Cruising to Japan

It is so exciting to think I am almost to Nepal!!! I have come so far... and seen such gorgeous country!

We cruised up through Alaska with ports of call in Ketchican, Juneau, Skagway, and Whittier seeing massive glaciers and whales breaching along the way. Then we went to Kodiak, AK and followed by 5 days out to sea. Unfortunately it was 5 days in a storm and we had some rough waters and although my travel companion and I felt "puny" as she called it at times we both survived well and really never got sick! The fresh gingerroot( great herbal remedy for nausea) I purchased in Kodiak served us well!

We have since had 3 wonderful days in Muroran, Japan, then Vladavostok, Russia, and today in Pusan Korea! Each was spaced by another "sea day". The weather was perfect and we had awesome exploratory adventures and are once again at sea and due into Kagoshima, Japan by 6 AM tomorrow. Then it's on to Dalian and a day later Beijing China. So my cruise adventure is winding to a close and then some serious travel begins. But I'll catch you all up on that and include a couple pictures when we get to Beijing.

Suffice it to say it has been "quite the experience" and we have met so many awesome people on this ship!

I just spoke with the cruise director moment ago who reassured me he will schedule me to speak publically on our next "sea day" to those who wish to attend my lecture re: my humanitarian vision to help the destitute of Nepal with a hand up! I'm thrilled he will allow me this opportunity!

Well it is "sayonara" for now and I wish each of you smooth sailing in your daily lives!
Dawn

Slow Boat to China...

Well I am counting down the hours till departure for my big adventure and getting ready for serving the widows and orphans in Nepal.

Saturday the 8th, my elderly but spunky travel companion and I, leave for the airport where we do NOT fly out but get a bus to Vancouver (3-4 hour trip) where we board the cruise ship. It will literaly be our home for the next 22 days cruising past Alaska, Korea, Russia, Japan and ending in Beijing!!!! I realize it is a hardship but someone has to do it. So come sail away with me!!!! (stow aways are only charged if caught!)

Meanwhile I'm up to my gills in suitcases and knitting needles as I sort the piles of wonderful items that have been so generously donated for the widows project. Yarn, paint, knitting needles, crochet hooks etc. have all come in! I even got the rock tumbler and the dremmel tools requested on the list so PTL everything listed has come in with the exception of the needed funds to purchase 5 sewing machines locally! 2 machines have been donated here and a kind man is rehabing them and making sure they are worthy of being shipped! We are also still in need of shipping funds to get them and another suitcase of supplies over there. If you have any contacts in the shipping industry that would do pro bono work for this small scale venture please email me at daretocareinc@yahoo.com !!!

Your thoughts (warm only please!) and prayers mean so much! Thanks and and I'll up date you in a few days!

Dawn

Slow Boat to China

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