February 6, 2025

Torres del Paine - Grey Lake & Glacier - Catamaran - Day 2 

On day two of our excursion we hiked into Torres del Paine along a long stretch of rocky beach to make our way to a Catamaran for a ride on Lake Grey, out to the Grey Glacier. About 100 people were on the Catamaran and our group split up into available seats. What are the chances that I end up sitting next to a fellow Philadelphian? Nice to meet you, Ed Brassel! Question #2 - where did you live / work ?  Lived in condos atop 2 Liberty and worked at Comcast. Question #3 Do you know Ernie Pighini ? OMG! Ed sat next to him for 20+ years and Ernie is one of his closest friends!! Such a small world! We take below photo and send it off to Ernie!

Glacier shots with Delia, who I first met on Gran Canary trip, and who organized this fantastic excursion. Last shot with Ozzie and fellow Founder and buddy Stephen Clark, who I convinced to join us, on this excursion.

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The Catamaran crew fished glacier ice out of the water to use in our cocktails onboard the ship. Yum! 

TERNATE, INDONESIA

By Patricia Patrick • October 13, 2025
Ternate, Indonesia, which is both the name of the city and island, and is part of the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia. It is a port that sees maybe 3 Cruise ships a year. However, they really made an effort to show us the best of what they can offer. It's mainly a Muslim country, and we knew we had to dress discretely, but we knew little else. We didn't have our typical port talk prior, due to a technical issue with the AV equipment. Ben a fellow resident, organized an island tour, with about 8 stops, for 90 of us residents.

CEBU, PHILIPPINES

By Patricia Patrick • October 10, 2025
Cebu greeted our Ship with a big warm welcome, despite having just been rocked by a major Earthquake, days before our arrival. The Minister of Tourism arrived with a motorcade and she proceeded to chat with the residents and thank us, for all our support.

PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES

By Patricia Patrick • October 2, 2025
Today we were Cave explorers! We went to the one of UNESCO newly classified 7 NEW WONDERS OF NATURE - The Puerto Princesa Underground River.