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Back at Sea

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May 30th 2011
Monday May 30th, 2011 Mediterranean Sea off the Coast of Spain Latitude 41 degrees 21 minutes' north- Longitude 2 degrees 10 minutes' east We have been back on the boat for a couple of days now. It seems very comforting to be back onboard even though it is a different ship. We are on the Ocean Princess and it is the same size and layout from our previous ship, so everything is ver ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more