The Inside Passage
One of the potential threats to the Panama Canal is that with global warming it will be possible for ships to use the Northwest Passage instead of the Panama Canal. Although it may be longer, but...
View ArticlePower of 55 Nuclear Bombs Coming to Panama
Lots and lots of equivalents to 50 atomic bombs! They are in the Canal now and many more on their way bringing big money to Panama and hopefully no kaboom! So just how safe are these potential bombs...
View Article8,500 New Cars on One Boat
The world’s biggest vehicle carrier transited the Panama Canal on Thursday September 8. The HOEGH TARGET, sailing under the Norwegian flag, was built in 2015 specifically to allow it to pass through...
View ArticlePanama gets over $1 billion from Canal
Panama’s National Treasury will get more than $1 billion from The Panama Canal Authority whose Board of Directors has approved the 2016 payment. The payment includes money for services rendered by the...
View ArticleThe Announcement
As we approach Christmas, I thought you might be interested in a repeat of a post I did a few years back after finishing a season doing the Holy Land & Egypt cruise. Both the Holy Land & Egypt...
View ArticleWhere It All Began
O little town of Bethlehem How still we see thee lie Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting Light The hopes and fears of all the...
View ArticleMy Two Worlds
Sorry if I’ve been absent for a while. One of my goals for 2017 was to slow down a bit and a least a little bit “retire from retirement.” Well, that isn’t going to happen! January has been busy...
View ArticleCuba Cruise: Everything You Imagined and More!
The “forbidden” destination for US Americans. The old house down the street about whom the kids shared scary tales. The tiny little island that was supposed to take over the world for Communism,...
View ArticleCuba Car Show
Want to see old US cars? Come to Cuba! You won’t be disappointed. Cars from the 50’s and even earlier are still on the streets, still running thanks to Cuban ingenuity. Some are old, just held together...
View ArticleCruising to Cuba
Thanks to President Obama US citizens can visit Cuba on cruises offering a people-to-people educational itinerary. Hopefully as President Trump works down the list, attempting apparently to undo...
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