Author Archives: hedera
Tresco Gardens
The photos for this trip are all in the gallery Tresco Gardens. I encourage you to look through the photos, I’m going to post a relatively small number of plant photos here. My husband, a gardener, has identified all the … Continue reading
Utah Beach and Normandy
This will be a longer post than I thought. I spaced out on the fact that, after touring Pointe du Hoc and Utah Beach (and eating our bag lunches on the bus because it was raining), we went on to … Continue reading
Pointe du Hoc
Saturday June 8 was a very busy day and is going to get two posts. It started out as a very blustery and wet day, to the point that my pants were soaked while walking from the boat to the … Continue reading
Omaha Beach
This was our first D-Day tour. Our original itinerary for this day, June 7, had us landing at Caen, then driving to Arromanches-les-Bains to see the 360° theater, and then the German gun battery at Longues sur Mer, before going … Continue reading
Portsmouth
On June 6 we checked out of the London hotel (had to have the bags ready for pickup by some unholy hour) and after a very early breakfast, headed for Portsmouth and the D-Day Museum – and Le Boréal. The … Continue reading
Flying to London
In the fall of 2018, we signed up for the Celtic Lands cruise, in early June 2019, , especially as it included a 2 day side trip through the D-Day beaches, the day after the 75th anniversary. We both looked … Continue reading
And Going Home
We had another day at sea after leaving Victoria, and my group spent it rehearsing, as we did a brief performance that night in one of the many ship’s lounges. As I mentioned in my post on the Ketchikan stop, … Continue reading
Touring Victoria
Before I go on, I’d like to share some observations on large cruise ships, which I take from my travel diary: I find cruising odd. There are no public trash cans. The staff takes care of everything. When you finish … Continue reading
Endicott Arm
On our way to the last stop, in Victoria, B.C., we stopped to look at the Endicott Arm. We were supposed to tour the better known Tracy Arm, a common stop for cruises; but according to the information desk, the … Continue reading
Skagway
Before I talk about Skagway, I want to share an incident from the cruise ship which made my day, and almost made me miss the Klondike Highway tour (which left at 8:30 AM, gah). My “official” dining room (I think … Continue reading
