Prinsendam and the Amazon

We are happy to pass along that we completed our 60th anniversary yearlong celebration in fine style as planned. Alma’s fall in Majorca in April, reported in my letter in the September ’08 issue (“Insurance Came Through — Fast,” pg. 18), gave us four months of concern as she fought back successfully to walk again.

Our finale was a 26-day cruise on Holland America’s Prinsendam, Nov. 23-Dec. 19, 2008, Ft. Lauderdale to Ft. Lauderdale and up the Amazon, including ports in Colombia, Grenada, French Guyana, Brazil and more. We managed to go ashore at all ports but four requiring tenders.

The highlight of it all was visiting the unique Manaus opera house on Dec. 7, the day when the nearby city’s huge, fully decorated Christmas tree was to be lighted that evening. The setting was one of a kind!

We used a wheelchair on this cruise for safety on the sea. Gratefully, all went superbly. We have been blessed.

BOB MITCHELL

Quincy, PA