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JANUARY 21ST BRIDGETOWN BARBADOS

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Steve and Cathy

Because we are definitely not where we thought we’d be twenty-four hours ago, we have no set plans, and definitely no plans to leave the ship. Our ship is in port until 6:30pm, and we see it as a good day to take in a day of … nothing, really. The port activity continues to fascinate Steve. Another parade of incoming ships, which is why we were moved 500 feet or so down the pier farther

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July 18th Honningsvaag, Norway

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Steve and Cathy

We are at the dock in Honningsvagg, Norway at 7am as scheduled. The temperature is 46.8 degrees Fahrenheit and we are at 70.59 degrees North latitude. As we had been told in Hammerfest, there is disagreement as to which was the farthest north town in the world – Hammerfest or Honningsvaag. The dispute turned on the definition of “town.” For Cathy and Steve, Honningsvagg wins out, even though they only have 2,484 residents. And, for Steve,

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Nuku’alofa, Tonga on May 22nd

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Steve and Cathy

This journey we are on has been interesting and enlightening in a thousand different ways. Not only are we visiting some of the world’s greatest cities, but we are also visiting some relatively unknown … no, let’s rephrase that … very unknownplaces … at least unknown to us in the United States. And some of these smaller places provide the biggest surprises and most cherished memories. Tonga very well might be one of them. Have you

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Bangkok, Thailand on March 18th

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Steve and Cathy

We come up the Chao Phraya River into sprawling, immense Bangkok and dock around 8:00am. This is the 22nd most populous city in the world. The city has a registered population of 7 million, but most analysts agree that, because of unregistered immigrants from the north and northeastern parts of the country, the population is more likely to be 15-20 million. It is Sunday, which is a blessing, because Bangkok traffic is renowned throughout Southeast Asia.