Hazel

Hazel

We enjoyed a very relaxing day doing a slow transit of the Suez Canal. Flies are a part of life on the Canal, and as always, they swarmed us outside, so we sought refuge in other areas.  I …
Beyond All Expectations

Beyond All Expectations

The ship has sailed out of Haifa into calm seas. We arrive at the Suez Canal, today, anchoring at 6:00 pm. We will join a convoy of ships at 3:00 am and travel together through this narrow …
Shalom from Israel

Shalom from Israel

Dinner last night was exquisite. We arrived early to find our names on place cards at an intimate table for five. Our gracious host, Franck, the General Manager, was dashing in his formal…
Code Red

Code Red

I heard that over Halloween weekend, the male population of Las Vegas, Nevada dressed primarily as pirates. Not sure what the significance of that was, but, for the folks on this ship, we’r…
Odds and Ends

Odds and Ends

Even though we woke early at 7 am to a code "Mike," we still managed to arrive too late for breakfast.  A glass of juice will tide us over till lunch.   We're not in a hurry to…
Kavala, Greece

Kavala, Greece

Yesterday, we had the distinction of docking at the same port as the apostle Peter did on his first trip to Greece, when the city was called Neopolis.  We had decided to take in an overview…
Jewels

Jewels

There were all sorts of jewels in Istanbul...the ones in the shop windows and this handsome man at the tram station.  He's still a WIP (work in progress), but I wanted to share him with…