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Come in and explore./a>/h1> /header>!-- .entry-header -->/article>!-- #post-## -->/div>!-- #featured-content --> div idprimary classcontent-area> main idmain classsite-main rolemain> article idpost-38894 classpost-38894 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sitka tag-katlian-bay-road tag-sitka-alaska fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/us-ak/sitka/ relcategory tag>Sitka/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/07/now-its-16-miles/#comments>1 Comment/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/07/now-its-16-miles/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38908 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/07/now-its-16-miles/katlian-bay-road12/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Katlian-Bay-Road12.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1720371878","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.6","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.0004","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleKatlian-Bay-Road12 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Katlian-Bay-Road12.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Katlian-Bay-Road12.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Katlian-Bay-Road12.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Katlian-Bay-Road12.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38908 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/07/now-its-16-miles/katlian-bay-road12/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Katlian-Bay-Road12.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1720371878","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.6","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.0004","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleKatlian-Bay-Road12 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Katlian-Bay-Road12.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Katlian-Bay-Road12.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/07/now-its-16-miles/ relbookmark>Now it’s 16 Miles!/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/07/now-its-16-miles/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-07-07T21:43:39-08:00>July 7, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-07-07T21:43:42-08:00>July 7, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>For the last several decades it has been a little over 14 miles from one end of Sitka’s road system to the other. Over the July 4th weekend that became a little under 16 miles as the first section of … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/07/now-its-16-miles/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Now it’s 16 Miles!/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38868 classpost-38868 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sitka category-woc tag-independence-day tag-july-4 fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/us-ak/sitka/ relcategory tag>Sitka/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/topics/woc/ relcategory tag>Winds of Change/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/01/248-years-ago/#comments>7 Comments/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/01/248-years-ago/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38869 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/01/248-years-ago/2021-4th-of-july-parade-39-2/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?fit2560%2C1707&ssl1 data-orig-size2560,1707 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"7.1","credit":"","camera":"PENTAX K-70","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1625400389","copyright":"","focal_length":"88","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.0015625","title":"","orientation":"1"} data-image-title2021 4th of July Parade (39) data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?fit620%2C413&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?fit720%2C480&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-srcsethttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?zoom2&resize720%2C426&ssl1 1440w, https://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?zoom3&resize720%2C426&ssl1 2160w data-sizesauto data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync srcsethttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?zoom2&resize720%2C426&ssl1 1440w, https://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?zoom3&resize720%2C426&ssl1 2160w sizes(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px data-attachment-id38869 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/01/248-years-ago/2021-4th-of-july-parade-39-2/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?fit2560%2C1707&ssl1 data-orig-size2560,1707 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"7.1","credit":"","camera":"PENTAX K-70","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1625400389","copyright":"","focal_length":"88","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.0015625","title":"","orientation":"1"} data-image-title2021 4th of July Parade (39) data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?fit620%2C413&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2021-4th-of-July-Parade-39-scaled.jpg?fit720%2C480&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/01/248-years-ago/ relbookmark>248 Years Ago/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/07/01/248-years-ago/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-07-01T20:43:26-08:00>July 1, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-07-14T16:33:19-08:00>July 14, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>(July 2, 2024, 248 years later.) On an unseasonably cool July 2, 1776, Richard Henry Lee moved a resolution, before the second Continental Congress, declaring independence for the 13 American colonies. 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When I was chair of the Alaska Public Radio Network, I went back and forth to Juneau to lobby the state legislature frequently. I loved sitting in the solarium of the ferry, … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/noting-changes-on-a-dynamic-coastline/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Noting Changes on a Dynamic Coastline./span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38806 classpost-38806 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-2024-alaska-dream-cruise tag-us-ak tag-alaska-dream-cruises tag-allen-marine tag-chichagof-dream-2 tag-sitka fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/2024-alaska-dream-cruise/ relcategory tag>2024 Alaska Dream Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/chichagof-dream-2/#comments>2 Comments/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/chichagof-dream-2/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38811 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/chichagof-dream-2/chichagof-dream-4-2/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chichagof-Dream-4.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"3.4","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1716732681","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.8","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleChichagof-Dream-4 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chichagof-Dream-4.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chichagof-Dream-4.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chichagof-Dream-4.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chichagof-Dream-4.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38811 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/chichagof-dream-2/chichagof-dream-4-2/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chichagof-Dream-4.