Archive for: September 2021

Last Afternoon on Symphony …

Written on September 30, 2021 in USA

So after breakfast we attended another great presentation by Dave Williams – iPhone movie making, then ran (well, I ran) to meet up with Arlene and Gil for Trivia…and ta da! After five days of trivia…we won! And we won on the day that saw the greatest number of trivia teams. Yay us! We were...

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If You are Bored on this Ship…

Written on September 29, 2021 in USA

…there’s something wrong. Very, very wrong. Activities available include: Fitness classes, including Spin, Yoga, and Pilates (no reformer machines) & Golf instruction and Paddle Tennis. Numerous lectures and classes. As I mentioned in a previous post, we do not usually avail ourselves of the lecture opportunities. On previous long sailings ...

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(Shipboard)Life goes on…

Written on September 28, 2021 in USA

Yesterday’s onboard events were sobering, and it is remarkable to me that some humans (well this human anyway) can be both sad and chastened in one moment and elated and filled with delight just a few hours later. This dichotomy truly is a puzzle. By evening my unease had dissipated and I was filled with...

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Reality Bites

Written on September 27, 2021 in USA

It’s all wine and song until it’s not. Last evening as we sat waiting for the second show – around 10:30 – cruise director Russ made the announcement that five passengers tested positive and he requested that we all return to our rooms. Shortly thereafter another announcement came over the intercom informing us that all...

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Sea Days are the best days…

Written on September 26, 2021 in USA

Before we retired, we were up at 5:30 a.m. five days a week. In early retirement, when not traveling, I’d set the alarm for seven and head off to an eight o’clock yoga or exercise class. That extra hour and a half of sleep felt like such a luxury. As we moved deeper into retirement...

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Life is Wonderful…or…Life is a Symphony…

Written on September 25, 2021 in USA

Travel in the time of Covid. Whenever I refer to “last year” I am usually thinking of 2019. Is it because my mind wants to erase 2020? Or because we had so little social interaction? Some other reason? We were dining in Prego last evening with friends we met in 2019 on Crystal Serenity and...

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So What Did You Do this Summer??…here’s what we did…

Written on September 20, 2021 in USA

Summer 2021…second summer of the pandemic. We left our home in Sarasota on May 15…returning to Long Island, just in time to catch our lovebug Charlotte’s Lacrosse team make a run for the County Championship. What an absolute joy to watch these young athletes compete at such a high level. Here’s Charlotte after a game...

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Time to go??? …seems like we just arrived 😢

Written on September 3, 2021 in USA

Our 10 days on Endeavor went by in a flash. We spent our last day driving around Heimaey. The rain and wind only slightly impacted our enjoyment of Herjolfur in Vestmannaeyjar. It’s the site of an annual Burning Man type of gathering. Thousands of folks assemble for an enormous bon fire and a weekend of...

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