Category Archives: World Cruise #4

Salvador de Bahia, Brazil

Posted on March 8, 2023 by patmathews

March 7 and 8, 2023 We have two days in this port due to the cancellation of our port in Vitoria.  When we arrived into port, I was sort of surprised how large the city was – I hadn’t really … Continue reading →

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At sea

Posted on March 6, 2023 by patmathews

March 6, 2023 It is a sea day and my adventure started after breakfast. We were walking down from our breakfast at the Terrace Cafe, when I spotted some food on a step. My attention went to avoiding that, and … Continue reading →

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Cabo Frio, Brazil

Posted on March 6, 2023 by patmathews

March 5,2023 As we left Rio, I was able to capture the Christ the Redeemer statue and Sugarloaf Mountain. We had a tender port at Cabo Frio, and our excursion was a boat cruise and Papagaio Island. Cabo Frio is … Continue reading →

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Posted on March 4, 2023 by patmathews

March 3 and 4, 2023 Rio de Janeiro literally means “River of January” and is mostly known as Rio. We were here in 2018 and spent a couple of days here, including the main tourist attractions – Sugarloaf Mountain, Christ … Continue reading →

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Santos, Brazil

Posted on March 2, 2023 by patmathews

March 2, 2023 Yesterday was a sea day, and we had a guest chef do a cooking demonstration with our executive chef, Farid. The guest chef was Philippe Boulot who is currently the Executive Chef at the Multnomah Athletic Club … Continue reading →

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Montevideo, Uruguay

Posted on February 28, 2023 by patmathews

February 27, 2023 Before I post about Montevideo, here is the beautiful sail away sunset from Buenos Aires. For our day in Montevideo, we chose the Jewish Heritage of Montevideo tour. This was our second visit to this city and … Continue reading →

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Posted on February 26, 2023 by patmathews

February 25 and 26, 2023 This is our third time to visit Buenos Aires, so we decided to try to do much needed updates to all of our devices and to try to solve an email problem with my iPhone … Continue reading →

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Punta del Este, Uruguay

Posted on February 24, 2023 by patmathews

February 24, 2023 Here’s a picture of 2 Normans. The “other Norman” is one of our favorite sommeliers on board. This is a new port for us. The entrance to the port is the widest estuary in the world. The … Continue reading →

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Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Posted on February 21, 2023 by patmathews

February 23, 2023 We had a very calm crossing of the Drake Passage and still weren’t sure that the conditions would allow us to visit the Falklands, a place we have never been and really want to experience. Before I … Continue reading →

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Leaving Antarctica and crossing the Drake Passage

Posted on February 20, 2023 by patmathews

February 20, 2023 We sailed past the Shetland Islands on our way out of Antarctica yesterday. The scenery was still quite beautiful although not as impressive as the icebergs. The areas we saw were Admiralty Bay, King George Island and … Continue reading →

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