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"3.4","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1716732681","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.8","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleChichagof-Dream-4 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chichagof-Dream-4.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Chichagof-Dream-4.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/chichagof-dream-2/ relbookmark>Chichagof Dream/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/chichagof-dream-2/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-06-02T19:41:32-08:00>June 2, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-06-02T19:41:40-08:00>June 2, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>The Chichagof Dream started its life in Jeffersonville Indiana in 1984, launched as the Spirit of Nantucket for Clipper Cruise Lines. She cruised the Canadian Maritimes, the East Coast’s Intercoastal Waterway, and the Great Lakes. Cruise West bought her and … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/chichagof-dream-2/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Chichagof Dream/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38774 classpost-38774 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2024-alaska-dream-cruise category-cruises tag-us-ak tag-alaska-dream-cruises tag-chichagof-dream-2 tag-sitka fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/2024-alaska-dream-cruise/ relcategory tag>2024 Alaska Dream Cruise/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/peril-strait-sunset/#comments>6 Comments/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/peril-strait-sunset/> img width720 height426 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data-image-titleIMG_9231 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_9231.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_9231.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/peril-strait-sunset/ relbookmark>Peril Strait Sunset/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/peril-strait-sunset/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-06-02T18:07:55-08:00>June 2, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-06-02T18:07:58-08:00>June 2, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>Getting to Sitka from the inside passage you either need to sail around the North of Chichagof Island, through Icy Strait and Cross Sound, or south around Cape Ommany on the southern tip of Baranof Island, unless you go through … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/peril-strait-sunset/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Peril Strait Sunset/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38749 classpost-38749 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-2024-alaska-dream-cruise category-cruises tag-alaska-dream-cruises tag-chichagof-dream-2 fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/2024-alaska-dream-cruise/ relcategory tag>2024 Alaska Dream Cruise/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/shakedown-cruise/#comments>3 Comments/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta 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McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>In a way it was like riding the state ferry, only with much better food, more luxurious accommodations and a ship that stops for whales. Alaskan Dream Cruises invited a group of Sitkans to take a Memorial Day “shakedown” cruise … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/06/02/shakedown-cruise/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Shakedown Cruise/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38726 classpost-38726 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-us-ak category-sitka tag-aurora tag-magnetic-storm-2 tag-sitka-alaska fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/us-ak/ relcategory tag>Alaska/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/us-ak/sitka/ relcategory tag>Sitka/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/11/a-global-moment-of-wonder/#comments>6 Comments/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/11/a-global-moment-of-wonder/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38735 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/11/a-global-moment-of-wonder/img_e8996/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_E8996.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1715385893","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"6400","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleIMG_E8996 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_E8996.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_E8996.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_E8996.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_E8996.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38735 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/11/a-global-moment-of-wonder/img_e8996/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_E8996.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1715385893","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"6400","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleIMG_E8996 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_E8996.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_E8996.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/11/a-global-moment-of-wonder/ relbookmark>A Global Moment of Wonder/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/11/a-global-moment-of-wonder/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-05-11T13:09:39-08:00>May 11, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-05-11T17:03:22-08:00>May 11, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>As Sitka waited for the dark, (as dark as it ever gets in May) we watched our glorious blue skies fade to dusk and clouds began to form. The forecast was for cloudy skies after sunset. Sunset is just after … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/11/a-global-moment-of-wonder/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>A Global Moment of Wonder/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38703 classpost-38703 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-holland-america-line tag-koningsdam tag-koningsdam-eclipse-cruise fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise/ relcategory tag>Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/04/coda-i-think-this-really-is-my-final-post-on-this-cruise/#comments>7 Comments/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/04/coda-i-think-this-really-is-my-final-post-on-this-cruise/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38704 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/04/coda-i-think-this-really-is-my-final-post-on-this-cruise/kainoa/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kainoa.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713870048","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"125","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleKainoa data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kainoa.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kainoa.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kainoa.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kainoa.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38704 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/04/coda-i-think-this-really-is-my-final-post-on-this-cruise/kainoa/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kainoa.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713870048","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"125","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleKainoa data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kainoa.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Kainoa.