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The Alphabet Challenge "R" Stories voting round is heading into the final four days of voting, still stalled. We're hoping for a few more votes to come in, but (being busy myself) I understand why votes (and voters) may lag. Regardless, if you are a reader of our stories and someone who votes, thank you... Continue Reading →
Kind of busy . . . so I will point both old and new subscribers to some old posts. In 2012, we succumbed to the old people syndrome . . . and went on a cruise. Specifically, a cruise to Alaska. A note to new Disperser Track readers . . . I'm only showing a... Continue Reading →
By coincidence, as I write this final chapter of our cruising adventure, I am listening to the wind outside. Yes, just as during the last Alaska cruise post, snow is blowing about, making roads treacherous, and chilling things down to about zero degrees (F, not C). Back in September, having left Skagway, we have a... Continue Reading →
I sit here listening to the wind. I look out, and see the same wind move snow at a pretty good clip. The wind is blowing as if this area was inhabited by dickens, but not just regular dickens. Great big expirating dickens, the kind that can move snow horizontally. OK, now that half my... Continue Reading →
Because of the poor quality of some of the Tracy Arm photos, I rendered them in Black and White. As often is the case, someone liked them, and suggested more pictures were excellent candidates for decoloration. I'm not sure if he preferred the B&W version, or that some of the color photos were so bad,... Continue Reading →
What happened to Part IV, you ask. Or not . . . you probably don't care. Regardless, the previous post was Part VI, but it had been so long since Part III, and I am so senile, that I had forgotten the numbering/naming system I was using. Nah . . . I wanted to use... Continue Reading →
The alarm wakes us, and I know we are not sailing at our normal pace . . . we are making our way into Tracy Arm. Our destination? Sawyer Glaciers. I grab my 25 pounds of camera equipment, a sweater, gloves, hat, and scarf, and I make my way to the front of the boat. ... Continue Reading →
The previous post got us off the ground (nice segue, eh?), and we rejoin the narrative up in the air, and looking at a nice view. This last one seemed primed for some manipulation (all these were done using the Topaz Suite I mentioned before) I snapped away like a maniac on a mission to... Continue Reading →
Before continuing with the account of our Alaska Cruise, 2012, I should mention I edited the last post to add a couple of videos shot as we were leaving Seattle. They show the view from inside the mini-suite and from the balcony while under sail. The videos can be seen by clicking on the following... Continue Reading →
Edited To Add: Attached a couple of videos to the post. There was a time, not so long ago, when the idea of a cruise held little or no appeal. I don't know if it's the advancing age, a mellowing of the brain, or the call of the sea, but this year we booked our first... Continue Reading →
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