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and my last Ks...

My hero, Jackie Charlton, on Arcadia. Although I live in Stoke-on-Trent I was born and brought up in Leeds and was a die-hard Leeds United fan in their heyday during the 1960s and 70s so I was so excited to meet Jackie...

Kjosfossen Waterfall, Flam, Norway

Kusadasi, Turkey, Splendour of the Seas

Krka National Park, Croatia, Splendour of the Seas

Lady in Traditional costume, Korsakov, Russia.

Seen in a Norwegian Supermarket. Google was my friend Avril and it is Chicken stew mix!

These cans were in a vending machine in Singapore...

Kayaking, Corner Brook, Newfoundland.

Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.

Kimberley Coast, Australia

Kings Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mekong River cruise.

Creatures next....

Komodo Dragon, Komodo Island, Indonesia. Boudicca

Kangaroo on the beach at Esperance, Australia.

Koala Bear, Lone Pine Reserve, Brisbane, Australia. Sun Princess

Goodness, I'm having to work hard to keep up....so here are my Ks, birds first!

 Black Kite, Keelung,  Taiwan

 Giant Kingfisher South Africa

Tropical Kingbird, Honduras

Kiwi, New Zealand.

Kookaburra, Australia, Sun Princess

My last Js....

Job's Tomb, near Salalah, Oman

Japanese food on an excursion from Diamond Princess

Japanese national costumes in Kyoto

Jeepneys. Manilla, Philippines. Costa Victoria

Jade carving in Beijing

Jacaranda flowers, Mauritius

Jordan River baptisms, Israel, Splendour of the Seas.

Jellyfish in South Africa

The creativity on here is astounding. I've searched high and low for appropriate Js and have been beaten for most of mine. I absolutely loved Jerusalem but won't post my pictures as there are much better ones on here already. Here is my contribution...

Wattled Jacana Brazil.

African Jacana Zimbabwe.

Drinking delicious fruit juice in Muscat, Oman. Costa Luminosa

My last Is...These iceberg pictures were all taken on our Boudicca Greenland cruise. I have hundreds of photos because I found the ice fascinating. I will miss Fred's Boudicca. We did amazing itineraries on her.

Ice show, Explorer of the Seas

Ice sculpture, Boudicca.

Ice cream, Palma, Majorca

Seoul, South Korea

Iguazu Falls, Argentina

Sacred Ibis South Africa.

Iguanas on Grand Cayman

Ice rink, Dubai Mall. Costa Luminosa

Industrial Port, Salavvery, Peru

Industrial port, Stone Town, Zanzibar

Hi Bee-ess and Avril. Thank you for your comments and observations. The wildlife and bird photographs are mainly due to my husband who has an extremely large camera and lots of lenses.....

As for our travels....we are both in our 70s so have been retired for a while and now have the time to travel. We also downsized a few years ago and put money into our travel fund. We have made a conscious effort to go to as many different  places as we can so we look for bargains and are not cruise line loyal....we will go with any company that goes to places where we haven't been and we try to add extra days pre and post cruise. We usually have the cheapest inside cabin and do a lot of research for excursions and local transport. Unfortunately, I now have mobility problems so can't do some of the more active options any more and, with this awful virus, I am beginning to wonder if we will travel ever again. We should have been going to China, Kenya, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, several west African countries and Madagascar this year but they have all been cancelled and I think our Antarctica cruise in January will also be cancelled. This is why I am enjoying this thread and the one before it because it is keeping me busy looking for appropriate pictures as well as remembering so many happy times plus giving me some wonderful moments looking at other peoples' good times.

Long may these lovely threads continue.

Isabel

My last Hs....promise!

Hostess tray, Boudicca but no Biscuits...boo.

Hostess tray, Celebrity infinity. It was much more sparse but at least we got a kettle...

Halloween cakes, Celebrity Infinity

seen in a Norwegian Supermarket....2 H words on the packet but not sure what the product was!

Hats....

Tobago

Palamos, Spain

Jeju Island, South Korea

A few more Hs...

Cape Horn, South Atlantic. 

Ho-on-Hop-off bus, Quebec,.

The hand statue, Montivideo, Uruguay

Horse and carriage, Mdina, Malta and Manilla, Philippines

some more H creatures...

The 2 pictures below were taken at the Husky experience in Tromso...

