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Wow! I'm sure glad I didn't make that choice. Roy

How big was the old Regal Princess. Some smaller ships can dock in town, and it may also depend on water levels on the river. Roy

The procedures for leaving Buenos Aires and boarding the ship are pretty intense but once you complete them it becomes just like a port call. You CAN leave the ship the day you board but the ships dock in a cargo area and you need a shuttle to get to the ship and there isn't much close to the port so it's probably better to unpack the day you board and leave the touring for the next day.' There may be some people with delayed flights coming in the day of departure so the muster drill will not happen until close to departure time. Roy

A quiet day on an uncrowded ship sounds very nice. Roy

I wasn't that impressed by Belem. I think when I was there there was also a riverboat tour of the river system. This is how @bobpatjdescribed it: Happy Canada Day! We have had Belem on two BHBs itineraries. The first was on Prinsendam in January, 2011. We took a HAL tour of the Giant market and away from the city, a tour of the Zoobotanical Park. Belem is a 30 minute bus ride from the port. We returned on Maasdam in February, 2015. This time we took a 5 hour HAL Amazon River System Adventure by Riverboat tour including a 45 minute walk through the Jungle, so we didn’t get into Belem this time. Roy

Belem is situated pretty far up the Guama River and ships must actually anchor pretty far downstream from Icoracy, about 10 miles downstream. On February 6, 2015 MS Maasdam anchored off Icoracy. Instead of using our own tenders Amazon system river boats were used to take us ashore. We could just barely see the Belem Skyline from the ship: I just noted a couple of the sights of Belem. First was the Presepio, dating from 1616: There was a panoramic view from the Presepio: We also visited the Basilica of our Lady of Nazareth: On the way back we got a nice view of our BHB: th I was due to visit Dakar on the final segment of Amsterdam's 2014 World Cruise but it did not happen (we cancelled all West Africa stops) due to the Ebola outbreak. Roy

I did not. We were due in Illulissat on September 7, but the ice there was so bad we had to scramble a bit to get out but did do a Zodiac tour of the icebergs, Here's my blog post for that day: https://aroundamericabitbybit.wordpress.com/2016/09/08/day-cs22-wednesday-september-7-ilulissat-greenland/ Roy

Today's sunrise is from Crystal Serenity's 2016 Northwest Passage voyage. September 5 was a sea day from Pond Inlet to Ilulissat. Roy

Today's sunrise is from Crystal Serenity's 2016 Northwest Passage voyage. September 5 was a sea day from Pond Inlet to Ilulissat. Roy

Thank you for the Labor (or Labour for our northern neighbors) Day report, Rich. I try not to be late but it doesn't make a lot of difference for the retired, and will especially salute charity. I do enjoy cheese pizza, I love the quote but will pass on the meal. I visited Belem once, 2015, on the Maasdam. I'm glad that they have at least identified the suspect in Saskatchewan, and hope the police and Mounties have a Labour Day celebration later today. Today’s care list: RIP Baltimore Fire Captain Anthony Workman 9/2/22 RIP luvteaching’s friend Waybe 9/3/22 and strength for Karen Marshhawk’s friend Jessee with throat cancer Allen with TIA Horizon Chaser 1957 needing new treaatment for arthritis The locks at Ijmuiden(Rotterdam diverted to at least 9/18) Cruisin Terri leak situation From the rotation: Heartgrove brother discharged but in hospice care Sandi’s neighbor Linda in critical condition strength for smitty34877 helping Tana long term Atrex6 Father severely declining Celebrations and Shoutouts: Rowsby in Hawaii until 9/28 Tiogacruiser stepping up to cover wines for cat shepard 7 days for Marshhawk (Ecstasy 9/12 to 9/22) 6 days for Vict0riann (Nieuw Amsterdam 9/11 to 9/25) 0106 covering menus while Dfish hunts for forever home Welcome home Kochleffel and Oceansaway17 luvteaching (Eurodam to 9/10). cat shepard (Nieuw Amsterdam to 9/11), Vax1700 (Rotterdam to 9/11), and Gail&Marty (Rotterdam to 10/15) at sea Staff Captain Sabine - Our first female Staff Captain and HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it) Roy

Cruisetimetables shows Oosterdam in Venice as well. I do still feel that was a likely matter of capacity in Trieste. There were 3 ships there, NCL Gem, Costa Luminosa, and Mein Schiff 5; doesn't look to me like Trieste can handle 4. All the other ships seem to be doing round trips from Trieste so it might be just a matter of priority, or Italy may have some cabotage laws (like the PVSA) which would prohibit them from leaving Trieste and returning to another Italian City while Oosterdam began her previous voyage in Greece and ends the new one in Spain. Roy

After yesterday's difficulties I had a plan b in case I could not get a sunrise. Not great but a lot better than yesterday. This is from the school office building in my neighborhood and the sun while not just rising came brightly through the tree cover: Roy

After yesterday's difficulties I had a plan b in case I could not get a sunrise. Not great but a lot better than yesterday. This is from the school office building in my neighborhood and the sun while not just rising came brightly through the tree cover: Roy

