Inside Passage

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voyage

an act or instance of travelling: journey.
a course or period of travelling by other than land routes.
a long sea voyage
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In 2018 we cruised from Vancouver to Alaska

via the Inside Passage.

Our voyage was only 7 days…but well worth it.

Back in the late 1970s or early 1980s,

I joined a Pacific Island Cruise and

the following year I cruised from

Sydney, again, to Tahiti, returning

to Sydney some twenty-three days later.

During that cruise, we crossed

the International Date Line, twice.

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RagTagChallenge-Twilight

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twilight

the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun
is below the horizon, caused by the reflection of
the sun’s rays from the atmosphere.

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Twilight as we cruised

Alaska’s Inside Passage.

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RagTagChallenge:…Twilight

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Word-of-Day-Challenge-Steward

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steward

a person employed to look after the passengers
on a ship, aircraft, or train.

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During our Vancouver – Alaska Cruise,

each night we came back to our cabin

to find a towel…

 

…had been left as an animal

by our cabin stewards.

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wakes

The Holland America Line vessel,

the Noordam…

 

…left a long trailing wake as it cruised

the inside passage to Alaska.

 

 

A much smaller vessel the Hygeia

appeared to leave a turbulent wake behind

as it cruised Geelong’s

Corio Bay.

 

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cruise

a voyage on a ship or boat taken for pleasure
or as a holiday and usually calling in
at several places.
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Our cruise up the inside passage

to Glacier Bay was as quiet as expected.

The only surprise being some

rougher water on the first day.

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solitude

the state or situation of being alone.
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I’m certain I can still feel the solitude I felt…

…when waiting for, and after sunset…

…in the late evening hours and the

early hours of each morning…

 

 

…spent in Alaska’s inside passage.

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