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| Ken set up the camera on a timer to take this photo of all 10 of us! Fantastic! For more photos, please click here. |
Two years may seem like a long time away, but in our lives, two years fly by in a blur. The past seven years have passed so quickly. We can hardly believe it. When we now recalled two years ago, we were in Argentina six days away from flying to Ushuaia, Argentina, to board Ponant’s Le’boreal to sail to Antarctica.
So now, as we book cruises well into the future, we realize how quickly that time will come up, and we’ll be on our way from Singapore to Japan. Recently we booked three cruises around Japan in 2022 that ultimately will provide us with excellent experiences in this part of the world.
Today, we’re sharing details of the first three cruises that sail on February 27, 2022, 25 months from now. This cruise has four ports of call in Vietnam, with three ports we hadn’t visited in the past. The only city we’ve seen in the past is Hanoi, and we loved it so much, we won’t mind returning.
The other three locations in Vietnam and those in the balance of the itinerary listed below are new to us, and we’re excited to be able to see these locations.
After today’s posted cruise ends, we’ll have a total of 28 days to spend in Japan. What an excellent opportunity to experience this exciting country! In the future, we’ll search for a holiday home that we can book for this period, hopefully in the countryside away from the crowds, smog, and traffic. From there, we’ll board a back-to-back cruise around Japan and Korea ending in Vancouver, at which point, we’ll visit the family in the US once again. By then, it will be April, and we may avoid too much bad weather in Minnesota. We have no idea how long we’ll be in the USA at that time. We’ll figure it out in the future.
Here is the information on the first of the three cruises. For ease, I copied and pasted it, which often causes issues. Please excuse the formatting.
| 14 nights departing February 27, 2022, on Celebrity’s Celebrity Solstice |
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| Date | Port | Arrive | Depart |
| Sunday, February 27 | Singapore | 6:00 pm | |
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| Monday, February 28 | At Sea | ||
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| Tuesday, March 1 | Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Vietnam | 7:00 am | 6:00 pm |
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| Wednesday, March 2 | At Sea | ||
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| Thursday, March 3 | Chan May, Vietnam | 7:00 am | 5:00 pm |
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| Friday, March 4 | Hanoi (Halong Bay), Vietnam | 10:00 am | |
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| Saturday, March 5 | Hanoi (Halong Bay), Vietnam | 1:00 pm | |
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| Sunday, March 6 | At Sea | ||
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| Monday, March 7 | At Sea | ||
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| Tuesday, March 8 | Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan | 6:00 am | 6:00 pm |
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| Wednesday, March 9 | At Sea | ||
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| Thursday, March 10 | At Sea | ||
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| Friday, March 11 | Kyoto, Japan | 7:00 am | 5:00 pm |
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| Saturday, March 12 | Shimizu, Japan | Noon | 8:00 pm |
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| Sunday, March 13 | Tokyo (Yokohama), Japan | 7:00 am | |
As for today’s birthday party, it’s brother-in-law Eugene’s 82nd birthday. At 3:00 pm, we’ll all be getting together at his and Mary’s home along with several neighbors to partake in the celebration of this special man.
Yesterday afternoon, and well into the evening, we all met at Colleen and Gene’s home to play the card game Buck Euchre. I hadn’t played in years and fumbled through the first game, but I was thoroughly enjoying it by the second and even won, much to my delight.
Most likely, with all the guests at today’s party, the celebration won’t include card playing until much later in the evening when it’s back to the eight of us. It will be another fun social time.
Ironically, one year ago today, we hosted and celebrated our friend Rita’s birthday at our house in the bush. Great memories were made that day too.
Thus, the socialization continues as we’ve begun preparing for our upcoming departure. Yesterday, I set up Tom’s new Samsung Chromebook, and it appears all is going well for him. He loves not dealing with Windows 10.
May every one of our readers enjoy a festive weekend!
Photo from one year ago today, January 17, 2019:
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| One year ago today, we celebrated our friends Rita’s birthday at our bush home in Marloth Park. The boys from left to right are Danie, Leon, Tom, Gerhard, and Ken, toasting a good evening. For more photos, please click here. |