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Thank you and the best is yet to come . Unfortunately our bucket is getting more empty as the years fly by . Interesting screen name . My last duty station in the Navy was the Philadelphia Naval Hospital before I was discharged from the Navy . It was also the first place that I saw snow fall from the sky . Travel bugs I can live without though . We got Covid traveling and now my Sarcoidosis has kicked in and the pine trees here are in full pollen stage so breathing isn't easy anymore . Sarcoidosis is not uncommon in Figefighters as I was for 28 + years in Miami where I was born . Sarcoidosis is a disease characterized by the growth of tiny collections of inflammatory cells (granulomas) in any part of your body — most commonly the lungs and lymph nodes. But it can also affect the eyes, skin, heart and other organs. From the Mayo clinic .

This was the only time that we saw the people from the Port side owners suite together . Usually it was only the lady taking selfies . I'm sorry that I made a mistake with this caption yesterday . The couple in the other corner suite is the distant couple in this photo of all hands on deck 9 , posted below . C and D are in the foreground in this photo . We gave them our bottle of white wine and did a cabin crawl with each other . Their forward balcony is larger than ours and we enjoyed some white wine and a chat together in their cabin .

Well it won't be long now Chris for your turn ! We are thrilled that you are going , but we will miss you , your input , kind words and encouragement . We saw whale from both balconies , but mostly the Starboard side . The only one that I remember from the front was the one that we almost ran over . Plan on seeing whales , but every trip is different . Vonn the butler told us that they had to stop the ship because they saw almost 200 whales on the cruise before us ! We didn't see as much life as on previous trips but see may see much more than we did . Because we are getting older we sometimes forget things . Some more important than others . My wife forgot her beloved Nikon binoculars at home . She likes and uses them more than her camera . She helps me to spot animals , like whales so that I can shoot them with the telephoto camera , kinda like a sniper/spotter team works in the military . With our next long time anniversity coming up we got the new ones that she wanted on the ship as an early present . There is only one person in the universe that I love more than my wife . We saw a Hallmark movie yesterday called Harmony from the Heart that we really liked that distracted us from the thread . The older couple ( and the younger couple ) were a lot like us and our relationship . It's a great Valentine's Day movie .

Reflections of Paradise Bay This was the only time that we saw the people from the Port side owners suite together . Usually it was only the lady taking selfies . Lunch came from Cagneys as we didn't want to leave the view Chicken soup good for the soul And my favorite desert . 7 layer cake with milk . The wake show was mesmerising

More shot of Glacier Bay . A pano shot cut down . Sailboat under a glacier

Thank you very much for writing in and your kind words . Where we went is a very beautiful and photogenic place . And we're glad that NCL made it very affordable with a much nicer suite than we have ever had before .

We've been doing these photologue threads for more than 15 years because we like helping and sharing with others . We have found a maker of guide books that inspired us to travel , push our boundries and share . Here are 2 older ones that we still use and their old motto inspired us . To show you what others only tell you . Talk is cheap and we've heard lot's of BS and condsending tudes - usually with no evidence during our travels . We have no blog and make no money from this . You will see our photos later , the Lord willing , of the cover photos . Mount Fitzroy from Argentina and Torres del Paine , Chile . These cannot be seen from a cruise ship , but needed to be flown to and driven to in person , sometimes with the help of guides and or drivers who help make this thread possible . This will be our last trip there . We can't afford it and our bodies are wearing out more rapidly every day . The newer versions of the guides are not as through as the older , but are more up to date . But even in the newer ones things change and sometimes before the ink is dry .

Our idea of a selfie is an usie . Note the watertight door that we had to open to exit to the front balcony . We had another deck between us and the Bridge . The forward balcony An across the Bow sun shot The forward furniture was secured about 90 % of the this trip and thus unusable A side balcony shot We always heard strange music everytime before a knock on the door . I wonder why ? We have many of the iconic red British phone booths . The first time that I saw one I asked my model wife to hold the phone to her ear with the caption of " London Calling " under our thread on CC . But it seems like the Norwegians have taken the phone booth concept to a whole new level with the addition of another fixture . It may be needed when put on hold for extended periods of time like talking to some cruise lines .

The Star in Ushuaia The Chilean Base We almost hit this humpback whale More icebergs Another ship The mainland

Was there life here ? Some Nap time Tale of a whale or two Humpbacks Lemaire Orca only in Anarticia Flying penguin A buffet of people And a the mother of our children

Deception Island from the Zaandam , on our previous visit Entrance inside the Caldera Volcanic Chinstrap beach Flying Chinstraps

The grand parade of lifeless packaging This one glistened in the afternoon sun

Paradise Bay The penquins left their calling card

Hopefully the seas and wind will lay down for the evening . We had one sunny day and one cloudy and bumpy .

The Parade of Icebergs .These folks were going in the opposite direction . A sailboat near the Chilean base

Some more photos

Best wishes into Deception Island , it's a very narrow entrance and we hope that you make it in to get a break from the wind and waves . On the home front we both have tested positive for Covid . I have a scheduled well visit at my doctor tomorrow so we will let him know and see what he wants .

Well I had to threaten the HAL a little with a verse on a Bicycle buit for 2 but it came around . So a few photos from the Sony pocket rocket Side balcony

Well I can upload videos but not edit my still photos . Any computer people with ideas ? Meanwhile here's a video

A glimpse into the past and the future from previously edited photos . The desert before the Drake shake And some lenticular clouds over Mount Fitzroy in El Chalten during our post cruise stay . Captain Fitzroy was the Captain of the Beagle when a young Charles Darwin was on it . These flying saucer clouds are my favorite clouds . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_cloud

Meanwhile here's the current position of the Oosterdam which we have friends on . We did our other visit to Antarctica on the Zaandam in the Christmas / New Years time of 2018/2019 just before Covid really hit . They did 4 days in the A but we did 2 on the Star . https://www.cruisemapper.com/?imo=9221281

Thanks Chris it was late afternoon , not much night maybe 3 hours but the blackout curtains did a good job . This was Glacier Bay Day and the sunlight was working . But the HAL 900 ( the nickname of my desktop ) is not currently working well ( maybe it has Covid too ) but we are working on it .

After a really bumpy night ( the Drake shake ) we sighted the Sapphire Princess at a distance , headed North First iceberg Antarctic Tern The birds Tabicular iceberg Land Ho !

Leaving South America and an informal dinner of pub Grub An expedition ship returning from Antarctica Angel was playing J.J. Cales song that Clapton made famous while we were eating . Angel lived with or near Vonn our butler . We asked Vonn to ask Angel if it was OK if we recorded and shared him on Youtube and he said that it was fine . Not my favorite Clapton song , but Angel did a great job did a great job . The closest that I'll ever get to Clapton . 😉