slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Author: Laurie
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In the afternoon the ship sailed through Tracy Arm Fjord up to Sawyer Glacier. It was the most beautiful scenery that I have ever seen. So many waterfalls and I never knew that a glacier would be so stunning. Blue icebergs and harbor seals. Bald eagles. Fascinated by so many icebergs and the shapes and…
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[Sandy and I agreed that it was some time in the middle of this day that we began to lose the capacity for words to describe the beauty we were seeing. That loss of words would extend into the next day.]
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juneau, ak wednesday, july 15 6:300 a.m. on the aft deck. A bald eagle just flew about 10 feet directly over my head. Crows strutting around waiting for someone to drop some food. We will meet Sherri & her boys around 9 am in town and she will take us to Mendenhall Glacier where we…
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Tuesday, 7-14-09 Ketchikan, Alaska: had a long morning on our feet in Ketchikan, which we chose to explore on our own. LOTS of tourist shops. A few good art shops. The 1st one we visited was near the ship & away from downtown. Elsie [Gale] (says that website will be up shortly) is a Haida…
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July 13, 1009, Mon. British Columbian Coast. Yesterday was a bit of a waste because we were so worn out. We took a brief nap after finding some food and then had to get up for a mandatory emergency drill. The cool air woke me up for a little while so I went up top…
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[If you must be stuck in an airport for nine hours, as we were the following Sunday, you could do a lot worse than YVR. Beautiful artwork and architecture, and quite comfortable.] “Arrival in Vancouver 7-12-09 Sun. Waiting for the shuttle to take us to the cruise ship, the Norwegian Sun. It’s about noonish. We…
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Now I’m going to try to sleep until 3:30 a.m. It’s doubtful that I will get back on the Internet until July 20 except for maybe a quick email check for emergencies. Y’all will need to rest up before I flood you with photos anyway! Bye!
slowly she turned 