It’s getting real

Our personalized luggage tags arrived. We have to get packing so the luggage forwarding can pick up our baggage. Hard to believe it’s three weeks away. (Note: The way this blogging application worksЧитать далее
UPS - Luggage Forward - This is real!

After two years of planning - UPS picked up our suitcases today to send them to the ship. We have Apple Air Tags so we can track where they are. Hard to believe in two weeks we will be on our way.Читать далее
Trip Temperatures

One of the questions we have been asked a lot is what will the temperatures be during our cruise? One of the women on our cruise FB group put together the attached graph from last year's tempsЧитать далее
We are doing this!

We stayed at a hotel near the airport the last two nights. The house is winterized and all secure. We just checked out of hotel waiting for the shuttle to the airport to fly to Ft. Lauderdale to stayЧитать далее
50% of us are on a plane!

So, the adventure continues. We missed our 6:00AM flight - no room on the 7:00AM standby flight - Donna made it on to the 11:20AM standby flight to Atlanta but no room for Paul - Paul is waitingЧитать далее
Our new friend

So we missed our flight and are on standby for a flight later. We made a new friend “Chewby” while waiting in the terminal. #myvikingjourney
In the air to Alanta

Donna made it to Ft. Lauderdale around 5:10. I just got on a plane to Alanta and hope to get the 10:30 flight to Ft Lauderdale tonight. This pic is me on the plane in flight. It’s all good. We gotЧитать далее
I screwed up

Good news I am on a flight to Ft. Lauderdale and our luggage is on the flight. Bad news I lost my CPAP breathing machine in the Alanta airport. I am a horrible snorer. Donna is mad. I don’t blameЧитать далее
I made it to our room 2:00 A. M.

Donna is asleep. I woke her but she crashed back to sleep. I am ready for a new day tomorrow. The pic is AM by the way. Been up for 23 hours. A lot of little mess ups made today a tough day. But weЧитать далее
Day 1: Aussie wearing an Akubra hat

I am embarrassed I forgot this gentleman’s name. We meet briefly while waiting for the bus to take us to the ship. His hat and original Akubra is stunning made of rabbits fur. This fine gentlemanЧитать далее
Day 1: Safety first!

Everyone is required to take the safety course. I hope we don’t need to use our training. Here is Lois one of the Neptune entertainment staff showing us how to put on our life preserver if we everЧитать далее
Day 1: CPAP MACHINE FOUND.

I just got a call from Delta Lost & Found. They have my CPAP machine will send it out to our friends Rusty & Anita in Los Angeles who will meet up with on Jan 9th. So this is my happy CPAP machineЧитать далее
Day 2: Safety - EWindsor Police Dept

One of the biggest fears we had when heading out on this big adventure was the safety of our home while we are gone - I have wonderful friends and neighbors - Ring Cameras and other security - But,Читать далее
Day 2: Good Morning

This view is the Explorer’s Lounge, I think waking up at 4:00 AM to journal and reflect over a latte will be pretty easy to take. This is on Deck’s 7 and 8 about 50 feet from our room on deck 8.Читать далее
Day 3: Kissed wife 100’ below sea level

Today Donna and I took a submarine ride 105 feet below sea level in Cozumel, Mexico. We saw many fish species. Please don’t test on me them. Saw a sunken ship. Got to 105 feet below sea level. TheЧитать далее
Day 3: Eating Mexican food in Mexico

After our submarine ride to 1,000 leagues under the sea we stopped at a local pub/restaurant for lunch. It was wonderful. It sure wasn’t Taco Bell - thankfully.
#myvikingjourney #vikingneptune
Day 3: Our ship - A place we call home

Here are some of the mandatory pics of our ship - A place we get to call home for the next five months.
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Day 3: Amazing Entertainment

Finally getting caught up on reviewing some of the pictures taken with my Sony RX10 - Here are some pictures from the Christmas Show.
We are getting to know some of the wonderful performers has beenЧитать далее
Day 3: Couple Dancing on Christmas

Everyone once in while a photographer gets lucky enough to gently peek into a special moment between two lovers. Hans and his wife (Sorry I forgot hr name) have been married for 50 years [I think].Читать далее
Day 3: Sitting under our Christmas Tree

It’s Christmas. We worked hard to decorate our tree. Of course we have our violinist and pianist playing Christmas music as we enjoy our day. #myvikingjourney #vikingneptune
Day 4: Good Morning

Woke up this morning around 7:00AM. Got my morning coffee, went out to “our front porch” to journal and watched the birth of a new day. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Day.
Today theЧитать далее
Day 4: My lens cap

Many of you already know about my drama with losing my CPAP machine at the airport. Those of you who do photography clearly understand the likelihood of losing your lens cap.
In the excitement ofЧитать далее
Day 4: No TV - We are still alive

A typical day at our house is a light dinner while watching the local, and then the national news. Only to be followed up by reruns on Big Bang Theory - it has been slowly numbing our lives to death.Читать далее
Day 5: Good Morning

Got out of bed before the sunrise - did my journaling - and took these photos to start today’s adventure. When Donna woke up we had our breakfast. #myvikingjourney #vikingneptune
Day 5: Meet Carl

This morning while sitting at “our spot” this gentleman walks up the stairs dressed in what I thought was a sky diving outfit. We said our good mornings and I noticed “Reefer Engineer” on hisЧитать далее