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Wander the World Joyfully

Astoria

We have settled in a bit. It’s sunny and breezy. We toured the ship last night to get all the free stuff!  Ha! I was enthusiastic in the art gallery raffle and won a bottle of champagne just for effort 👌.  Tony was so proud to be my life partner at that moment! We also…
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Byeee

Love the PNW

Cruisers

Hey!  We made it on board! A lovely day in Seattle and great views from onboard. TOtally relaxed now and running around trying to collect all the free stuff!! Whoop! D and T! The pool!!! The teeny tiny room!  And the giant man. He gets a lot of attention. So we’re off at sea tomorrow, …
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Blessing

As we prepare to get our sea legs, I am contemplating the time we will have together. I have a book of a gazillion prayers, and I often find one that is fitting. Here’s the one for 40 days and 40 nights of companionship: “God of love and trust, bless our hopes, our risk-taking and…
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Itinerary

 OK, today’s the day to start packing and thinking about packing and generally fussing. Cruising is a different animal for sure.  No bags in the trunk of your car that you can re arrange… A carry on may not be big enough for this one… Do I need a new hat?  What’s the color scheme? …
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Beginning

 Hello Friends of D and T, I have been encouraged to start a blog of our epic Noah’s Ark Trip to Spain. There will be 40 days on a cruise ship.  Then 30 days in Air BnB’s and time shares, and untimately, Christmas in Barcelona. We will get to see our youngest, Joe, who is…
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