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/04/coda-i-think-this-really-is-my-final-post-on-this-cruise/ relbookmark>Coda, I think this really is my final post on this cruise./a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/04/coda-i-think-this-really-is-my-final-post-on-this-cruise/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-05-04T17:41:43-08:00>May 4, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-05-04T17:55:30-08:00>May 4, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>In an early blog post on this cruise, I wrote about how many of our boarding cruise mates thought of this as a “long cruise,” 22 days. We thought of it as a short cruise, 22 days. At the end … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/04/coda-i-think-this-really-is-my-final-post-on-this-cruise/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Coda, I think this really is my final post on this cruise./span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38694 classpost-38694 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-holland-america-line tag-koningsdam tag-koningsdam-eclipse-cruise fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise/ relcategory tag>Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/04/the-art-of-the-upsell/#comments>5 Comments/a>/span> /div>!-- 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data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Shot.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Shot.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Shot.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Shot.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38698 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/04/the-art-of-the-upsell/cover-shot-4/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Shot.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"4.8","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713290160","copyright":"","focal_length":"17.1","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.00125","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleCover Shot data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Shot.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cover-Shot.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/04/the-art-of-the-upsell/ relbookmark>The Art of the Upsell/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/04/the-art-of-the-upsell/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-05-04T14:50:31-08:00>May 4, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-05-04T14:51:15-08:00>May 4, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>On the ship you can’t help but hear people talking about the changes in cruising since the pandemic, cost cutting and upsells, to make lines more profitable, or perhaps to help them pay off the debts they encountered while not … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/04/the-art-of-the-upsell/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>The Art of the Upsell/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38663 classpost-38663 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-holland-america-line tag-koningsdam tag-koningsdam-eclipse-cruise fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise/ relcategory tag>Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/01/is-it-the-monsterdam/#comments>1 Comment/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/01/is-it-the-monsterdam/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38676 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/01/is-it-the-monsterdam/world-stage-2/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/World-Stage-2.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 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data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/01/is-it-the-monsterdam/world-stage-2/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/World-Stage-2.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713012095","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleWorld-Stage-2 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/World-Stage-2.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/World-Stage-2.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/01/is-it-the-monsterdam/ relbookmark>Is it the “Monsterdam?”/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/01/is-it-the-monsterdam/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-05-01T21:24:56-08:00>May 1, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-05-01T21:37:38-08:00>May 1, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>In 2015 we were on the Circle South America cruise on Prinsendam, a Holland America ship that carried around 800 passengers. HAL presented a slide show about its new ship, Koningsdam, carrying 2650 passengers, coming next year. Koningsdam would carry … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/05/01/is-it-the-monsterdam/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Is it the “Monsterdam?”/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38625 classpost-38625 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-alaska-airlines-se-alaska-milk-run tag-holland-america-line tag-koningsdam tag-koningsdam-eclipse-cruise fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise/ relcategory tag>Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/29/and-it-always-ends-with-the-milk-run/#comments>5 Comments/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta 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data-image-meta{"aperture":"1.5","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1714328181","copyright":"","focal_length":"5.7","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0010822510822511","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleMilk-Run-Redux20 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Milk-Run-Redux20.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Milk-Run-Redux20.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/29/and-it-always-ends-with-the-milk-run/ relbookmark>… and it always ends with the Milk Run./a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/29/and-it-always-ends-with-the-milk-run/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-04-29T22:18:39-08:00>April 29, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-04-29T22:22:50-08:00>April 29, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>Normally I can’t wait to get off in port, but by the time we hit Victoria, at 1 Friday afternoon I decided I needed a nap more than a visit to Victoria (it’s in the neighborhood and we’ve been there … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/29/and-it-always-ends-with-the-milk-run/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>… and it always ends with the Milk Run./span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38586 classpost-38586 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-holland-america-line tag-koningsdam tag-koningsdam-eclipse-cruise 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classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38616 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/27/deck-3/deck-3-13/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Deck-3-13.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 13 Pro","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713884302","copyright":"","focal_length":"1.57","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.00094876660341556","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleDeck-3-13 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Deck-3-13.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Deck-3-13.