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Tuesday, Apri 25, 2023 – Day 125 View of the volcano Mt. Etna from Taormina, Italy. After sailing from Athens, we spent a day crossing Ionian Sea. As we sailed around the “toe” of the “boot” of Italy we arrived on the island of Sicily. The largest and most populated island in the Mediterranean Sea,… Continue reading Sicily, Italy

Sunday, April 23, 2023 – Day 123 Our view of the Parthenon atop the Acropolis. Our port of call today was Piraeus, Greece, but Athens, as short drive away, was our ultimate destination. Athens is one of the world’s oldest cities. Its recorded history goes back over 3,400 years. Evidence of human presence as far… Continue reading The Parthenon Marbles – Athens, Greece

Thursday & Friday, April 20-21, 2023 – Days 120 & 121 The skyline of Istanbul with a few of the 3,113 mosques and their many minarets visible. Istanbul, known as Constantinople until 1930, is the largest city in Türkiye. The city of Istanbul straddles the Bosporus Strait that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Black… Continue reading “Istanbul, not Constantinople”

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 – Day 119 Our first of two stops in Turkey was the port of Kusadasi. We arrived as the sun was just coming up over the mountainside. Our destination today was Ephesus. I was really looking forward to seeing this town that we read about in the New Testament Book of… Continue reading Ephesus, Turkey

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 – Day 118 Truett of the Palace of the Grand Master. Rhodes, Greece is the oldest inhabited medieval city in Europe. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988, as one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe. Said to have been the home of one of the seven… Continue reading Rhodes, Greece

Saturday & Sunday, April 15-16, 2023 – Days 115 & 116 Overlooking the port town of Haifa, Israel. Our home away from home, the Viking Neptune in the center of the picture. I had the privilege of visiting Israel last June/July with our church, so I was really looking forward to reliving some of my… Continue reading Haifa, Israel

Friday, April 14, 2023 – Day 114 Entering the Suez Canal. After leaving Safaga, Egypt we sailed a full day further to the northern end of the Red Sea, entering the Gulf of Suez. We dropped anchor about 11 pm to wait our turn to enter the southern entrance to the Suez Canal for our… Continue reading Transiting the Suez Canal

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 – Day 112 Preserved tomb wall art in King Tut’s tomb. This is the original art, without touch up or photo editing. The colors were amazing! This morning, as the sun was rising, our ship docked in Safaga, Egypt on the Red Sea. Our destination for the day was the ancient… Continue reading Egypt – Barren Landscapes & Beautiful Ruins

April 20, 2023 – Day 120 At dinner last night we got to talking about being home in 20 days and missing family, friends and animals. Then we started reminiscing about the animals, cats and dogs especially, that we’ve seen during our travels. Jeff thought he’d like to document these memories… so, today’s blog is… Continue reading Port Dogs & Working Cats

Tuesday, April 11, 2013 – Day 111 We were not sure we wanted to endure 6 hours in a bus (3 each way) but we knew we wanted to see Petra, so, we committed. A few days before, there was rain in the forecast, but our Cruise Director said he’d never known it to rain… Continue reading Spectacular Petra