Travels and adventures in retirement
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Monday 10th July 2023
A day with many ups and downs We said goodby to the Ramada Inn today and Marietta took us fto the Allentown Transit Center to catch the bus which substitutes for Amtrak to Philadelphia. It was a pleasant start to the day. The bus starts in Scranton and was half full when we got on.…
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Sunday 9th July 2023
A bit of my family history. We did not go walk about today. My blue inhaler fell out of my pocket in Marietta’s car and she offered to deliver it to the hotel. So we asked her to pick up Bobby, my brother, on the way over as Bobby was giving us a private tour…
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Saturday 8 July in Whitehall PA
I spent most of my morning sorting out mobile communication. I thought I had sorted Go Roaming with 3 at home before leaving, but it turns out their package allows me to phone and text to the UK but not the USA. So after breakfast our first stop was to walk up to Best Buy…
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Visiting home 2023
Finally got to come home to see family this year. The trip was originally planned for 2020 but sadly was cancelled by Covid pandemic and lockdowns. So being cautious about sharing air in a full airplane of people. So 7th July 2023 was our day to set-off to spend a month visiting family in Pennsylvania,…
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Re-starting post covid
Now that the we are beginning to come out of isolation and can meet up outdoors in larger groups the local guild members met up for our biennial dyer’s picnic in Sarah Cage’s garden. Eleven of us made it with some visitors joining in. Sarah had natural dyes cooking in pots on camp stoves, and…
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22 December – Haifa, Israel
So after a day at sea we docked at Haifa and had an early morning wake-up call as some excursions were leaving at 7.00am but everyone had to go through Israeli immigration. This was the first port requiring us to get visas/landing permits. Even people not planning to get ogg the ship had to go…
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All at Sea
Dressing up and down Most areas on the ship permit casual where and the two decks with swimming pools allow swimming suits for lunch. The Lido Restaurant is buffet style inside near the outdoor pool and allows casual wear for evenings. The Orion Restaurant is part of the “all inclusive” package but provides table service…
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21st December 2019 – Happy Birthday Judith
So Saturday we celebrated Judith’s 74th birthday in Kusadasi, Turkey. I had booked the morning excursion to the local Haman (Turkish Bath) before we started the trip as Judith’s birthday present. And when we arrived at the bath I booked us each a Turkish massage. The coach was quite full so we anticipated a wait…
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20th December – Rhodes
So Friday and we are berthed at Rhodes. A small island off the Turkish coast but actually part of Greece. It is an ancient part of numerous sea routes as well as the Silk Road and in the 1500s under the control of the Knights of St John/Templars. We started with a hop-on & hop-off…
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19th December – Alanya, Turkey
So we sailed in a calm sea and slept soundly from Limasole to Alanya. There is something magical about going to bed in Cyprus and waking up in Turkey. And best of all we don’t have to move our bags or pack and unpack again as on a coach trip. We went for a walk…
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