … Continue reading

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baaaaaaccccckkkkkkk

in Mexico – Porto Vallerto as a matter of fact. The Internet on the ship has been down since before Guatemala – apparently the contract service is notoriously bad in this part of the world. The fact that RCI is … Continue reading

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Will he ever get out?

We will not talk about getting back on Monday (Warsaw? Lovely airport, poor signage. I don’t read Polish which is really my issue not theirs) but trying to find the “transfer area” turned out to be a challenge. Even more … Continue reading

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If I could buy at ticket

The following was much more amusing after the fact than during: Amtrak would not let me buy tickets on line because it was too short a notice from purchase to delivery. I was referred to their 800 number. Answering the … Continue reading

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On her way

The last (and obviously youngest) of our four was born 19 years ago today in Washington DC. Like her older siblings, she showed up at a time that was most convenient to her. In kindness to her brother, she waited … Continue reading

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Don’t pull the plug

Setting up a place to live from scratch for one of the off-spring transferring schools might be called a challenge. I have been leaving a lot out between the lines but have been called to task enough times in the … Continue reading

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S Wabash

We will arrive in Chicago this morning. The plan is coordinated for us to get keys to the apartment followed by unloading the van. I figure that will give us a few hours to wander around the area before heading … Continue reading

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People in Indiana

don’t walk anywhere. Really. The whole place is automobile dependent. Now, admittedly we are staying in a motel near the major freeway exchange just south of I-80/90. But sidewalks? Pedestrian lights? Not a chance. I got more than a few … Continue reading

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Driving by

Fredrick, Hagerstown, Pittsburg, Youngtown and a lot of small tows whose names are unfamiliar. There are also those that I vaguely remember from driving the DC to Ft Drum route in 1990-1991. Gwen wasn’t thrilled but rode in the back … Continue reading

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Woof

LaQuinta Inn – Jessup, MD Ms Soprano and the four footed blond arrived safe and sound. George had driven them to the airport in Frankfurt this morning their time. Checking them in at his ticket counter (something about being that … Continue reading

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posting early

It is not all that early in the morning -not for someone who got the wakies at 0030 and finally caved at the magic 0200 in the morning. The good and the bad is that there is almost no one … Continue reading

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Honningsvag

fraid there will not be photos today. It is not that it is Sunday and everything is closed. (Except for the museum which is closed for two weeks on another account). It is because the wind has been blowing, the … Continue reading

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For Real

yes, it is for real that we are headed out again. I started the year with 60 days on the books. I earn 30 a year. Since I can not take leave after 1 Oct due to being in Afghanistan, … Continue reading

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Le Havre

Back on shore, I think the Mole covered miela thia morning just walking around the city. I know that I did, partly just because I was looking for an In ternet connection. MacDonald’s is the answer here for free wiif. … Continue reading

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Sydney, Nova Scotia

This is our last day in port till we see the French coast on the 18th. Docked at the port no more than a couple hundred meters from town we have arrived at Sydney. (Sydney is Cape Breton Island in … Continue reading

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Bar Harbor

Since it is another day of going ashore by tender, of course the temperature has dropped, the wind is up and it looks like rain inbound. Bar Harbor is a lovely town, especially a couple blocks back from the main … Continue reading

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