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Never Say Never

Economics , Family , Life Experience , Travel

November 24, 2022November 24, 2022

We’ve done a lot of cruising since 2006 – Baltics, Mediterranean, British Isles, Bermuda, Bahamas, Caribbean, East and West Coast US, TransAtlantic, TransPacific. And maybe – just maybe – our cruising time is coming...

Chromebooks – Worth a Look?

Economics , Family , Hobbies , Life Experience , Technology , Travel

November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

My grandson has a Chromebook to use for his schoolwork, and both granddaughters use Google Classroom for their remote learning. All the kids have their own Google accounts through the school board. I have...

Fundy Thursday

Life Experience , Travel

November 5, 2022November 5, 2022

Sailing from Halifax to St. John took an extra day and the weather continued to be good. It was very smooth on the way. Looked like another sunny and warm day was in store...

Port City

Economics , Life Experience , Travel

October 31, 2022October 31, 2022

Cloudy and a bit foggy as we docked in Portland today, but the probability of rain was low. We continued to get lucky with the weather. Portland has a long history as a fishing...

Freedom Walk

Life Experience , Travel

October 29, 2022October 29, 2022

The last time we visited Boston was in 1985, so we were happy it was our first point of call. The weather made a 180 degree turn and when we docked at the cruise...

Rock and Roll

Life Experience , Travel

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

The frontal system that affected us in Bayonne moved offshore with us as we started our journey. The captain slowed us down to let the low pressure move ahead of us to the east....

The Ship

Family , Life Experience , Travel

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022

In 2019, we enjoyed our family Transatlantic cruise on RCI’s 90000 GT Jewel of the Seas. Based on that experience with one of Royal Caribbean’s “smaller” cruise ships, we booked another Transatlantic for 2020...

A Soggy Day in Old Bayonne Town

Family , Life Experience , Travel

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

Oct.13 dawned cloudy and showery in Stroudsburg. The off again, on again showers followed us down Route 80, through Morristown and across the Bayonne Bridge to Cape Liberty. It was about a 90 minute...

Road Trip

Life Experience , Travel

October 25, 2022October 25, 2022

One thing we wanted to avoid during this cruise holiday was airline travel. Canadian airports have been a zoo as travel has resumed after the COVID shutdowns. We didn’t need long lineups and lost...

Down to the Seas Again

Family , Life Experience , Travel

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022

If I may borrow a phrase from the English Poet Laureate John Masefield, it was time to go down to the seas again. It had been more than three years since our family’s Transatlantic...

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Never Say Never

Chromebooks – Worth a Look?

Fundy Thursday

Port City

Freedom Walk

Rock and Roll

The Ship

A Soggy Day in Old Bayonne Town

Road Trip

Down to the Seas Again

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