COLUMBIA RIVER 2023

Thursday we were in Kalama, downstream from Portland It is Friday and we are further downstream. at the mouth of the Columbia in ...

Kalama, a town that was almost abandoned and re-invented itself as a deep water port and rail interchange hub in the midst of lumber...

OBSERVATIONS: Up until now the view from my private balcony has been dominated by volcanic effluvia grass land and riverside bushes...

I. Puzzle Solved As I was preparing for this trip I diligently studied maps of the river, but the one thing missing on all of them was...

Details as they occur

Not this ”her”, this is the Song our ship at dock in Richland, WA where we went to the Sacajawea State park where we were taught how to...

I arrived at my stateroom around 11:00 Then after a flotation device fitting, an evacuation drill, and an hour long crew introduction I...

a short walk from he hotel to the dock and we boarded a 38 foot jet boat for a fifty mile journey to the confluence of the Snake and the...

OBSERVATIONS: Clarkston, WA 8:26 AM Mama Ro would be proud of me. Several people have questioned how I doul have packed for a trip of...

DFW Airport Terminal E 6:55 AM May 19, 2023 I got through TSA and only forgot my belt, both before and after the scan.Fortunatley the...

Three days to go! I wouldn't say I am anxious about the cruise, but between bouts with the IRS over misapplied income tax payments and...

A TAXING BEGINNING Last week started out with a letter from the IRS saying i owed several thousand dollars in unpaid taxes, penaltyu and...

One month to go. I now have airline reservations (I gave myself a birthday gift of flying first class) and I have been gathering all the...

Mona and I came to the conclusion we were not Cruise People after a Disney Cruise several years ago. If anyone knows how to entertain...