Après-Climb
Have a beer and take a swim after a good day of climbing on Telendos before heading to one of Massouri´s bustling restaurants for dinner.
Relax! You are on Kalymnos.
Pinch me, I must be dreaming.
Ode to Joy
As you take off your luxurious “QM 2” embossed bathrobe made from warm Egyptian terry cotton be sure to thank daddy for booking a cruise across the North Sea in November!
Shipping Lanes
Cruising at 26 knots is likely the maximum velocity one should allow before risking soul lag, this tendency of the body to arrive before the mind.
Setting Out to Sea
A November breeze blowing along the Elbe river cleanses our minds. The ocean liner slides through the night, gently rocking us into endless possibility.
Mont Blanc Stage Right
You never know what you might find at the end of a quick evening romp up to 2900 m.
As he is typing this Cranky is listening to the monks of St. Bernard chanting joyfully. They have been inhabiting this hospice at 2400 m for some 1000 years blessing the alpine environs with their community service. The plague, Napoleon, Hannibal’s troops including elephant, and the world wars have come and gone and still the monks are chanting and petting the thick fur of the St. Bernards.
Early September Snows
Bratislava Stanica to Starý Smokovec
ARM Cuauhtémoc in Hamburg
Look closely and you’ll see the RMS Queen Mary 2 in the background …