Brest, France When I woke up we were in Portland. The morning was grey and rainy. The misty Albion, true to its name, greeted us shrouded in thick fog. My excursion to Salisbury and Stonehenge was scheduled for 8 am. The bad weather affected my mood and I thought about not going. On the other […]
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The Azores After two days at sea, we were in Brest. The “Norwegian Jade” and a small German boat were the only vessels in the port. As many other French cities, Brest suffered from bombing during the World War II. What was left from the medieval times should not take much time to see and
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Departure The weather was overcast with some breaks in the clouds, too cold for swimming, I found a spot protected from the wind on the aft deck with tables and chairs. Breathing in fresh ocean air was revitalizing. A passenger sang accompanying himself with his guitar and others gathered around him to listen. The “Norwegian
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Time to break the crust again! It had grown all over me, thick and hard, in the last 6 months when I did not travel. The past winter was a difficult time. I was plagued by all sorts of health issues from minor things like skin disorders to a virus infection that kept me in
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The interview The permanent residency visa The departure Finland Germany The Netherlands Leaving Europe Along Africa’s West coast The Indian Ocean Australia Arriving in Australia around the New Year turned out to be beneficial for us. Everyone was in the holiday mood and that gave us sufficient time to settle in. We signed up for
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The application The interview The permanent residency visa The departure Finland Germany The Netherlands Leaving Europe Along Africa’s West coast The Indian Ocean (from my diary) 17 December 1992 I was in the gym when someone yelled on the deck ‘Land!’ It was 10 am. By noon we came to Freemantle and waited for the
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The application The interview The permanent residency visa The departure Finland Germany The Netherlands Leaving Europe Along Africa’s West coast (from my diary) 5 December 1992 We are in the Indian Ocean. It rains at times. Rather big waves and a lot of rolling. 6 December 1992 The ship moved to lower latitudes to avoid
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The application The interview The permanent residency visa The departure Finland Germany The Netherlands Leaving Europe (from my diary) 23 November 1992 High winds and mild temperature (23°C/73°F). Going along Western Sahara. Zhenya bathed in the pool, but I did not dare. In the evening I sent my mother a radiogram. Three days in a
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The backstory The application The interview The permanent residency visa The departure Finland Germany The Netherlands (from my diary) 17 November 1992 Left Rotterdam in the morning. The ship is rolling again. Zhenya plays with his new construction set. Docked in Felixstowe at 9 pm. Took a short walk along the shore. All ports are
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The backstory The application The interview The permanent residency visa The departure Finland Germany (from my diary) 15 November 1992 Fresh produce and new food after Hamburg. It was late night when we got to Rotterdam. What a huge city. The cook obviously went shopping in Hamburg. Our meals before were mostly meat, potatoes, beans,
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