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Puntarenas, Costa Rica

After several days on the ship we were all ready to put our feet on solid ground when we docked at Puntarenas.  This little town is really just a port, there is little or nothing at this location except a few tent vendors selling their handcrafts and a couple of…

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More of the Panama Canal

Crossing through the Panama Canal provided a view of several different ecosystems.  The waters were blue and clear as we entered, changing to brown and muddy through the middle lakes and then back to deep clear waters as we exited at the ship yards on the Pacific coast. Here are…

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Panama Canal Crossing

On the third day of our cruise we would reach the Panama Canal.  This was the event that we all anticipated; experiencing the crossing from one ocean to the other through the canals.  The real purpose of selecting this cruise. Well… remember my mention of the disappointments of the trip.…

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From San Juan to San Diego

I was browsing through the various cruise sales that I get via email one day and I spotted this re-positioning cruise that relocated a ship from the Caribbean to the Pacific coast for the summer cruises to Alaska.  It was a 14 day excursion with several days cruising and I…

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On to Strasbourg France

We docked in Kehl Germany and rode a coach over to Strasbourg France.  Today will be the one and only day that we will see the sun on our entire vacation and only for about 30 minutes.   Our visit to Strasbourg is wonderful; what a beautiful city.  I only wish we…

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Sunday Stroll in Boerne

One of the great things about living in San Antonio is the many small hill country towns you can visit; and many of them are less than an hour drive. A couple weekends ago we took the Vette out for a drive and headed to Boerne for lunch.  Boerne Texas is along…

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Next Stop is Mainz

After leaving Rudesheim we traveled to Mainz.  Some of the passengers were hoping to dock early enough to visit the Johannes Gutenberg museum, and a few did pay the admission when it was only 45 minutes until closing.  But I chose to wander the markets and get a few snaps during…

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