Europe

Hello, and thank you for joining us for a rundown on one of our final stops, Canada.  You know, I have always looked up to Canada. Okay, that is just a Geography joke, but you have to admit, Canada is…

Hello, and welcome back.  On August 25, we arrived in Greenland, in a fashion. The captain of our ship juggled the schedule a bit, and took us on a tour of the Prins Christian Sund Fjord (a.k.a. Prince Christian Sound) on the…

Welcome back, and thanks for visiting.   On August 22, we were blessed to once again return to one of our favorite places, Iceland. If you are into adventures in the wilds, this is one of the most beautiful places in the world.…

Good day, and thank you for joining us.  On Monday, August 18, we arrived in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. We were very excited about our visit. The Netherlands, and Amsterdam in particular always seem so mystical. Land of bicycled and…

I told my buddy “Hey, we’re in Norway.” He said “No way.”  I said “No. Norway.”  He said “Who’s on first… Awe. Gotcha man! That one never gets old… So, we saw ourselves a bit of Aurora Borealis action last night as…

On July 29, we arrived in our first port of call in Denmark, a country of 6 million, located in the southern Nordic region of Europe. Its citizens are know as “Dutch”.  SkagenOur first stop was the little town of Skagen (pronounced…

Hi all. Thank you for visiting.  I hope everyone has been enjoying the blog. I have made an effort to keep everything I have been sharing with you mostly in a positive light.  Our trip included visits to two ports…

On August 7, we docked in the port town of Klaipeda (pronounced klay ·puh · duh) one of three large cities in the country of Lithuania.  I was really surprised by this country. It looks like any town, USA, and they are super well…

 Leaving Finland, our excitement was mounting in anticipation of our visit to Stockholm.  We awoke several hours before our morning arriving,  allowing us to catch the morning light as the ship navigated its way through the narrow passageways created by the…

Today, we spent the day in Helsinki, the capital and largest city in Finland. Finland is a Northern European country of 5.5 million. Located on the Baltic Sea, Finland is known as one of the leading countries for building large,…