Wrapping it up…Tom’s packing…
The final "towel, pet" in our cabin aboard Royal Caribbean's Mariner of the Seas. Tomorrow morning we disembark. The Gulf of...
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Oh, oh…Shipboard illness…We’ve been snagged…
In the past several days we've cruised past Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Yemen, Eritrea, Somalia, and today Oman. "Another safe, uneventful night," says...
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Inside the Gulf of Aden..All is well so far…Making final plans to arrive in Dubai in three days…
Due to poor internet connection we are unable to post photos today. After another uneventful night at sea in the Gulf of...
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Security loaded on the ship while out to sea…Gulf of Aden, here we come…
Tonight we enter the Gulf of Aden. Yesterday morning as we were reminded of yet another time change to be effective at...
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Part 2…A day to remember…Petra…Aqaba Jordan…photos, photos and more photos…Plus pirate drill!
Part 2. Our experiences in Petra, the lost city. Part 1 was posted yesterday on May 15, 2013. For the detailed history...
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Part 1, A day to remember…Petra…Aqaba Jordan…photos, photos and more photos…
A fantastic day for both of us. Yesterday, we were before the world-renowned "Treasury" in Petra. It was a trying day, a...
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Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 14th…Petra Jordan excursion….Gone all day…
We'll be back on Wednesday with photos and the story of our 10 hour expedition to Petra in Aqaba, Jordan. Please check...
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Passage through the Suez Canal…A profound revelation…Tom speaks!
Early this morning we arrived in Safaga, south of the red star as indicated on this map. On Tuesday, we'll be in...
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Part 2…The Great Pyramid, the Sphinx and more photos…Suez Canal photos tomorrow….
The Sphinx was massive but not as huge as expected. At 4:45 am this morning, we both awoke with a jolt,...
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Part 1…Visit to the Great Pyramids, the Sphinx, and photos…More will follow when we can get online…
Here they are, the Great Pyramids of Giza. It was hard to believe we were there! Yesterday morning, Friday, we boarded...
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