Ruth Mcbride
Anticipation!
Day 48/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise We missed it! If you look at the photo above you can see that the Sound that leads down...
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CHECK THIS OFF OUR BUCKET LIST
RUTH MCBRIDE & RICHARD HOTTE'S TRAVEL BLOG
We have always believed in the old saying that we must 'live life to the fullest' and we are here to do just that. Our retirement blog: "Check this off our Bucket List" serves as a vessel to share our vast interests, and clue our readers into what inspires us in this ever-changing world.
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GO BIG OR GO HOME!
The 'GO-GO' Years!
We have been told that the 60's are the 'GO-GO' years, the 70's are the 'GO SLOW' years and the 80's are the 'NO GO' years...so while we're in our 60's we are going! Going big, or going home, on a bucket-list, adventures! Having finished our 4.5 month world cruise in May of 2023, we are embarking on new adventures which will take us to many places we have always wanted to visit. Some will be local, others International, but we will be going and knocking things off our bucket list while we’re still young and able!
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NEW CRUISE ADVENTURES!
Alaska and Christmas markets in Europe
After returning from our 2022/2023 World Cruise in May and spending the summer at home in Fort Erie, we now have more fantastic adventures planned before we settle into 'snowbird' life in Plant City, Florida for the winter.
Our first adventure is on the Norwegian Encore for a 7 night Alaskan cruise! Christmas will bring even more adventures in Europe on the Viking Bragi longship from Budapest to Amsterdam enjoying the Christmas markets along the way. We are in the planning stages for more exciting destinations in 2024 so stay tuned to see what we are doing!
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We’ve got an idea..!
Day 47/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. A sea day. We woke up this morning to very rough seas. Wow! The swells were over 10...
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Escape!
Day 45/46 of 138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise, Napier/Cape Kidnappers, Wellington, New Zealand Oh what an adventure we just had!...
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No expectations..
Day 44/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Rotarua (Tauranga) We woke up in a new port this morning and when we looked outside...
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Kia Ora…
Day 43/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Aukland Day 3. Oh what to do on a rainy day in Auckland? That was our dilemma this...
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That’s it?
Day 42/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise Our morning started with the smell of diesel fuel in our cabin. There is nothing like...
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Blown Away….!
Day 41/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise, Day 2 Auckland, but really Day 1…. We were woken in the middle of the night with...
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So close, but yet so far away…
Day 40/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. In port….but not in Auckland…yet! This morning I woke up quite late. It was after...
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29%…..
Day 39/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Another sea day! Its Football playoff Day on the Viking Neptune! And more...
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What time is it?
38/138 days 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. A cloudy, grey sea day with 2m swells. It is the strangest thing to skip a day of our...
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I’m so impressed!
Day 37/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Another sea day…heading for New Zealand. As you can see from the photo above, we are...
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You mean that’s it?
Day 36/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise The sea swells have picked up a bit more tonight. We have had calm seas for so long and...
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What really does happen down there?
Day 35/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Day 1 of 5 sea days. I think I’m addicted? How about you? So last night I got a bit...
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Juxtaposition….
Day 34/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Tahiti! Another really rough night! What do you do at 1am when you can’t sleep and...
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Its all downhill from here..
Day 33/138 2022/2023 Viking World Cruise. Moorea. I had a horrible night last night. I couldn’t stop coughing, so of course, I didn’t...
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Stepping Out….
Day 32/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Bora Bora We saw land this morning just after 8am. We were a long way away from the...
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What do you think of?
Day 31/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Day 5/5 sea days. Bora Bora tomorrow! Last night we enjoyed another wonderful cello...
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Time goes so fast…
Day 30/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Day 4 of 5 sea days. We started our morning listening to a lecture in our cabin by...
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Which are you?
Day 29/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise. Day 3 of 6 at sea Today is the big day! At 11pm this evening we will cross the Equator...
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New firsts…
Day 28/138 2022/2023 Viking Neptune World Cruise Day 2 of 6 sea days Warning! The internet is not good today. I’m going to write a very...
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