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/27/deck-3/ relbookmark>Deck 3/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/27/deck-3/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-04-27T07:32:03-08:00>April 27, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-04-27T07:32:05-08:00>April 27, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>240424 The Promenade Deck One of the things that Holland America cruisers like abut the line is that all of their ships have a Promenade Deck, Deck 3, that wraps around the ship. You can walk outside. On Koningsdam three … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/27/deck-3/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Deck 3/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38540 classpost-38540 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2023-holland-america-grand-world-voyage tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-holland-america-line tag-koningsdam tag-koningsdam-eclipse-cruise tag-uscg-airstation-astoria fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise/ relcategory tag>Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/26/a-course-diversion/#comments>1 Comment/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/26/a-course-diversion/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38570 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/26/a-course-diversion/uscg-rescue-9-1/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/USCG-Rescue-9-1.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"5.7","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1714056658","copyright":"","focal_length":"189.9","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.0025","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleUSCG-Rescue-9-1 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/USCG-Rescue-9-1.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/USCG-Rescue-9-1.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/USCG-Rescue-9-1.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/USCG-Rescue-9-1.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38570 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/26/a-course-diversion/uscg-rescue-9-1/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/USCG-Rescue-9-1.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"5.7","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1714056658","copyright":"","focal_length":"189.9","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.0025","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleUSCG-Rescue-9-1 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/USCG-Rescue-9-1.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/USCG-Rescue-9-1.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/26/a-course-diversion/ relbookmark>A Course Diversion/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/26/a-course-diversion/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-04-26T12:24:29-08:00>April 26, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-04-26T12:25:36-08:00>April 26, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>I was sleeping when I heard the dings and an announcement asking the medical team to report to a stateroom on Deck 6. A couple of hours later the captain came on the PA system and apologized for the early … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/26/a-course-diversion/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>A Course Diversion/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38503 classpost-38503 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-holland-america-line tag-holland-america-lines tag-koningsdam fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise/ relcategory tag>Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/leaving-hawaii-with-memories-and-a-new-captain/#comments>1 Comment/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/leaving-hawaii-with-memories-and-a-new-captain/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38537 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/leaving-hawaii-with-memories-and-a-new-captain/cover-shot-3/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cover-shot.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713460027","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleCover shot data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cover-shot.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cover-shot.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cover-shot.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cover-shot.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38537 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/leaving-hawaii-with-memories-and-a-new-captain/cover-shot-3/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cover-shot.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713460027","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleCover shot data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cover-shot.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Cover-shot.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/leaving-hawaii-with-memories-and-a-new-captain/ relbookmark>Leaving Hawaii With Memories and a New Captain./a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/leaving-hawaii-with-memories-and-a-new-captain/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-04-25T13:48:38-08:00>April 25, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-04-25T13:52:32-08:00>April 25, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>The text and the pictures on this post are a complete disconnect. The pictures are from all of our stops in Hawaii. I had no other way to put them into the context of past blog posts, so here they … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/leaving-hawaii-with-memories-and-a-new-captain/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Leaving Hawaii With Memories and a New Captain./span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38481 classpost-38481 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-hilo tag-hilos-liliuokani-japanese-gardens tag-holland-america-line tag-koningsdam tag-koningsdam-eclipse-cruise fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise/ relcategory tag>Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/hilos-liliuokani-japanese-gardens/#comments>1 Comment/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/hilos-liliuokani-japanese-gardens/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38496 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/hilos-liliuokani-japanese-gardens/hilo-japanese-garden11/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hilo-Japanese-Garden11.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713634895","copyright":"","focal_length":"57.2","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleHilo-Japanese-Garden11 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hilo-Japanese-Garden11.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hilo-Japanese-Garden11.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hilo-Japanese-Garden11.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hilo-Japanese-Garden11.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38496 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/hilos-liliuokani-japanese-gardens/hilo-japanese-garden11/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hilo-Japanese-Garden11.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713634895","copyright":"","focal_length":"57.2","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleHilo-Japanese-Garden11 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hilo-Japanese-Garden11.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hilo-Japanese-Garden11.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/hilos-liliuokani-japanese-gardens/ relbookmark>Hilo’s Lili’uokani Japanese Gardens./a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/hilos-liliuokani-japanese-gardens/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-04-25T09:14:12-08:00>April 25, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-04-25T09:14:14-08:00>April 25, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>Near the port of Hilo, where the ship docks, there are some formal Japanese Gardens. Their streams and ponds replenished twice daily by the tides that flow over the black lava rock beach. 