tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52064520898963842682023-11-16T03:41:54.289-08:00P&R chroniclePandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-47092355152995906132016-10-14T16:16:00.001-07:002016-10-14T16:16:54.865-07:00Please enjoy this account of our latest adventure-sailing from Vancouver to Honolulu.<div>
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Day 1: Arrived onboard at noon. Quickly processed. Complementary champagne on ice in the suite. </div>
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We had purchased a suite and were upgraded to Neptune Suite-735 square feet of luxury with a huge double verandah and picture windows. </div>
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Day 2: Breakfast on our verandah. Watched the sea fog lift. Heard sea lions barking from shoals off the coast of Oregon.</div>
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Day 3: Rough seas and sunny skies. A perfect sailing day" Tonight is the 1st formal night.</div>
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Day 4: Calm seas and sea-fog off the coast near San Francisco. Cool as usual for SF. Totally relaxed. Planning our next cruise to Europe next year! Watched the sunset from the verandah.</div>
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Day 5: Arrived in San Diego at 5:30 AM. Temperature: 20C. Clear blue skies. Sunny & warm! Sat on the verandah looking at the battleships moored at Coronado Island. Spent a quiet day onboard!</div>
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Day 6: Sunny and drop day at sea. Wonderful Hawaiian entertainers now onboard. Purchased next year's trip.</div>
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Day 7: Another super day at sea! Relaxed and quiet!</div>
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Day 8: Beautiful warm and sunny day at sea. Calm seas. Mimosas on the verandah. Nap on the verandah. Roak bought a watch.</div>
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Day 9: Even warmer than yesterday. Sunny skies! Feeling great!</div>
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Day 10: Awarded bronze medallions representing 100+ sailing days with Holland America. Then hosted to a brunch by the Captain. Met a woman who has earned awards for over 1400+ sailing days with HA. The rest of the day spent on verandah enjoying the 25C weather.</div>
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Day 11: Disembarked Honolulu! Spent a few days there. Then home to Vancouver to host friends arriving from New Zealand and who are staying a few days with us. </div>
PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-91195824259260798252014-09-20T17:31:00.001-07:002014-09-20T17:31:24.294-07:00Sep 20<div class="MsoNormal">
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Sunny and warm day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Enjoying the Queen Charlottes and Vancouver Island.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We won at the Casino and are going home
ahead of the game.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yeah!</div>
PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-37421379516897315402014-09-19T16:38:00.002-07:002014-09-19T16:38:30.038-07:00Sep 19<div class="MsoNormal">
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Spent the day in Glacier Bay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again, witnessed the calving of the glaciers while drinking
mimosas and eating snert (Dutch pea soup).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quiet remainder of the day reading on deck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tomorrow Ketchikan. </div>
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Ketchikan. Spent a quiet day reading onboard. Sunny! Warm! Some rain! Typical for this time of year. Great Day!</div>
PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-39586378026021462952014-09-17T11:31:00.000-07:002014-09-17T11:31:09.769-07:00Juneau<div class="MsoNormal">
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Juneau.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some
sun!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some rain! Cool!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alaska in the fall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also booked our Christmas cruise to
the Caribbean that will include visits to Tortola, Guadaloupe, St Lucia, St
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PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-60756748439795267332014-09-15T17:28:00.001-07:002014-09-15T17:28:56.866-07:00Day 2 to Alaska<div class="MsoNormal">
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At sea!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cool
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PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-69316069463081824182014-09-14T11:06:00.003-07:002014-09-14T11:06:51.975-07:00Off to AlaskaWell, one year ago we travelled to Alaska not knowing that Roak had a broken back. This year we are travelling to Alaska knowing that he has progressively healed and is doing well. PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-86233470062489129522014-02-19T15:22:00.002-08:002014-02-19T15:22:55.535-08:00Day 15 at sea & Day 16 Return home. Day 15<br />
We spent the day sailing back to Tampa. Roak had his second acupuncture treatment with excellent results, again.<br />
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Disembarked at Tampa. Flew home! Great trip.<br />
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Now we are planning Roak's 80th birthday party/ies: one here in November and one in Holland in the summer-all things going well!<br />
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Thanks for following our journey. Cheers, Peter & Roak.PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-20834105316860611482014-02-19T15:20:00.000-08:002014-02-19T15:20:29.848-08:00Day 13 at sea & Day 14 Grand CaymanDay 13<br />
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Grand Cayman. We spent the day onboard. GC is basically a sand bar where the telephone poles are higher than the trees. However, the beaches and water are something to behold. <br />
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Roak took his first swim since his back injury. He swam with the dolphins, too!<br />
