Seward, Juneau, and Ketchikan May 17 – 20
Ron went off to look at the Exit Glacier and visit the Sea Life Center (Alaska’s only public aquarium - we had visited it some years ago) while we were…
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05/21/2023
Crossing the Pacific, Dutch Harbor and Kodiak Alaska May 9-16
Five days at sea - lots of time to read, listen to lectures, watch movies, exercise, and gaze at the ocean. But, there wasn’t much ocean to see. Most days…
05/17/2023
Kushiro May 9
Last stop in Japan. We visited Kushiro Shitsugen National Park, a habitat for the endangered red crowned crane (maybe 1800 of them left) a revered symbol of immortality (the same…
05/11/2023
Muroran May 8
Typically, Ron and I are on different excursions but for this country, we’ve been together til today. I went off to experience an onsen - Japanese hot spring bath and…
05/11/2023
Sendai May 7
Another rainy day with a visit to Zuhio-den, Date Masamune’s mausoleum, the feudal lord who founded the city and died in 1603. Masamune was pretty ruthless and, for the Star…
05/10/2023
Hitachinaka May 6
The morning began with more wind than we’ve experienced since our trip began. As a result, we got to watch 2 tug boats in operation. It was initially rough enough…
05/10/2023
Yokohama May 5
We're back in Yokohama, last day of the first cruise. We'll head out tomorrow for a couple of the northern ports of Japan and then cross the ocean to Alaska.…
05/10/2023