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data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/dont-make-pele-mad-volcanoes-national-park/hawaii-volcanos06/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hawaii-volcanos06.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"3.7","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713627403","copyright":"","focal_length":"7.8","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.0025","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleHawaii-volcanos06 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hawaii-volcanos06.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Hawaii-volcanos06.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/dont-make-pele-mad-volcanoes-national-park/ relbookmark>Don’t Make Pele Mad (Volcanoes National Park)/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/dont-make-pele-mad-volcanoes-national-park/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-04-25T09:03:15-08:00>April 25, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-04-25T09:03:17-08:00>April 25, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>Our tour bus driver and guide in Hilo, Jessica, made it a point that she was Jess, and if we called her Jesse she would throw us into a Volcano Caldera as a sacrifice to Pele, the Hawaiian Goddess of … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/25/dont-make-pele-mad-volcanoes-national-park/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Don’t Make Pele Mad (Volcanoes National Park)/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38407 classpost-38407 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-duke-kahanamoku-lagoon tag-holland-america-line tag-koningsdam tag-koningsdam-eclipse-cruise tag-waikiki fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise/ relcategory tag>Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/24/hawaii-calling-waikiki/#comments>1 Comment/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/24/hawaii-calling-waikiki/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38430 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/24/hawaii-calling-waikiki/fish-11/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fish-11.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"DMC-FT30","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1681941642","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleFish-11 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fish-11.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fish-11.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fish-11.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fish-11.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38430 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/24/hawaii-calling-waikiki/fish-11/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fish-11.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"DMC-FT30","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1681941642","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleFish-11 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fish-11.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Fish-11.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/24/hawaii-calling-waikiki/ relbookmark>Hawai’i Calling (Waikiki)/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/24/hawaii-calling-waikiki/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-04-24T14:40:00-08:00>April 24, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-04-24T14:40:02-08:00>April 24, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>The lecturers on the ship spoke about how the mainland became interested, perhaps even obsessed with Hawaii. They mention Elvis and the movie “Blue Hawaii” where Elvis wore Aloha shirts and a Lei while playing a Ukulele. Of course there … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/24/hawaii-calling-waikiki/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Hawai’i Calling (Waikiki)/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38353 classpost-38353 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-holland-america-line tag-koningsdam tag-koningsdam-eclipse-cruise tag-oahu tag-oahu-east-shore tag-prinsendam fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise/ relcategory tag>Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/do-you-take-american-dollars/#comments>2 Comments/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/do-you-take-american-dollars/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38363 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/do-you-take-american-dollars/oahu-east-shore15/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oahu-east-shore15.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713451894","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleOahu-east-shore15 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oahu-east-shore15.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oahu-east-shore15.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oahu-east-shore15.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oahu-east-shore15.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38363 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/do-you-take-american-dollars/oahu-east-shore15/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oahu-east-shore15.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713451894","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleOahu-east-shore15 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oahu-east-shore15.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Oahu-east-shore15.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/do-you-take-american-dollars/ relbookmark>Do You Take American Dollars?/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/do-you-take-american-dollars/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-04-23T22:59:14-08:00>April 23, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-05-13T21:34:00-08:00>May 13, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>As an Alaskan I have been asked that question by visitors from cruise ships more times than I can remember. I tried hard not to eye roll, and at one point carried novelty 22-dollar bills printed by an Alaska character … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/do-you-take-american-dollars/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Do You Take American Dollars?/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38320 classpost-38320 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-aloha-tower tag-holland-america-line tag-hololulu tag-honolulu-cruise-terminal-murals tag-koningsdam tag-koningsdam-eclipse-cruise fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise/ relcategory tag>Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/aloha-honolulu/#comments>1 Comment/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/aloha-honolulu/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38324 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/aloha-honolulu/vintage-murals-at-the-cruise-terminal-1/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Vintage-murals-at-the-cruise-terminal-1.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713464533","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"1600","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleVintage-murals-at-the-cruise-terminal-1 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Vintage-murals-at-the-cruise-terminal-1.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Vintage-murals-at-the-cruise-terminal-1.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Vintage-murals-at-the-cruise-terminal-1.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Vintage-murals-at-the-cruise-terminal-1.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38324 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/aloha-honolulu/vintage-murals-at-the-cruise-terminal-1/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Vintage-murals-at-the-cruise-terminal-1.