To the top!
To the top, the story of two hills I don't know where it came from - my need to get to the top. Perhaps, it [...]
The Mountain Goat
The Mountain Goat You've heard of my new friend Claudio. He helped me with my brown shoes (read about it here). He's also the guy [...]
The Restroom
The Restroom After 5 cups of coffee and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice (much more potent than the juice from concentrate), I had [...]
In Search of “La Pigna”
Claudio, our tour director, in his Sanremo port presentation (remember him from the "Brown Shoes" story), said the old city, "la pigna," was a delightful [...]
Brown Shoes
Brown Shoes I met a guy named Claudio. He lives in Majorca and happens to be our Seabourn tour director. As part of his responsibilities, [...]
Experiencing the Light
We started our latest journey in Barcelona, a city of art and unique architecture. Arriving early at Logan airport, our Air France check-in agent was [...]
Kenai Fjords, the Final Fjord
Kenai Fjords We missed two fjords already (Tracy’s Arm and Glacier Bay). We were there, but we could see very little due to the low [...]
“Welcome to Sitka”
At Sitka, the final port on our cruise, we were blessed with sunshine and 60 degree temperatures. It doesn't get any better than this in Alaska. [...]
Elusive Alaska
Elusive Alaska They say parts of Alaska get as much as 60 sunny days a year. If I had thought about that with any clarity, [...]
Everything is Black and White to Me
It's Black & White Time The weather has been mostly cloudy with a bit of rain. Little did we realize that the Alaska coastline is [...]