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We did a pre-cruise land tour in South Africa and Botswana

Hippos 

Hyena

Herd of elephants

Absolutely stunning H photographs and such creativity from everyone. My DH is a passionate bird photographer and I got my wander lust from my Dad who backpacked all over Europe before the war and read me countless stories about exotic places so cruising and pre/post cruise tours are the perfect answer.

I'll start my Hs with birds....

Black-Headed Heron Gambia.

  Boat-Billed Heron Costa Rica

 Fascinated Tiger-Heron Costa Rica

Yellow-billed Hornbill South Africa

We were lucky to find a bird sanctuary near Montego Bay, Jamaica, where our MSC ship docked and were delighted to have the opportunity to feed the hummingbirds.....an unforgettable experience...

 White-tailed Sabrewing Hummingbird

Black-throated Mango Hummingbird

I'm not sure what this one is called

Hi Avril, Royal Caribbean was very generous by game prize standards. Each time I answered a question I got a progressively more 'expensive' prize so it went from a key ring, via pen, Highlighter pen, notepad, tote bag, baseball cap, insulated mug and the 'million $' prize was a choice of a bottle of good quality champagne (no good to me because I don’t like alcohol) or a meal for 2 in one of the speciality restaurants. 

We take part in quite a lot of quizzes and some game shows and I really like the 'points mean prizes' concept that P&O, Fred Olsen, Celebrity and Oceania use rather than the trinket prizes given by some cruise lines. Our team came 2nd in an 18 day progressive trivia and lost by one point. Princess didn’t even give us a key ring for our efforts so we were a bit disappointed to say the least.

Loving this thread....

Isabel

My last Gs were taken when we participate in the ship's game shows.

Game show in Celebrity infinity.

Game Show, Who wants to be a Millionaire, Splendour of the Seas.....and I won!

Golf at Thayetmyo, the oldest golf club in Myanmar.

Grandsons playing golf on Marella Discovery 2

and my last Gs...

Great Geysir, Iceland. One passenger in our group decided to put his hand in the water and got a severe burn!

The next 3 were taken of Glaciers while we cruised through the Chilean Fjords on Star Princess...

and the next 2 were the Gorse covered hills that we saw from the Taieri Gorge train, Dunedin, New Zealand

Here are a few more Gs to add to the fabulous ones already posted...

the first 3 were taken during our Geopark excursion in Keelung, Taiwan. Such unusual natural formations....

the next 2 were taken in one of the parks in Hanoi where the young university students were celebrating Graduation Day

Gosh, it's hard work (but rewarding) trying to keep up and so many extraordinary pictures. I'll start my contribution to the Gs with these.... 

Kelp Gull Argentina.

Grizzly bear, Mendenhall Glagier, Jeneau, Alaskan.

Grizzly bears, The Royal Canadian mounted Police Museum in Calgary. Canada. Part of an Alaskan pre-cruise tour

Umhlanga, South Africa.

Guinness factory, Dublin.

These are my favourite Fs. We always ask people, where possible, if we can photograph of  them before taking the picture... 

Friendship on Mozambique Island.

The pictures below are all 'faces' of people we met in Zanzibar

Feluccas on the Nile, Luxor, Egypt

Flags in Cape Town.

Fans for sale in Kyoto, Japan

Football in Myanmar.

Football Stadium of Boca Juniors, Buenos Aires.

Fountain in the Miami Botanical Gardens.

Fountains in Shanghai.

Fountains in Xian, China.

I didn't realise how many Fs I have. These are food related...

Fresh food  in a market in Myanmar

Not for fussy eaters. Beijing night food market.

Unusual foods in a restaurant in Maccau.

Unusual foods in a supermarket cafe in Estoril, Portugal.

We decided not to try these sweets in 

the market in Taiwan

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Fish and fishing....

Fish in Miami Botanical Gardens

Fisherman in Myanmar

Fishing in Zanzibar.

Fishing on the Irrawaddy River, Myanmar

Salmon fishing in Alaska

Flying fish in the Indian Ocean

Wonderful Fs and I have quite a few to add but 'first things first!....

My first cruise for my 21st birthday in 1969 was on the Shaw Saville Line's ship Northern Star

My friend, Jan, and I.....we look so young!

Now for the F birds

 Vermillion Flycatcher Belize.

Saffron Finch Hawaii

 Crimson Finch Australia.

Flamingos in Cape Town, South Africa

Flamingo in Miami Botanical Gardens