Category Archives: Personal
Touring Glasgow
The day after we toured Glencoe and Glenfinnan (see The Scottish Highlands post), those of us who paid for the tour extension left the boat, with luggage, and were bused to Glasgow, for the first part of the extension. The … Continue reading
The Scottish Highlands
On the last day of the actual tour we made two stops, at Glen Coe and Glenfinnan. The photos for this day are all in the gallery Scottish Highlands. We came ashore in the morning at Fort William, after breakfast … Continue reading
The Isle of Mull
As I said in my last post, our trip to Iona ended with a ferry ride to the Isle of Mull, where the tour company had taken the bus we didn’t use on Iona. In fact, the cruise instructions say … Continue reading
Dublin
In a “Celtic lands” tour, it’s no surprise that we went to Dublin, although we only spent one day. The photo gallery for this day is Dublin, feel free to check it out for photos I didn’t include here. The … 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
Ghosts from the Past
You never know what you’ll see in the newspaper. Yesterday’s San Francisco Chronicle had a front page article on the issues involved in identifying victims of the Camp Fire, which destroyed the town of Paradise, CA in November 2018. There … Continue reading
The Klondike Highway
Our next stop after Juneau was Skagway, buried deeply in an inlet in Alaska’s Inside Passage. To get an idea of how deeply it’s buried, take a look at this Google Maps link; the map should be big enough to … Continue reading
Passing By Juneau
I had a plan for Juneau. I was going ashore for one of the excursions, I forget which, and returning to the ship in time for a 2:30 massage appointment in the spa. I was sidetracked by an incredibly stupid … Continue reading
Lumberjacks
On any cruise you have the option of choosing multiple things to do in port, and in Ketchikan I chose two, the walking tour I described in my last post, and a lumberjack show in the late afternoon. I’m still … Continue reading
Ketchikan
I see from my first post on this trip that I planned to write it up sooner. Well, I won’t go into details here but 2018 has been more chaotic than I expected. Before I talk about Ketchikan I’d like … Continue reading