Prayers for Allen but thank God it was handled so well. Roy

Thank you for the Sunday report, Rich. I wonder how many ships Trieste can handle. There are 2 other ships there now so I wonder if it's the same issue as the Oosterdam in Miami in November. I like the three days although I'm not a lot into spices. I find the quote a bit strange and will pass on the chickpeas. I had never even heard of today's port but see the 2023 Grand Africa is headed there. I have a feeling @grapau27 is at sea but see 2 logical choices for his ships so it's still a bit of a mystery. Today’s care list: RIP Baltimore Fire Captain Anthony Workman 9/2/22 lRIP uvteaching’s friend Waybe 9/3/22 and strength for Karen Marshhawk’s friend Jessee with throat cancer Horizon Chaser 1957 needing new treaatment for arthritis The locks at Ijmuiden(Rotterdam diverted to at least 9/18) Cruisin Terri worsening multi-site pain Dfish poor experience with surgeon From the rotation: Tana with persistent problems although somewhat better Cruising-along niece awaiting a kidney HAL Sailer Sister in Law recovering from cancer surgery, poor biopsy, awaiting scans 9/13, and making hard decisions Status of St. Louis Sal (7/1), msmayor (5/20) and JAM37 (7/7) Celebrations and Shoutouts: Father David on Vacation Happy birthday to Sharon’s mom Rowsby in Hawaii until 9/28 Tiogacruiser stepping up to cover wines for cat shepard Marshhawk sales success 7 days for Vict0riann (Nieuw Amsterdam 9/11 to 9/25) Bon Voyage cat shepard (Nieuw Amsterdam to 9/11) 0106 covering menus while Dfish hunts for forever home Safe travels for Kochleffel headed home Oceansaway17 (Quantum OTS to 9/5), luvteaching (Eurodam to 9/10). Vax1700 (Rotterdam to 9/11) and Gail&Marty (Rotterdam to 10/15) at sea Staff Captain Sabine - Our first female Staff Captain and HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it) Roy

Bon Voyage!!!! Roy

Sounds like still Yacht Club gets good reviews. The ultimate "Caste System" Roy

There are 4 days in September for which I do not have a sunrise, including today and tomorrow. I decided I would go all out to get one and headed off to my local parking garage. It turned out to be cloudy but I pressed on. Near the end of my walk the sun started to appear through the first break in the clouds. The real thing was somewhat better than what the camera shows, but I'm posting it because my bull headedness won out over common sense. Roy

There are 4 days in September for which I do not have a sunrise, including today and tomorrow. I decided I would go all out to get one and headed off to my local parking garage. It turned out to be cloudy but I pressed on. Near the end of my walk the sun started to appear through the first break in the clouds. The real thing was somewhat better than what the camera shows, but I'm posting it because my bull headedness won out over common sense. Roy

And that jives with "soon". Roy

Thank you for the Saturday report, Rich. @grapau27, tailgating originated with US football games probably in about the 50's where a lot of people drove station wagons with tailgates (much like modern pickup trucks) and people would congregate in the stadium parking lot with lots of snacks and drop the tailgates of the wagons and have a party sharing fellowship, rooting for their teams, and sharing food. I suspect there were also a lot of adult beverages involved which would not be good news for the drive home after the game. Skyscrapers can be majestic and cinemas can probably use a day in post covid times. Been to Mindelo just once on my segment of the 2014 Amsterdam World Cruise. I'm with @Crazy For Cats that I would prefer the meal minus the pesto. Today’s care list: RIP Baltimore Fire Captain Anthony Workman 9/2/22 lRIP uvteaching’s friend Waybe 9/3/22 and strength for Karen Marshhawk’s friend Jessee with throat cancer Horizon Chaser 1957 needing new treaatment for arthritis The locks at Ijmuiden(Rotterdam diverted to at least 9/18) Cruisin Terri worsening multi-site pain Dfish poor experience with surgeon From the rotation: Sandi’s neighbor Linda in critical condition strength for smitty34877 helping Tana long term Atrex6 Father severely declining Strength and healing (physical and emotional) for Kazu Celebrations and Shoutouts: Rowsby in Hawaii until 9/28 Tiogacruiser stepping up to cover wines for cat shepard 1 day for cat shepard (Nieuw Amsterdam 9/4 to 9/11) Horizon Chaser 1957 back on the mainland Marshhawk free of dog walking 0106 covering menus while Dfish hunts for forever home Safe travels for Kochleffel headed home Oceansaway17 (Quantum OTS to 9/5), luvteaching (Eurodam to 9/10). Vax1700 (Rotterdam to 9/11) and Gail&Marty (Rotterdam to 10/15) at sea Staff Captain Sabine - Our first female Staff Captain and HAL’s likely first female Captain(I know this is a repeat but she’s worth it) Roy

A sad day in Baltimore today. Captain Anthony Workman died today as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on his way to work. It can be considered a line of duty death. Roy

Bon Voyage! Roy

Zuiderdam is in the channel but if we see her it won't be for long before she's obstructed. Roy

Not sure if a Bon Voyage is possible. It would have gone out TOMORROW, and does not leave much time for setting it up. Bon Voyage anyway. Roy