Category: Visited Places
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Around the knuckle of Italy
Read more: Around the knuckle of Italy62 km, 5 h We are beginning to establish a morning routine. Becky gets up and going hunting for a cup of coffee and some form of sustenance. She has figured out how to order coffee the way she likes it “Caffé Americano con latte”. This morning she noted that in the coffee shop there…
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Couchsurfing in Nicotera
Read more: Couchsurfing in Nicotera14 km, 1 hr Today we met our couchsurfing host, Andrea. We are staying at his family’s summer “cottage” in Nicotera Marina, on the ocean. The family lives in the town of Nicotera, which is 5 km up the hill. This afternoon, Andreas gave us a tour of Nicotera . We learned that the town…
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Just off the boat
Read more: Just off the boat56 km, 4.25 hr Writing this post felt a little like a grade school report on “what I did on my summer vacation”. Sorry if you find it rather verbose, but everything is so new to us here it’s difficult to know what’s important and what isn’t. At the Internet café last night, we discovered…
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Adrift in Italy
Read more: Adrift in Italy28 km, 2.5 hours We are off the ship and on dry land, but we are certainly feeling adrift in Italy. In hindsight, we are thinking it rather foolish that we arrived in a non-tourist area of Italy. The captain gave us the option to stay on the ship until Naples and we foolishly declined.…
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The waiting game
Read more: The waiting gameWe are adrift outside the port of Gioia Tauro in Southern Italy. The ship arrived at 1 pm, and we were looking forward to the scheduled docking at 3:00 pm. Once we arrived near Gioia Tauro, we were informed that the pilot was rescheduled to arrive at 6 pm. We are now being told that…
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A day in Barcelona
Read more: A day in BarcelonaWe arrived in Barcelona on time and the pilot was ready to bring us into port a little earlier than originally scheduled. By 9 am, we had nicely backed into our birth. It is always quite impressive watching how the ship in maneuvered into port. It was raining outside, heavily at times. Our vision of…
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A week at sea
Read more: A week at seaMonday On Monday afternoon the third engineer gave Scott, Becky and David a tour of the Engine room. Becky was immediately surprised at how spacious it was and also how cool it was. She was afraid it was going to be oppressively hot; however, they appear to have good ventilation, such that it was quite…
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Pirates, pigs, and parties
Read more: Pirates, pigs, and partiesHave you ever seen a movie that involves container ships and pirates? Often the pirates are shown with cloth tied over their head and over their faces, only exposing their eyes. This is what the deck crew often look like when they are working (painting or cleaning). The head protection (usually an old T-shirt) keeps…