Category Archives: Semester At Sea

Well "the Miss" is home…   Here is a quick movie of the ship arriving with about 600 parents and guests waiting to greet them:   http://www.poly-motion.com/sasfall.mov   It was a pretty great day filled with hugs and smiles all around…

Hi, All  This will no doubt be the last SAS Update, except for my impressions and thoughts after Summer returns, plus hopefully the forwarding of some trip photos…  Summer ran out of Internet time soon after leaving Japan, and decided it would be … Continue reading →

Hi, All   A bit out of order, but this is Summer’s update from Japan that somehow got lost in cyberspace:   Our first day in Japan was cool even though, we were not able to get off the ship … Continue reading →

The last few days have flown by, when I didn’t think it was possible. We faced eight days between Japan and Hawaii, and we weren’t very excited about the prospect of so many days at sea. But somehow they disappeared, … Continue reading →

I just heard from Summer…  They are presently arriving in Hawaii, about 15 hours early, which is cool!!  Her cell is back on and she is out of email tme, so good timing.  She said she sent an update from Japan, … Continue reading →

I haven’t heard from daughter Summer in over a week, and then only a short note.  They have been back onboard since the evening before Thankgiving (in their time zone).  I don’t know if the Internet has been down or if they … Continue reading →

…Anyway, so after the Great Wall of China, which was amazing, we drove that long two hours back to the Capitol Hotel and were given 3-hours to find our own dinner and have some free time. So my group and I … Continue reading →

Update from one of the SAS parents:   "Boy, I guess the seas are very, very rough today for our kids. My daughter just got through to us after many repeated attempts this morning. We talked for about 90 seconds … Continue reading →

Hey~ As we made our way down the river to Hong Kong’s port, everyone got up early to either see the sunrise or to eat breakfast and look at the beautiful island with skyscrapers all around. It was beautiful and … Continue reading →