The other day I hit 1750 days on Duolingo. Perseverance/stubbornness… potayto/potahto.
Continue reading “Round milestones”Category: flotsam
Virtual Great Wall: Zhangye – and the next thing
Back off the ship and back on the pedaling…
And a postcard to show for it!
Continue reading “Virtual Great Wall: Zhangye – and the next thing”Written in the Sky
The other morning, before I sailed, when I went and got myself boosted at dark-and-early o’clock, the morning was clear and still and calm when I came out.
Continue reading “Written in the Sky”May 3: Portland, England
(Original and secondary itinerary: At Sea)
We were going to be up early anyway because our shore excursion takes us hours away from the ship. But it’s also the day before we fly back to the USA. So that means we also needed our COVID tests. Assigned time: 6-6:15 am. Plenty of time to get tested, go back to our rooms to wait, and for me to have breakfast delivered before our 7:15 excursion departure.
Continue reading “May 3: Portland, England”May 1: At Sea @PrincessCruises
(Original itinerary: Helsinki Finland)
(Secondary itinerary: Stockholm Sweden)
We’re not getting to either of those countries after all. Don’t get me started on that. My heart is still broken and although it’s still been lovely in it’s own way, I should have cancelled, saved my PTO time, and gone some other time. I waited 5 years of dreaming and 2 years of COVID travel restrictions. I could have waited longer for the trip I wanted to go on.
Continue reading “May 1: At Sea @PrincessCruises”April 28: Hamburg Germany
(Original itinerary: Tallinn Estonia)
(Secondary itinerary: Visby, Sweden)
(Tertiary itinerary: At Sea)
(Quaternary itinerary: Hamburg (for Berlin))
Final itinerary is still listed as Hamburg (for Berlin), but no Berlin options are offered. Grrr. Interestingly, Princess starts greeting about the EnchantedPrincess as coming soon with all new itineraries. Which it is but as someone ON the ship, I find that frustrating. So… even Princess thinks of this cruise as just a repositioning? Explains a lot actually. #NotWhatISignedUpFor
Continue reading “April 28: Hamburg Germany”April 27: At Sea
It’s cloudy and overcast at sea. The temps are just above 40F – quite cold in the morning, and that will mean that if I want to go outside for my walking I’ll need to bundle up well.
Continue reading “April 27: At Sea”April 26: Kristiansand, Norway
(Original and secondary itinerary: Warnemunde for Berlin, Germany)
Kristiansand is not far from Oslo so we sailed slowly overnight. It was gray and overcast in the morning but by the time we got to port it was already sunnier. Windy as anything, but sunny.
Continue reading “April 26: Kristiansand, Norway”Boosted II
I switched up to Moderna for my second booster, just mixing it up after all Pfizer all the time for all my prior doses.
Continue reading “Boosted II”Virtual India: Tigers!
This challenge feels interminable but at around the 70% mark, a new postcard arrives:
Continue reading “Virtual India: Tigers!”
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