From left to right:

Peggy is my mother and the second oldest member of our group.

Mary is Peggy’s sister and my aunt. Once doyenne of the Black Cat Ranch, she is now retired and live with her sister in my basement.

Philip is Peggy and Mary’s friend, whom they met on their previous voyage aboard the Fram, 66 days from Arctic to Antarctic. A bit eccentric, claims he had his last haircut in 1966. Never goes to formal dinners, because they insist on a jacket and tie.

Tom is the oldest member of our group at 89, Tom is a family friend for 40 years or so. He is saddler and harness maker which explains his connection with the Black Cat Ranch. He was born in Germany but his Jewish family escaped to Canada before the war.

Hazel is my mothers best friend, they met when my sister Hilary and Hazel’s daughter Shirley went to school together.

David is Hazel’s husband. Hazel and David were on the Fram trip as well, and have shared many other adventures with the Shannons and Bonds.

Grahame – Last, and definitely least, there’s me, whom you all know already. This is my first long trip on a cruise ship.

Missy’s image is required to balance out the photo sizing.

We invite you to join us – a group of cruising Canadians called Table 29, named after our table aboard the ship MV Amsterdam. Our ports of call include Vancouver, Los Angeles California, NukuHiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Papeete, Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, Raiatea, Pago Pago, American Samoa, Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands, Port-Vil Vanuatu, Cairms Australia, Brisbane Australia, Sydney Australia, Melbourne Australia, Hobart Tasmania, Dunedin New Zealand, Christchurch New Zealand, Wellington New Zealand, Napier New Zealand, Tauranga New Zealand, Auckland New Zealand, Bay of Islands New Zealand, Nuku’alofa Tonga, Apia Upolu Samoa, Honolulu Oahu, and back to Vancouver.