Today is our last Sea Day – this usually means that it takes my time entering and for the most part losing tournaments in the Casino. We missed our lunch reservation in Tamarind, completely forgot about it until we got the voicemail from Jamie wondering where we were. Again, today I made the final table in Black Jack with a prize of $500.00. I knew exactly where these winnings were going – there was a nice watch in the shops that would have only left ...

It's twenty-two days since we left Vancouver and here we are in Stockholm, a vibrant city built on 14 small islands and connected by over 50 bridges that stretches across Lake Malaren. We had been pre-warned of the beauty of these islands on the way into Stockholm itself, so I set the alarm for 5:00 a.m. so that I could get up (sun rises at 4:00 a.m.) and photograph the run into the Stockholm pier. It reminded me of cottage country in Ontario. Everyone has their ...

I've finally been able to post some of my pictures to Picasa Web. The Wi-Fi speeds have been horrible and as a result I can't post many of my shots. Hopefully you enjoy these. If you copy the link below and paste it in your browser it should take you to PicasaWeb so that you can see my shots so far. Hope you enjoy. https://picasaweb.google.com/1066940140 47000662770/ BalticAdventureEurodamMay2014 Bob

The end gets nearer in sight. Only 8 days left for the cruise portion but still so much to see. At about 8:20 a.m. I got a call from Tom that sounded like death warmed over. He has come down with a cold so he wouldn't be making our 9:00 a.m. tour. You see, Helsinki was Jamie’s city – she had done all the prep work, sites to see, she was to be our guide for the walkabout tour of this city that dates back to the 1500’s. Deb and I put on the rain ...

Daniel, Olga and Gramma Anna we arrived on an overcast, rainy and cold day – this was what we were greeted with in this city of islands and 5,000,000 inhabitants. We had contracted with SPB (short for St. Petersburg) Tours. It was a small Mercedes van capable of accommodating about 20 or so people. As I said at the outset, it was quite chilly as we hit gangway to clear customs in the Russian port area. While we arrived just a little later than scheduled (...