Capturing the Moment

 2020 will go down in infamy as the year of the pandemic of Covid 19. I have to say that I was luckier than most. Besides the most important of those close to me staying healthy and safe, I spent time in Maui, Antarctica, sailing across the South Atlantic, a cruise to nowhere, and an unprecedented time focusing on family and what is really important. I was able to safely spend time with my family, including traveling with the family to Savannah to get some time with my side of the family. I was home for everyone's birthday, including mine...which is quite rare. The Christmas holiday season in Vermont was beautiful and it was my first time getting to see the kids really enjoy and understand Christmas. And then to cap off this wild and crazy year, Heidi and I got engaged on Christmas night.  Writing about the year is an annual tradition for me on this blog so lets look back at this year in review.  I rang in the new years with a wild party onboard an ultra luxury expedition...

 I though I would do this post a little different. i will copy different messages and emails that I've sent out in order to keep the family updated on all the twists and turns of my corona cruise adventure. At the time of writing I'm one flight away from making it home to Maui, and to Heidi, Catalina, and Fisher! April 16th: Insanity Workout Crew onboard  Well we made it to Tenerife Island, one of the Canary Islands. Lots of atlantic spotted  dolphins were playing around the ship today. Tenerife looks a lot like Hawaii from afar, with a big volcano sticking up out of the water. Also, lots of windmills dotted the island's slope. Even though these islands are part of Spain, they are located off the west coast of Morocco.  April 19th : It's another nice day sitting at anchor off Tenerife. Sometimes we can see the next isl and, Grand Canary. We can always see the other ships at anchor with us. There are three Silversea ships here. Tomorrow is the day when all three s...