{"id":1372,"date":"2023-02-05T08:29:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T13:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/?p=1372"},"modified":"2024-02-29T09:39:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:39:23","slug":"going-to-try-something-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/?p=1372","title":{"rendered":"Our first &#8220;Post-Graduation&#8221; trip"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1372\" class=\"elementor elementor-1372\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-249405b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"249405b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e4c6c4\" data-id=\"9e4c6c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfcdc96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfcdc96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Countdown:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a68b4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a68b4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c40d24\" data-id=\"4c40d24\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc1b902 elementor-widget__width-initial premium-countdown-block premium-lq__none elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-countdown-timer\" data-id=\"dc1b902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-countdown-timer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-countdown premium-countdown-separator-yes\" data-settings=\"{&quot;until&quot;:&quot;2023\\\/07\\\/15 19:00&quot;,&quot;serverSync&quot;:&quot;2026\\\/06\\\/02 10:07:20&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:&quot;DHM&quot;,&quot;event&quot;:&quot;text&quot;,&quot;changeTo&quot;:null,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;separator&quot;:&quot;:&quot;,&quot;timerType&quot;:&quot;fixed&quot;,&quot;unitsPos&quot;:&quot;block&quot;,&quot;reset&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;lang&quot;:&quot;english&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"countdown premium-countdown-init premium-countdown-default\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-countdown-exp-message premium-addons__v-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCountdown Expired!\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1184e5af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1184e5af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1455e049\" data-id=\"1455e049\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53b9febc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53b9febc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"font-weight: inherit;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ocean-fjord-alps-7917678.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ocean, fjord, alps-7917678.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">We are planning for our first&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">post-graduation (let&#8217;s not call it retirement)&nbsp;<\/span>travel this July and we are going to Norway on our first Viking Ocean cruise. The Itinerary is called &#8220;into the midnight sun&#8221; where we travel from Bergen, Norway to the northernmost tip of Europe in Honningsvag, Norway which is above the artic circle. Being in the height of summer, the sun will never set, and Gina and I hope it signifies what the second half of our life will be &#8211; sunny all day long.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_2733.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">We have enjoyed many cruises on NCL, Celebrity, Royal Caribbean and three Christmas cruises on Princess in the Caribbean. Our Mediterranean cruise in Italy and Spain was memorable on Costa Cruises&nbsp; as we did a land\/sea tour that we hope to do again sometime. But Viking Cruises promises to provide enrichment in culture and history, have great food and Norway offering beautiful scenery.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chasing-sunsets.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/norway-north-degrees-north-cape-2611903.jpg?resize=332%2C218&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"norway, north degrees, north cape-2611903.jpg\" width=\"332\" height=\"218\">After reaching Honningsvag, we turn south cross the Norwegian sea to Scotland&#8217;s Shetland and Orkney Island s and finally back to where part of our honeymoon some 37 years ago was spent &#8211; Edinburgh and London.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5); color: var(--ast-global-color-3); font-size: 1rem;\" src=\"https:\/\/image-handler-api.viking.com\/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodHRwczovL2FlbS1wcm9kLXB1Ymxpc2gudmlraW5nLmNvbS9jb250ZW50L2RhbS92aWtpbmdjcnVpc2VzL2VuL21hZ25vbGlhLWltYWdlcyIsImtleSI6Im9jZWFuL21hcHMvMjAxOV9JbnRvX3RoZV9NaWRuaWdodF9TdW4uNDY3LjN4Mi5qcGciLCJvdXRwdXRGb3JtYXQiOiJ3ZWJwIiwiZWRpdHMiOnsicmVzaXplIjp7ImZpdCI6ImNvdmVyIiwib3B0aW9ucyI6eyJ3aXRob3V0RW5sYXJnZW1lbnQiOnRydWV9fX0sIndpZHRoIjo1NzZ9\" alt=\"into the midnight sun cruise map\" width=\"348\" height=\"232\"><\/p>\n<p>So be on the lookout for posts along the way, maybe some photos if the ship&#8217;s internet cooperates. 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