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Touring the Tourist Island of Ko Samui 

Posted on March 6, 2017 by David Cross

Despite all the arrival of additional Thai Navy warships, we decided to go ashore.  I hope they let us leave later today…  The tender takes a while since it is a very shallow port area.  We found a good bus … Continue reading →

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Landed at Ko Samui (Thailand) 

Posted on March 6, 2017 by David Cross

We got in our spy gear since it was such nice weather on the seas… but I think we were spotted by the central intelligence agency. They suspected I was James Bond for some reason and a Thai Navy warship … Continue reading →

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Headed west for a new adventure! 

Posted on March 2, 2017 by David Cross

We packed light this time… But have to always be prepared for the zombies if they attack! 

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Arctic Circle Birds and Islands

Posted on August 12, 2016 by David Cross

This afternoon we hopped in the zodiacs to go check out the borg of Guillemot birds that live and control Alkjefellet (Auk Mountain) island. The island is full of waterfalls and nests. There is apparently 60,000 of these buggers living … Continue reading →

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Ever Hike a Glacier?

Posted on August 9, 2016 by David Cross

The satellite connectivity and Internet speeds are horribly slow.  The nice pictures are just too large to upload.  So for this posting, I am using the famous high end Microsoft Paint program to reduce the size of the pics so … Continue reading →

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We are back! Blogging from Ny-Alesund

Posted on August 8, 2016 by David Cross

We wanted to make sure we could run in the Arctic Circle, so we stopped at Ny-Alesund which is at 78 Degrees 55 minutes North latitude. It is located in the northern part of the Svalbard islands which are controlled … Continue reading →

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Headed Further North into the Arctic Circle

Posted on August 3, 2016 by David Cross

Enjoyed some 70 degree days in Oslo, now is the time to break out the jacket, hat and gloves as we wait to board the charter flight to the Arctic Circle.  Stay tuned for more later today! 😎

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Going to Norway!

Posted on August 1, 2016 by David Cross

Since it was so hot in Seattle, we decided we should go somewhere cooler in the Northern hemisphere… Any ideas where we landed?  You can  see we are just about to land where it is very green… OK – you … Continue reading →

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Off to a new adventure! 

Posted on July 31, 2016 by David Cross

Where are we going? You will have to wait and see. Very different and adventurous. Good thing I woke up early as out flight was delayed 6 hours and I scrambled to change the flights. It definitely pays to be … Continue reading →

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Dinner at the Lobkowitz Palace

Posted on May 19, 2016 by David Cross

A wonderful way to end the tour with Tauck by having a private gallery art tour and rare music manuscripts from Beethoven. … and dinner with the Lobkowitz family host in the palace. Headed back to the US!

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