Only one day out from departing Morocco, I find myself wanting more time in the medinas, wishing that we could have seen the town of Fes, a place where time has stood nearly still, […]

Our last day in Morocco saw only 6 or so hours of available time before Heidi had to be back onboard for post-port clinic. The four of us went out with the Public Health professor, […]

After a quick euro-breakfast at the hotel, we were off on the bus to head up into the Ourika Valley of the Atlas Mtns. to see how the Berber people lived. From Casablanca the terrain […]

Well, that ‘eye-opening’ was actually two days ago, and I think we’ve only now maybe started to learn those life skills come today, after experiencing the medina in Marrakech. Wow. And I do mean, WOW! […]

Our first steps off the ship onto Moroccan soil! Tate wondering what lies ahead… Our first day in Morocco started with a city orientation tour, briefly stopping in a neighborhood to see some shops, on […]

  Wow. Finally, nearly 7 days later, after a mid-morning (read: trying to shuck the headache) nap, tonight I finally feel almost human again! That was, by far, the nastiest upper respiratory crud I’ve had […]

So although the seas were predicted to be calm throughout our crossing of the Atlantic, the eerily calm, foggy waters of the 28th and 29th have since given way to 2.5m swells yesterday, even bigger […]

46° 14.91N  / 056° 10.93W The MV Explorer departed the Iberville Port of Montreal promptly at 1700 hours, with dozens of parents on the dock, waving, screaming, probably some crying, too. Turned out to be […]

We woke at about 0600 on the 25th to such gentle swaying of the MV Explorer that Heidi thought we were already docked, but we were still approaching the Port of Montreal at about 5 […]

Watching the Port of Boston slowly fade into the horizon was a bit odd. FInally being on board a moving ship was a new experience, and the sounds, movements and vibrations of the vessel are […]

8/21 Boston The flight to Boston was uneventful, other than the fact that we were diverted to Canada (!) for a thunderstorm over Boston, and we had to haul around 270 pounds of luggage (in […]