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January ’23 Antarctic Cruise Trip -“Welcome to Chile” – Santiago, Chile

January 7 It started out so well. Our wonderful, reasonably priced new airport driver picked us up at home on the dot and the traffic was light. Our four hour flight to Atlanta was on time and compared to the … Continue reading

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What the Heck, Mary?

So here I am in Santiago, Chile and you are getting blog notices and they are about Europe’22? Well, remember how I was so burned out that I just couldn’t anymore? Now it is many months later and the last … Continue reading

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Europe ’22 Athens to Meteor by train

July 2 I’m going to start here and go backwards and see if my memory gets refreshed on the past days when I just had to stop writing for awhile.  This is a good one to start with. We are on … Continue reading

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Europe ’22 Trieste, Italy and Slovenia

.June 26 We are almost to Split, Croatia, it’s about 8 a.m. and we are sailing in through an archipelago area, the water like glass except for a few ripples.  We are two hours away from docking again, so this promises … Continue reading

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Home but…

The last week of our trip I really ran out of steam for blog writing. It was hot, it was wonderful, full of more history and amazement. I have added a few things this morning and will complete it all … Continue reading

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I just can’t

June 30 I am so frustrated right now that I’m going to have to stop posting until I get home and have some decent internet. I just can’t get photos uploaded and it’s just infuriating. (First world problems, I realize). … Continue reading

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Europe 22 Korcula, Croatia, 2

June 27 Croatia. My new happy place. Korcula is itself an island, which I did not realize before. Just as an aside, supposedly Marco Polo was born here and there is a little house you can pay money to see … Continue reading

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Europe ’22. Split, Croatia

June 26 This is a short one because I bowed out. I gave it the old college try (which considering how hard I tried in college, that might not be the apt comparison, but whatever). Too hot for Mary!  Al went … Continue reading

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Europe ’22 Trieste, Italy and Slovenia

June 24 – 26 We are almost to Split, Croatia, it’s about 8 a.m. and we are sailing in through an archipelago area, the water like glass except for a few ripples.  We are two hours away from docking again, so … Continue reading

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Europe ’22 Korcula Addendum

June 23 So there I was, just finishing up some hand sewing of a quilt and Al walks in. “Well? Are you coming”? I had to drag it out of him as usual – turns out he wanted ice cream … Continue reading

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