Well, I am almost ready to say it, "I am Back!" however I am afraid to say it because lately I seem to have taken two steps forward and then one back, so many times that I am gun-shy.
The last two months have been a bit of a terror for both of us. The sooner I can put that behind us, the better. Enough said about that!
The last week has been spectacular for Fellette and I, health wise. So much so that we have re-booked our Ocean Voyage that we booked last January and cancelled in October because of my prostate issue.
The last few days have been a whirlwind, for Fellette in particular, as she hastily packed some large cases for pickup tomorrow. The next time we see them, hopefully, will be in our stateroom when we walk aboard the Holland America Line ship ms Prinsendam on Tuesday, January 3 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Good friends Jim and Gail Cutler from California are aboard as well, so that makes the voyage all the better. I may be somewhat restricted in adventuring too far afield for a while due to my treatment but hopefully that will improve as the voyage progresses.
Below is the Itinerary, or it was some time ago, it can and probably has changed a bit. Basically we leave from Fort Lauderdale on January 3 and go through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean, down the west coast of South America, into the Antarctic and then head north, to warmer weather and back to Fort Lauderdale on March 11. Still time to get the garden in if we want to try some early planting.
That is enough for today. Talk tomorrow, Lord Willing.
Our travelling companions, Jim and Gail in January, 2014 in some Tropical Paradise whose name escapes me at the moment.
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Itinerary, subject to change...
| Tue, Jan 3 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Wed, Jan 4 | At Sea |
| Thu, Jan 5 | At Sea |
| Fri, Jan 6 | Isla de Providencia, Colombia |
| Sat, Jan 7 | Puerto Limon (San Jose), Costa Rica |
| Sun, Jan 8 | Enter Panama Canal Cristobal |
| Sun, Jan 8 | Cruising Panama Canal |
| Sun, Jan 8 | Exit Panama Canal Balboa |
| Mon, Jan 9 | At Sea |
| Tue, Jan 10 | Manta, Ecuador |
| Wed, Jan 11 | At Sea |
| Thu, Jan 12 | At Sea |
| Fri, Jan 13 | Callao (Lima), Peru |
| Sat, Jan 14 | Callao (Lima), Peru |
| Sun, Jan 15 | Callao (Lima), Peru |
| Mon, Jan 16 | At Sea |
| Tue, Jan 17 | Arica, Chile |
| Wed, Jan 18 | At Sea |
| Thu, Jan 19 | Coquimbo (La Serena), Chile |
| Fri, Jan 20 | Valparaiso (Santiago), Chile |
| Sat, Jan 21 | At Sea |
| Sun, Jan 22 | Isla Robinson Crusoe, Chile |
| Mon, Jan 23 | At Sea |
| Tue, Jan 24 | Castro, Isla Chiloe, Chile |
| Wed, Jan 25 | Darwin Channel Chilean Fjords |
| Thu, Jan 26 | Scenic cruising Amalia or Brujo Glacier |
| Fri, Jan 27 | Strait of Magellan |
| Fri, Jan 27 | Punta Arenas, Chile |
| Sat, Jan 28 | Scenic Cruising Cape Horn |
| Sun, Jan 29 | Ushuaia, Argentina |
| Mon, Jan 30 | At Sea |
| Tue, Jan 31 | The Palmer Archipelago |
| Wed, Feb 1 | The Danco Coast |
| Thu, Feb 2 | The Antarctic Sound |
| Fri, Feb 3 | At Sea |
| Sat, Feb 4 | Stanley/Falkland Is/Islas Malvinas |
| Sun, Feb 5 | At Sea |
| Mon, Feb 6 | Puerto Madryn, Argentina |
| Tue, Feb 7 | At Sea |
| Wed, Feb 8 | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Thu, Feb 9 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Fri, Feb 10 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Sat, Feb 11 | Punta del Este, Uruguay |
| Sun, Feb 12 | At Sea |
| Mon, Feb 13 | At Sea |
| Tue, Feb 14 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Wed, Feb 15 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Thu, Feb 16 | At Sea |
| Fri, Feb 17 | Salvador da Bahia, Brazil |
| Sat, Feb 18 | At Sea |
| Sun, Feb 19 | Recife, Brazil |
| Mon, Feb 20 | At Sea |
| Tue, Feb 21 | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| Wed, Feb 22 | At Sea |
| Thu, Feb 23 | Icoaraci (Belem), Brazil |
| Fri, Feb 24 | Cruising the Amazon River |
| Fri, Feb 24 | Crossing the Equator |
| Sat, Feb 25 | Santarem, Brazil |
| Sun, Feb 26 | Boca da Valeria, Brazil |
| Mon, Feb 27 | Manaus, Brazil |
| Tue, Feb 28 | Manaus, Brazil |
| Wed, Mar 1 | Parintins, Brazil |
| Thu, Mar 2 | Cruising the Amazon River |
| Thu, Mar 2 | Crossing the Equator |
| Fri, Mar 3 | At Sea |
| Sat, Mar 4 | Devils Island, French Guiana |
| Sun, Mar 5 | At Sea |
| Mon, Mar 6 | Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Tue, Mar 7 | Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe |
| Wed, Mar 8 | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten |
| Thu, Mar 9 | At Sea |
| Fri, Mar 10 | At Sea |
| Sat, Mar 11 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Wow - that's a pretty awesome distraction!!!
ReplyDeleteGo big or go home !!
I usually go home!!!!! Haha
But there you are, ready to pack your bags and carry on!!
I will tune in daily!! Looking forward!!!
Bon voyage!!!!!!