Category: Norway, Shetland, Faroes, Iceland
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The End of a Wonderful Journey
Dear Friends, We are in Heathrow waiting for tomorrow’s return flight to San Diego. It has been a wonderful trip! Thank you for following along with Charlotte and me!! Some of you might be curious about our ship. The Endurance is one of Lindblad’s newest. It was a fantastic expedition, but alas we had to…
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Around Iceland
Dear Friends, Our last four days have been spent in Iceland and tomorrow we disembark in Rekyavik. Most of our fellow passengers are heading home tomorrow, but Charlotte and I decided to spend another day in Iceland before beginning our homeward journey. When would we ever be here again? Seydisfjodur Our first landing in Iceland…
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The Faroe Islands
I have been curious about the Faroe Islands ever since Jerry and I flew over them in 2005. Talk about a trip! (Jerry piloted us to France and back via the North Atlantic in our single engine plane! ) I was intrigued because the Faroes had this mysterious government: it was Danish, but not really.…
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The Shetlands: Lerwick and Unst
When we got off the dock in Lerwick, the main town of the Shetland archipelago, we were greeted by a group of high school students. Some were musicians and others were dressed up as Vikings. I took a city walking tour with a local guide. We began our walk along the waterfront where we could…
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