Category: Boarding Group 2 Travel Blog
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Southern Japan Cruise 2023: 2 Days to Embarkation: Itadakimasu
Ahead of our cruise, we decided to use our few pre cruise days to visit places not included in our selected excursions from the ship. We find ourselves craving tours with more intimate, quiet experiences, that allow us time to relish and explore a place; to experience discovery. Discovery is a magical practice. It combines…
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Southern Japan Cruise 2023: The Return
Art and I are off on our next adventure; revisiting Japan. Art travelled there frequently while working, and I was able to join him once, which is when I also fell in love with the country and the people. This cruise was originally scheduled for 2019…then the lock down happened, and it was postponed to…
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Grand Canyon Rafting Trip: Re-Entry
While our time on the river is complete, there is still an important part of the trip to experience. It is what Colleen calls transitioning, or re-entry. It’s that time where you make the physical and cognitive change from the Grand Canyon and the River to the outside world. Back to what feels like the…
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Grand Canyon Rafting Trip- Day 8: Wondrousness
We woke earlier than usual this morning as our group is the first of the day to depart. Once our group has flown out of the Canyon, other groups will arrive and end their rafting journeys here. JP wakes us with the “Coffee’s On” call around 4:30 AM. Our helicopter ride out of the Canyon…
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Grand Canyon Rafting Trip Day 7: The Final Countdown
Have you ever woken up after a big event or experience, and your consciousness reminds you “That” happened, and you know things will never be the same because it has evolved change inside you at some astronomical level? This morning my consciousness was doing a dance, a musical perhaps, so changed by this experience on…
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Grand Canyon Rafting Trip Day 6: Sunrise, Sunset, & Everything In-between
Art and I woke after another evening of starry night skies, but there was something different this time: planes. This is the first night we are now seeing planes crossing the night sky, and even have seen a few planes and contrails during the day. For the most part we try to ignore them, and…
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Grand Canyon Rafting Trip Day 5: Feeling Groovy
From Art’s Side of the Raft: Deb says that I should write this part of the blog. So far, my contribution has largely been photos (the ones that you thought were magnificent…mine!) As for the writing, Deb periodically turns and asks me what I thought was special about the day and I usually respond with…
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Grand Canyon Rafting Trip Day 4: Have A Good Day Gosh Darn-it!
Art and I woke during the early morning hours of our 4th day in the Canyon to take some night sky photos from camp. The night sky was again glorious, and we found taking photos with the Nikon Z8, which we had already pre-set for night sky photography, made it easier to get that infinity…
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Grand Canyon Rafting Trip Day 3: Rafts & Ringtails & Reflections! Oh My!
We woke this morning after another glorious evening sleeping under the stars and Milky Way. While we are sleeping at night, we do wake occasionally and enjoy a few moments to take in the view of the night sky before drifting back to sleep. We are beginning to know what time of the late night/early…
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Grand Canyon Rafting Trip Day 2: Saddling Up For Day 2
We woke on Day 2 with a brilliant sunrise over the Canyon walls. We are at Mile 21 on our trip, and we are excited to see what today has in store for us! After a yummy breakfast of made to order eggs (Josh and JP continue to wow us with their culinary skills on…
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