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The Sistine Chapel…but no Pat and Bill!

Posted on Saturday, April 28, 2018 by camanoescape

It was just the four Wagnersons with our tour guide, Marcello, who made up our group to tour the Sistine Chapel.  Whew!!!!!  We were all dreading that Pat and Bill were a part of our small group tour.  Why did … Continue reading →

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Rome…the lost city? Or just go to the right!

Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 by camanoescape

Rome!  In my lifetime, I have spent a total of about 5 days here counting our first two trips to Italy (an incredibly small amount of time).  This place was the stage of many events in world history.  In fact, … Continue reading →

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If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 by camanoescape

Arriving at SeaTac airport at 11:45 Monday morning via the Stanwood I-5 shuttle, we cleared security in no time and made it to the gate to discover our flight to Frankfurt was delayed 45 minutes.  It wasn’t long before we … Continue reading →

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Tick tock, the countdown for our Italy 2018 departure continues.

Posted on Sunday, April 22, 2018 by camanoescape

The Wagnersons are fully recovered from our Alaska adventure and are heading to Italy.  We are only one day away from our departure for Italy 2018.  The itinerary is set, our bags are packed (except me, I haven’t yet started … Continue reading →

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Bearly Alive But Elated!!

Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 by camanoescape

We returned today from our brown bear photo safari and can only say Wow!!!.  Many outfits that offer opportunities to view the Alaskan grizzlies, will take their customers to preordained places with brown bear “viewing platforms.”  That was not the … Continue reading →

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Cruiser losers, but our Odyssey in Homer begins

Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 by camanoescape

Wow, our Alaska trip took a huge step forward when we got off the ship and arrived in Homer on Sunday in our car we rented in Seward Alaska.  This is an interesting town and quite picturesque.  This fits the … Continue reading →

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Can I get off now???

Posted on Saturday, June 10, 2017 by camanoescape

Our Alaskan cruise ends tomorrow when we pull into Seward around 6:00 a.m.  As a way to have an orderly dispersal of 1,900 passengers with their luggage when the cruise ends in Seward, the cruise line assigns passengers to different … Continue reading →

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Glaciers, glaciers and more glaciers

Posted on Saturday, June 10, 2017 by camanoescape

We spent the better part of the day on Friday with our ship slowly making its way into Glacier Bay National Park.  Once there, we visited several different glaciers.  They all have names.  We even pulled up in front of … Continue reading →

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A 3:50 a.m. sunrise and 43 years of marital bliss and Lynda falling head over heels in love with me!

Posted on Thursday, June 8, 2017 by camanoescape

I woke up at 3:50 a.m. as the Noordam was cruising along and as I sat up in bed I saw magnificent, massive, snow-covered mountain peaks.  The sun had already risen at this time (3:50 a.m.) and sunlight was glinting … Continue reading →

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Pardon me Juneau. I don’t see a decimal point!

Posted on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 by camanoescape

We awoke to another sunny beautiful day as our ship maneuvered itself around and along the dock to tie up in Juneau, Alaska.  An aimless shopping stroll appeared to be the order of the day once more unless we could … Continue reading →

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