Just off our room

North Pacific - Vancouver to Hawaii

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October 2nd 2010
Time to get on the Ship! For those of you who do not know, we have ended up n Vancouver so we could get on board the Holland America Line ship Volendam. We are taking a 30 day cruise that will end up in Auckland, NZ. It is hard for Dianne and I to get our heads around this. We have not cruised more than 7 days in the past, so have no idea what we are in for. I have read the cruise describ ... read more

North America » United States

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more