Cruise
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Note 10 – not L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland – but Sea Day 2
Expected weather: Hi 61F, Partly Cloudy Seas: Calm to Moderate Population: 0 (historic site supported 30-160) Total Population of Newfoundland & Labrador: 533,710 Yesterday was supposed to be a sea day with us arriving today for the excursion to the UNESCO World Heritage Site L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site. However, as previously mentioned, the…
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Note 9 – Not a Sea Day, Not Australia – Sydney, Nova Scotia
Expected weather: Hi 76F, Sunny to partly cloudy Population: 30,960 / 969,383 As I reported yesterday, our itinerary has changed. Today was supposed to be a sea day before arriving at L’Anse aux Meadows to visit what’s believed to be the first Norse (Viking) settlement in North America. However, a storm damaged the floating dock…
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Note 8 – A Perfect Day – Halifax to Lunenburg
Expected weather: Hi 68F, Sunny Population: 439,819 / 969,383 Our first official port stop is Halifax, the capital city of Nova Scotia. Today, we have booked a private excursion through Tours By Locals with local guide Garry. The plan is to visit Old Town Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage site, about 100km from Halifax. From…
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Note 7 – Getting Pampered – Sea Day #1
Expected weather: Partly Cloudy 64F Seas: Moderate (2m) Today was a sea day and a splurge day as we pre-booked treatments at The Nordic Spa. I can’t even remember the last time I had a massage and I used to get them regularly. One of the features on each Viking ship is The Nordic Spa…
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Note 6 – Embarkation Day – Viking Saturn
NYC weather: Hi 86F / Low 65F, Rain 50% (Day) – 3% (Eve) Population: 8.8 Million / 326.7 Million After our very early morning wake-up yesterday, it was nice to sleep in a bit today in “this city that never sleeps”. We planned to be at the cruise terminal to board as early as possible…
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Note 1 – Getting Started & Where to Next
In my working years, I had a technical blog which I intended to convert to more personal entries upon retirement. Somehow, I never got around to doing more than one post announcing my intentions. Fast forward six years and here we are – we have traveled, we each experienced the loss of a parent, we…
Notes By Nancy 