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He also had his first acupuncture treatment-miraculous. <br />
Later, dinner with Bart and Ronette in the Pinnacle dining room. Great food and great company, as always!<br />
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<br />PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-27552656583570225322014-02-19T15:12:00.000-08:002014-02-19T15:12:24.149-08:00Day 11 Curacao & Day 12 ArubaDay 11.<br />
Curacao. A must visit for anyone interested in period architecture and friendly people. We took a fabulous tour of this quaint island and its capital-Willemstad. We loved it and look forward to returning some day.<br />
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Aruba. Visited the capital-Oranjestad and then took an interesting tour of the whole island. It has rattlesnakes and boas. Went to the beach and spent the afternoon at Palm Beach. Would like to return there too. <br />
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Dinner that evening onboard at Le Cirque with friends we met (Dee and Don from Tucson). Great meal but too much goose pate!PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-34450935155251689292014-02-19T15:01:00.001-08:002014-02-19T15:01:24.644-08:00Day 9 St Lucia & Day 10 At seaDay 9<br />
St Lucia. Quaint little island. Beautiful scenery. We stayed onboard for another quiet day.<br />
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At sea. Another quiet and enjoyable day: swimming, reading and another bucket of beer.<br />
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St Thomas, US Virgin Islands. We stayed on board for a quiet day of swimming and reading. Roak went into a hot tub for the first time since his back injury.<br />
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Antigua. What a beautiful little place. Met some of the colourful locals and heard them speaking the native creole language-some French; some English; some Portuguese; some Dutch. Then, we went to the beach for a day of swimming and drinking rum punch-and it did have a punch.<br />
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<br />PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-90727905384379288582014-02-19T14:50:00.000-08:002014-02-19T14:57:35.479-08:00Day 5 at sea & 6 Puerto RicoDay 5.<br />
Day at sea! Time spent by the pool; enjoyed a bucket of beer; read dutch newspapers.<br />
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Puerto Rico. We visited an unspoilt rain forest filled with exotic birds and plants.<br />
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Boarded a scenic trolley for a fun tour of the quaint town of KW. Very folksy place with lots of old buildings and restaurants. Saw the life size replica of the statue of Marilyn Monroe standing on the grate. <br />
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<br />PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-43631205062757656292014-02-19T14:41:00.000-08:002014-02-19T14:42:39.807-08:00Day 2 in TampaExplored the nature part surrounding the Grand Hyatt Tampa. Beautiful place. Saw iridescent small black lizards; egrets; tiny hermit crabs; nesting doves; and, sloughed snake skin (yikes). In the evening had dinner with Bart and Ronette at the Oystercatcher Restaurant. Very good food!<br />
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<br />PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-12961322504768109172014-02-19T14:36:00.001-08:002014-02-19T14:37:19.049-08:00First night in TampaAs many of you already know, blogger blocked me out of the blogsite during the trip. Arggh!<br />
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On Jan 24 we flew to Tampa via Toronto. Great flight. Waiting line to pass through US Customs. For us, next time, Nexus. <br />
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Arrived in Tampa in the early evening. Met Bart and Ronette for a drink before we all went to bed. <br />
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PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-10510828552339285182014-01-23T19:18:00.000-08:002014-01-23T19:18:37.008-08:00Ready to go!Birdie left yesterday for his visit with Sharron and her love bird Dustie. Today spent packing and printing off travel docs. Now for some TV and early to bed. Fly out tomorrow early!PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-85384716014596055112014-01-20T16:16:00.000-08:002014-01-20T16:16:11.639-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The HA MV Ryndam, our home away from home starting Jan 26. Tampa, Florida before that. PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-34211433317446272392014-01-19T23:07:00.000-08:002014-01-19T23:07:26.332-08:00Getting ready for our upcoming cruise to the Southern Caribbean. As many of you know, 2013 was a very challenging year for us, so now we are getting ready to spend some time with family in the sun.<br />
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<br />PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-28863186569804732382013-05-10T08:41:00.001-07:002013-05-10T08:41:06.169-07:00Last day at SeaWell, this is Friday and our last day at sea. Arrive Victoria later today. <br />
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Then home tomorrow! It has been a great trip but like all vacations we will be glad to get home. PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-31832296378936691592013-05-08T21:06:00.003-07:002013-05-08T21:06:37.088-07:00Day 2 at Sea
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Today, another quiet day combining poolside tanning with swimming and a little more gambling. Up early tomorrow to fly to San Diego where we plan to lunch with friends prior to boarding the ship for our leisurely journey home!PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-65403082368632534412013-05-05T10:40:00.001-07:002013-05-05T10:40:15.329-07:00Here at Paris LVHad a great flight. Fast and comfortable. Gambled abit in the evening. We won abit. Still ahead of the game!<br />
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Tonight a nice dinner and then going to see the show: Jersey Boys! PandRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825840904791550993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206452089896384268.post-54137464958892085922013-05-03T17:33:00.000-07:002013-05-03T17:33:10.277-07:00We Need a Rest! :)<br />
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