Barbara J. Hamby

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Roseau, Dominica--Friday

We docked in Roseau at approximately 6:30 a.m. Since Floyd’s cold persists and I had a bad night with digestive problems, we slept in. We hadn’t planned to take a shore excursion anyway, and decided not to go ashore. We could see a large part of the town from the ship, so I took a number of pictures.

March, 02nd, 2007

Saturday in St. Thomas

Docked in St. Thomas would be more accurate. We are staying on board the ship. We arose early for the immigration inspection, so we both came back to the cabin a while after breakfast for naps. Before that, I had written some postcards. (In case you wonder why you didn’t get one, they never got mailed) and wandered around… . . . click here to continue

March, 01st, 2007

Sunday at Sea

After breakfast, Floyd came back to the cabin to rest and I began tending to last minute details. I read and sent email, hit the onboard shops for another look, and filled out the first of numerous forms connected with disembarkation. I took some of them to the front office and held others for later use.

Then I… . . . click here to continue

February, 28th, 2007

Half Moon Cay - Bahamas

We awoke as the ship dropped anchor off Half Moon Cay, an island owned by Holland American Cruise Lines, in the beauteous Bahamas. During breakfast, we talked with a passenger from Canada, a retired schoolteacher, who referees volleyball to supplement his income. He and his wife are accomplished dancers and sometimes can cruise for a small daily “agency” fee,… . . . click here to continue

February, 27th, 2007

Goodbye to the Holland Maasdam

(Or, as the crew refers to it, “One of the best dam ships.")

We awoke very early Tuesday morning to prepare for breakfast and our departure from the ship. To my surprise, the powers that exist on the ship had changed our luggage tags on Monday, to indicate that we would be in the first group to… . . . click here to continue

February, 26th, 2007

Beginning Our Asian Cruise

Osaka Street

Osaka Harbor

We rushed around on Monday, May 15th, arranging for a place to live after the sale of our manufactured home closes on July 1st. We turned in our application at… . . . click here to continue

June, 15th, 2006

May 18th - Hiroshima

Hiroshima Peace Park

Our bus tour of Hiroshima began at 2:00 p.m. Our guide was a beautiful young Japanese woman, rail thin and just over six feet tall. She spoke well, but her knowledge seemed limited to the prepared material she had been given. Al’s questions, as… . . . click here to continue

June, 14th, 2006

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