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AROUND THE WORLD CRUISE 2020….. GETTING THERE!
I have been sitting on the tarmac at Pearson for almost an hour with a “mechanical problem”, and I am beginning to wonder when we’ll be getting out of here. People are starting to talk about the new rules for airlines re passenger rights in Canada. It states they can only keep us on the…
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U.S.A. – Bar Harbor, Boston & New York City
The last time I saw Bar Harbor, Maine my heart was young and gay… as the song goes. Sort of. I remember a sleepy little ocean-side village. Romantic walks along the ocean and a quaint, quiet town. I was in love – with life and this little town at the time. Today. It has grown…
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Oh Canada!
Don Watt and his Canadian Flag.** The Canadian part of my cruise takes me to Sydney & Halifax Nova Scotia and Saint John, New Brunswick where they never shorten the word “Saint”, and there is no ’s’ on John, while in Newfoundland, they use ‘St.’ and there is an “s” on St. John’s. I…
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SEA DAYS!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE Sea Days!! Time to do all the things you can’t do when you are rushing off the ship to catch a tour, or rushing back to get ready for dinner. There is time to attend lectures, art classes, go to the spa, play cards, read a book, blog, play games, sit…
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NUUK, Greenland
Nuuk is the capital of Greenland and the largest city, with a population of around 17,000. It is the world’s northernmost capital and its closest major cities are Iqaluit & St John’s, Newfoundland in Canada, and Reykjavik in Iceland. Nuuk means “the headland” or “cape”, and lies on the edge of a large peninsula at…
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PAAMIUT, Greenland
The colourful village of Paamiut – pronounced – Pa – aye – mute – sits at the mouth of the Kuannersooq Fjörd at the Labrador Sea, and means, “people who live at the mouth”. It is a small fishing village of about 1500 residents with a strong connection to the sea and is rich in…
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QAQORTOQ, Greenland
We arrived in Qaqortoq early the next morning. The town clings to the steep land overlooking the water. It is the largest town in southern Greenland with a population of around 3000. It has been inhabited since prehistoric times. As is true of all populated places in Greenland, Qaqortoq – Ka-kar-toak -and means ‘white’. It…
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GREENLAND
I SAW AN ICEBERG!! My first ever!! It wasn’t up close and personal but it was a huge iceberg, looking like a ship, as a matter of fact some of us thought it was a ship, as we were sailing from Isafjordur, Iceland to Qaqortoq, Greenland. This area is known as Iceberg alley, especially in…
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Iceland
Our next stop in Iceland is Isafjördur. It is a fairly large city (for here) with a population of around 4000 and is the defacto capital of the West Fjords. We sailed in between rugged hills of granite dropping straight down into the ocean. People live on the little bit of flat land they find…
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ICELAND
I think I am in love!! What a wonderful country it is, and the people are as beautiful as the landscape is rugged. It is probably not easy living here. I think the weather would take some getting used to and I didn’t experience winter. Just a few beautiful fall days with a temperature around…
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