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713464533","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"1600","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleVintage-murals-at-the-cruise-terminal-1 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Vintage-murals-at-the-cruise-terminal-1.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Vintage-murals-at-the-cruise-terminal-1.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/aloha-honolulu/ relbookmark>Aloha Honolulu/a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/aloha-honolulu/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-04-23T20:34:20-08:00>April 23, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-04-23T23:03:55-08:00>April 23, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>240418 19 Aloha Honululu (Hello/Good by) The Captain told us it would be an early sail in to Honolulu. I looked at the map and the sight I wanted to see was on the starboard, we are on port, so … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/23/aloha-honolulu/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Aloha Honolulu/span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38284 classpost-38284 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-holland-america-line tag-kauai-plantation-railway tag-kilohaa-plantation tag-koningsdam tag-koningsdam-eclipse-cruise fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise/ relcategory tag>Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/snowbirding-railway-cars/#comments>2 Comments/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/snowbirding-railway-cars/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38287 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/snowbirding-railway-cars/plantation-railway-train-9/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Plantation-railway-train-9.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"5.5","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713370818","copyright":"","focal_length":"36.8","iso":"1250","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titlePlantation-railway-train-9 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Plantation-railway-train-9.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Plantation-railway-train-9.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Plantation-railway-train-9.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Plantation-railway-train-9.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38287 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/snowbirding-railway-cars/plantation-railway-train-9/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Plantation-railway-train-9.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"5.5","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713370818","copyright":"","focal_length":"36.8","iso":"1250","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titlePlantation-railway-train-9 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Plantation-railway-train-9.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Plantation-railway-train-9.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/snowbirding-railway-cars/ relbookmark>Snowbirding Railway Cars./a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/snowbirding-railway-cars/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-04-22T23:21:56-08:00>April 22, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-04-22T23:21:58-08:00>April 22, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>For being so different in climate, location, and population Alaska and Hawaii have a lot in common. After all, Hawaii is one of the most isolated island groups in the world and the closest land to Hawaii is Alaska. We … a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/snowbirding-railway-cars/ classmore-link>Continue reading span classscreen-reader-text>Snowbirding Railway Cars./span>/a>/p> /div>!-- .entry-summary -->/article>!-- #post-## --> article idpost-38251 classpost-38251 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-cruises category-koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise tag-2024-solar-eclipse-ms-koningsdam tag-kauai tag-koningsdam tag-koningsdam-eclipse-cruise tag-nawiliwili fallback-thumbnail> header classentry-header> div classentry-meta> span classcat-links>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/cruises/ relcategory tag>Cruises/a>, a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/category/koningsdam-solar-eclipse-cruise/ relcategory tag>Koningsdam Solar Eclipse Cruise/a>/span>span classcomments-link>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/kauai-sail-in-and-sail-out/#comments>2 Comments/a>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> a classpost-thumbnail hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/kauai-sail-in-and-sail-out/> img width720 height426 srcdata:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAtAAAAGqAQAAAAAKfU4LAAAAAnRSTlMAAHaTzTgAAAA8SURBVHja7cExAQAAAMKg9U9tCF+gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOA1l24AAaWQ5VsAAAAASUVORK5CYII classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38265 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/kauai-sail-in-and-sail-out/sail-in-16/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sail-In-16.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"3.8","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713346561","copyright":"","focal_length":"8.6","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleSail-In-16 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sail-In-16.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sail-In-16.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sail-In-16.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 data-eio-rwidth720 data-eio-rheight426 />noscript>img width720 height426 srchttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sail-In-16.jpg?resize720%2C426&ssl1 classattachment-gazette-post-thumbnail size-gazette-post-thumbnail wp-post-image alt decodingasync data-attachment-id38265 data-permalinkhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/kauai-sail-in-and-sail-out/sail-in-16/ data-orig-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sail-In-16.jpg?fit1024%2C768&ssl1 data-orig-size1024,768 data-comments-opened1 data-image-meta{"aperture":"3.8","credit":"","camera":"DC-FZ80","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1713346561","copyright":"","focal_length":"8.6","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.005","title":"","orientation":"0"} data-image-titleSail-In-16 data-image-description data-image-caption data-medium-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sail-In-16.jpg?fit620%2C465&ssl1 data-large-filehttps://i0.wp.com/rich.mcclear.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Sail-In-16.jpg?fit720%2C540&ssl1 tabindex0 rolebutton data-eiol />/noscript> /a> h1 classentry-title>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/kauai-sail-in-and-sail-out/ relbookmark>Kauai Sail in and Sail Out./a>/h1> div classentry-meta> span classposted-on>a hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/2024/04/22/kauai-sail-in-and-sail-out/ relbookmark>time classentry-date published datetime2024-04-22T12:59:56-08:00>April 22, 2024/time>time classupdated datetime2024-04-22T12:59:58-08:00>April 22, 2024/time>/a>/span>span classbyline> span classauthor vcard>a classurl fn n hrefhttps://rich.mcclear.net/author/rich/>Rich McClear/a>/span>/span> /div>!-- .entry-meta --> /header>!-- .entry-header --> div classentry-summary> p>The captain told us he was opening the bow at sunrise so we could watch the scenic sail in at Nawiliwili bay. 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That means that everyone must have a “face to face” meeting with immigrations officials. 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