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Traveler Japan to Thailand
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- Nov 19, 2023, 12:35pm
- ⛅ -6 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- United States Alaska Yakutat City and Borough Point Latouche 59.90189, -139.6509459°54’7” N 139°39’3” W
Day 11
Naha, Okinawa
November 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ -6 °C
Okinawa is Japan's version of Hawaii and also the location of a decisive battle towards the end of WWII in the Pacific. Dominic chose to go on a tour of the battle sites while I opted to learn the traditional dyeing technique of Bingata. Bingata is a similar process to batik except wax was substituted by a starch mixture. My effort will be revealed in a couple of days once it has cured and I have washed out the starch.Read more
Traveler Looking forward to seeing the results. A very interesting process.
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Traveler Japan to Thailand
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- Nov 19, 2023, 5:20pm
- 🌙 -7 °C
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- United States Alaska Yakutat City and Borough Point Latouche 59.90189, -139.6509459°54’7” N 139°39’3” W
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Day 11
Two Sea Days
November 19, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 -7 °C
After a hectic week of visiting various ports it was very relaxing to have 2 days at sea. We were happy to laze around in our cabin reading in between toddling off for cocktails and meals. One thing we did manage to do on one of the sea days was a cooking class which we really enjoyed. The theme was the 5 tastes (sweet, sour etc) and applying it to your home cooking. And matching wines to enhance these tastes. More drinking and eating....Read more
Traveler Looks fun!
11/20/23Reply
Traveler Very much the part 👏
11/20/23Reply
Traveler Sounds fabulous! You’re rocking this cruising thing!
11/21/23Reply
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RTW Redux ... 2023
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- Jul 4, 2023, 4:57pm
- ☁️ 48 °F
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- United States Alaska Yakutat City and Borough Point Latouche 59.911701, -139.64230359°54’42” N 139°38’32” W
Day 205
Hubbard Glacier, Alaska … No Go
July 4, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
As scheduled we sailed up Yakutat Bay for our 4:30p slot to view Hubbard Glacier, which sits at the head of Disenchantment Bay.

Unlike so many glaciers around the world, Hubbard is advancing … at times at a very fast pace that has earned it the nickname of Galloping Glacier. It’s been known to dam up neighboring Russell Bay only to burst into smithereens.

We’ve seen many glaciers around the world. I especially enjoy tidewater glaciers like Hubbard that reach the edge of a body of water. Having never visited Hubbard before, we were looking forward to our time in front of this river of ice … one that extends 76 miles inland and has a 7-mile terminus that rises 350 feet above the waterline.

It wasn’t to be.

We arrived on station to find the glacier shrouded in fog with an ice belt that served as a barrier that Insignia was unable to ford since the hull is not ice strengthened. Seven miles … that is how close we got before we turned around and headed back out into the Gulf of Alaska.

We drowned our disappointment by wrapping up our day with a delightful dinner with Executive Concierge Chris and RTW2023 Concierge Millie. Laughter, wine, and good conversation … an excellent antidote for disappointment.

P. S. Our luggage has been delivered to the cabin. A sign that the voyage really is coming to an end soon. Packing shall commence between visits to ports that area still ahead of us.Read more
Traveler In our 2017 cruise, Infinity got close to a mile to the glacier since it was a bright clear day.
7/5/23Reply
Two to Travel What an experience that would have been.
7/5/23Reply
Traveler What an adventure you two are having. 205 days already! Sorry you missed Hubbard. Interesting to hear it described as the "Galloping Glacier." When we visited Glacier Bay our Tlingit guide described a past glacier that pushed the tribe out of the area as coming "faster than a dog could run."
7/7/23Reply
Two to Travel That’s a great description.
7/7/23Reply
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