Category: The cruise
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Phase two – complete
We arrived!!!! After 23 days on the beautiful Westerdam, we arrived in Australia. The last few days were busy! We had dinner and an evening with friends, saying “see you later” and exchanging contact info. (Thanks Bob and Phyllis for hosting!) A towel zoo. We attended the “city on the sea”. A great presentation and…
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Orange party…. And the aftermath…
Holland America cruises host an Orange party, the colour is because they are Dutch… And honestly… the pictures tell the story… As do the videos… And saw unicorns… And for me… the next day was another day that was not… as I spent it in bed!
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It’s easy to lose a day…
When you spend 7 days at a time at sea, it’s easy to lose track of time, and space. (Which way is aft?) Thank goodness for the carpets! They put the day of the week in the elevators, and some place you can find a carpet that tells you which way is which. Although the…
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7 days and 7 nights…
At sea… We slipped the harbour of Seattle in the middle of the night after all was loaded and slowly made it out of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. And we were on our way! Boy oh boy! for someone who has never been on a cruise, it was certainly an interesting start. There…
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Bad things happen in threes
Or so they say… We had a leisurely morning (after our middle of the night alarm) We had enjoyed the breakfast at the 5 Point, we went back for more abuse! This time we sat on the bar side… and since the official decadent part of the holiday was about to begin. Rick had a…
Our Wicked Walkabout 