Belgium The getting there aspect from Koblenz, Germany: Two train changes carrying luggage, and since the reserved seat markers had a glitch, sometimes we’d find a seat and then soon discover it was reserved, so then we need to get up and find new seats. Luckily, John and I got seats …
Germany Luckily, no issues going through Customs since we had filled out the proper documentation and were fully vaccinated. The PCR results were in by Tuesday morning, but they did not check the results, just our vaccination cards and the locator form. After a few bad stops and starts with …
Days 124-125, Feb. 20th-21st: I almost forgot about Wellington! We had a sea day as we sailed along the coast to Wellington, New Zealand. The coast remained off our starboard side and we watched hundreds of gannets and other seabirds during yet another lifeboat drill. This one we gathered in …
Some enchanted evening…. Day 108, Feb. 2nd: No “health report” from the bridge today concerning the intestinal infection going around– hopefully that means things are getting better. Fingers crossed they reopen the gym and casino soon – I’m going into withdrawals without the gym (and the coffee station, Viktoria our …
Day 85, Jan. 10th: Better weather, as predicted. We even woke with some sunlight! A quick trip to the gym, trying to make sure I continue with good habits. A frustrating part of travel is bureaucracy. We mailed copies of our passports and visas before we left. We provided another …
Day 77, Jan. 2nd: We drove to New York City! Well, Long Island, by way of Staten Island to visit friends before heading overseas. The Garden State Parkway was clear, at least until we got close to the city. The Verrazano Bridge traffic was heavy but moving. Traveling over the …
Day 72, Dec. 28th: We spent a relaxing day getting things organized, utilizing Uncle Gene’s printer and doing errands. John got a new tire and an oil change (it turns out the slow tire leak was a small nail near the wall) at the Wal-Mart. We enjoyed breakfast at another …
Day 68, Dec. 24th: Merry Christmas! – Almost there! The morning and early afternoon we were docked in St. Maarten in Philipsburg. The port area was flat and had wide, with easy sidewalks, but Mom did not want to go up and down that ramp. I did some stocking stuffer …
Day 63, Dec. 19th: Overall, the La Quinta was quiet. Despite being very near the airport, we rarely heard any outside noise. Unfortunately, fellow travelers are not always as quiet when leaving early. A little after 6 AM two women were talking loudly in the hall, after which both John …
Day 57, Dec. 13th: Every time I begin to have just the beginning inkling that I might be getting some handle on technology- the fates laugh – and laugh – and laugh. We finally could go onto the Indian e-visa website to fill out our visa applications. Everything went fine …