We are in Sudbury for Christmas and I wonder how we'll get everything ready for us to leave Dundas on January 13th....we are leaving Bess here with Tessa and family and I dread saying good bye to her tomorrow. She is my constant companion and shadow. For those who haven't had the pleasure of meeting her she is a little, white Bichon Terrier.
We are very deep in snow which fell steadily yesterday; today there is a bright blue sky and sunshine but brrr it is COLD! Hoping for good clear roads for our drive home to Hamilton tomorrow.
Merry Christmas and Happy New year to any one who reads this over the festive season
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
itinerary changes
Just to let you know that to our great excitement our Semester at Sea itinerary has been changed....poor George has to adjust all his lectures..
We are now going to AFRICA(!!!!); Morocco (Casablanca!), Namibia (Walvis Bay), South Africa (Cape Town!!!) and then Mauritius in the middle of the Indian ocean, (where both George and I have always wanted to go.)
Jean, we shall be in Cape Town from the 18th - 22nd February...can we meet for coffee?! This has been done because of the Somalian pirates who are operating where ships are slower coming out of the Suez Canal into the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. So we shall be sailing down the other side of the continent. Just had to share this news with you.
We are now going to AFRICA(!!!!); Morocco (Casablanca!), Namibia (Walvis Bay), South Africa (Cape Town!!!) and then Mauritius in the middle of the Indian ocean, (where both George and I have always wanted to go.)
Jean, we shall be in Cape Town from the 18th - 22nd February...can we meet for coffee?! This has been done because of the Somalian pirates who are operating where ships are slower coming out of the Suez Canal into the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. So we shall be sailing down the other side of the continent. Just had to share this news with you.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
the chase
Somali pirates fail to hijack US cruise liner - 12/02/08 - New ...
2 Dec 2008 ... Pirates near Somalia chased and shot at a US cruise liner with more ... The gulf links the Mediterranean Sea, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea ...abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/national_world&id=6534087 - 60k -
Well done....let's hope we can out run them too!
2 Dec 2008 ... Pirates near Somalia chased and shot at a US cruise liner with more ... The gulf links the Mediterranean Sea, the Suez Canal and the Red Sea ...abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/national_world&id=6534087 - 60k -
Well done....let's hope we can out run them too!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
piracy and speed
We thought yesterday that there were going to be changes to our itinerary as there was apparently concern about the Somalian pirates. However it has been decided that as MV Explorer is one of the fastest ships afloat we should be fine. No word of any changes to visiting Chennai in India or Bangkok in Thailand. All should hopefully be well in both places by the time we get there next year.
My correct address here by the way is:-
http://semesteratseaandbefore.blogspot.com
My correct address here by the way is:-
http://semesteratseaandbefore.blogspot.com
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