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    • 2015 Alaska Cruise Tour
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    • 2016 Canada and New England Discovery
    • 2016 Mediterranean Collector Cruise
    • 2017 Grand World Voyage
    • 2017 Baltic Adventure
    • 2017 Japan & Taiwan
    • 2017 Australia & Pacific Explorer Collector Cruise
    • Southern & Western Caribbean Cruise – 11 Mar to 1 Apr 2018
    • 2018 Norway Explorer Cruise 29 July 2018
    • Voyage of the Vikings Cruise – 6-25 Aug 2018
    • 7-night Alaska Cruise
    • Cuba Explorer Cruise – 7-17 Nov 2018
  • Adventures
    • 2016 Route of the Hiawatha Bike Ride
    • 2017 Camino de Santiago – The French Way
    • 2017 China Land Tour
    • 2017 Christchurch, New Zealand
    • 2018 Nepal and India
  • Housesitting
    • Walla Walla Housesit
    • Walla Walla Housesit – Second Sit
    • NE Portland Housesit
    • White Rock, B.C., Canada Housesit
    • Edmonds, Washington House Sit
    • Dorset, U.K. Housesit – 3-10 June 2017
    • Ruislip, U.K. Housesit – 10-24 Jun 2017
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“Twenty years from now…
“Twenty years from now…
you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
2016 Grand South America & Antarctic Voyage
2016 Grand South America & Antarctic Voyage
Between 4 January and 11 March of 2016, Sharon and Kim spent 67 days on a cruise that circumnavigated South America as well as spent 4 days cruising of the waters of the Antarctic Peninsula and about a week cruising…
2015 Alaska Cruise Tour
2015 Alaska Cruise Tour
In August we took an 11-day double Denali cruise-tour on Holland America Lines ms Zaandam. This was a one-way cruise from Vancouver to Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, and Glacier Bay National Park, followed by two nights in Denali. The second day…
Coddiwomple
Coddiwomple
(verb) Origin: English Slang Word. Definition: To travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination. Sharon and I plan to coddiwomple our way across the globe on our way to our next trip.
2016 Route of the Hiawatha Bike Ride
2016 Route of the Hiawatha Bike Ride
“The Route of the Hiawatha mountain bike or hike trail is 15 miles long with 10 train tunnels and 7 sky high trestles. The 1.66 mile long St. Paul Pass Tunnel, also know as the Taft Tunnel, is a highlight…
2016 Canada and New England Discovery
2016 Canada and New England Discovery
On Saturday, 3 September 2016, Sharon and Kim embarked on a 7-day cruise on Holland American Line’s ms Veendam, departing Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and arriving in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This adventure shares some photos and experiences of this cruise.
Messing About in Boats
Messing About in Boats
“There is NOTHING – – absolutely noting – – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” – Kenneth Grahame
“If we know where we came from,
“If we know where we came from,
we may better know where to go. If we know who we came from, we may better understand who we are.” – Anonymous
“When you can’t change the direction of the wind –
“When you can’t change the direction of the wind –
adjust your sails.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“We choose the road less traveled…
“We choose the road less traveled…
even though it may be more arduous, because it often leads to new places that let us expand our vision, meet new people and become more aware of ourselves and the world we live in.” – Kim Roddy
Cuba Explorer Cruise – 7-17 Nov 2018
Cuba Explorer Cruise – 7-17 Nov 2018

Cuba Explorer Cruise – 7-17 Nov 2018

Cuba Explorer Cruise – 7-17 Nov 2018 Kim and Sharon took a last-minute Western Caribbean cruise to join good friends Cindy and Ken and visit Cuba for the first time. We had already been to Half Moon Cay, Grand Cayman,…

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2018 Hanoi, Vietnam Part 2: Ha Long/Bai Tu Long Bay
2018 Hanoi, Vietnam Part 2: Ha Long/Bai Tu Long Bay

2018 Hanoi, Vietnam Part 2: Ha Long/Bai Tu Long Bay

On Monday, the 8th, we began our Ha Long Bay adventure with a drive east from Hanoi, stopping at a small village along the way for lunch and a water puppet show. Once we arrived at Ha Long, we embarked…

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2018 Hanoi, Vietnam Part 1: Ninh Binh
2018 Hanoi, Vietnam Part 1: Ninh Binh

2018 Hanoi, Vietnam Part 1: Ninh Binh

After three rather frustrating, sometimes comical flights, we departed China and arrived safely in Hanoi, Vietnam. The woman in front of us apparently couldn’t handle the late night flight and at one point flopped herself over the side of the…

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2018 China Trip Part 4: Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region
2018 China Trip Part 4: Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region

2018 China Trip Part 4: Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region

After some rather exhausting flights, we began our trek to Tibet on an overnight train, hoping that by taking more time to reach Lhasa (elevation of approximately 12,000 feet, highest city in the world) we would have less problems with…

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2018 China Trip Part 3: Zhangjiajie
2018 China Trip Part 3: Zhangjiajie

2018 China Trip Part 3: Zhangjiajie

26-29 Sept:  After a drive back to Guilin, we boarded a high speed train (speeds up to 190 mph)   to Changsha where we met our guide and driver; then, drove for about 200 miles west to Zhangjiajie through some…

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2018 China Trip Part 2: Guilin
2018 China Trip Part 2: Guilin

2018 China Trip Part 2: Guilin

On Monday (24 Sept) we drove north from Guilin to Longji village to visit the terraced rice paddies on Dragon Back. Again, a lot of climbing was required! While in the village, we enjoyed a fabulous lunch, including rice cooked in…

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2018 China Trip Part 1: Yellow Mountains
2018 China Trip Part 1: Yellow Mountains

2018 China Trip Part 1: Yellow Mountains

Our roughly 3-week China trip started with a long, trans-Pacific flight from Seattle, via Vancouver, BC, to Shanghai. Our flight from Seattle was delayed by about 40 minutes making our connection in Vancouver VERY tight! We had to run through…

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7-night Alaska Cruise
7-night Alaska Cruise

7-night Alaska Cruise

Approximately a week after our return from 168 days in Europe, we embarked on MS Eurodam for a one-week Alaska cruise. Our daughter Nicole, and her boyfriend John, joined us on the cruise out of Seattle.  Along with our “kids”…

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Voyage of the Vikings Cruise – 6-25 Aug 2018
Voyage of the Vikings Cruise – 6-25 Aug 2018

Voyage of the Vikings Cruise – 6-25 Aug 2018

After almost 5 months of uninterrupted travels, we finally started our return trip “home.” We sailed from Rotterdam on Monday, 6 August, starting our 19-night “Voyage of the Vikings” cruise on Holland America Line’s ship Rotterdam.  Our apologies in advance…

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Netherlands – 29 Jul to 5 Aug 2018
Netherlands – 29 Jul to 5 Aug 2018

Netherlands – 29 Jul to 5 Aug 2018

We had a week to spend in the Netherlands between cruises, and hoped to spend the week in Rotterdam with Anna, another exchange daughter of ours. Unfortunately her schedule changed last minute and she wasn’t able to join us.  …

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Where are Kim & Sharon Now?

Enumclaw, United States

Sharon and Kim are back in Washington State for the foreseeable future, enjoying spending time with our new grandson.

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