It's been a while since the 1st post. Summer has come and gone. While it was a good summer, some unexpected things happened and the blog became an after-thought ... until now.
Social season on the Suncoast is in full swing. There are plenty of activities keeping us busy but in addition to that, we're preparing for a 3 month cruise. Yes ... 3 months! I can imagine your reaction .... just the two of you for 3 months? 3 months on a ship? Have you ever been away that long? These are the questions/reactions we've gotten from almost everyone who has heard about our upcoming adventure. The answers are yes, yes and no.
We booked this cruise about 18 months ago. Back then it seemed like a dream but now that we're less than 2 months from departure, it's all very real and there are lots of things to attend to in preparation! Right now we're in the process of getting new passports. Our current ones don't have enough blank pages for this trip. Next week we have an appointment at a travel clinic to get the necessary shots & medications. Plus we've been researching ports, setting up excursions, making lists (lots of lists), clarifying insurance coverage and much, much more.
The other question we're asked about this trip is 'where are you going?' For the answer to that, see our itinerary below. I hope to use this blog to chronicle our adventure & invite you follow along. To have updates automatically sent to your email, click on the 'Subscribe' link in the header.
ITINERARY
Date
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Ports
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Arrival
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Depart
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Jan 13, Sunday
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Los Angeles/San Pedro, California, USA
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Embark pm
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Jan 14, Monday
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Los Angeles/San Pedro, California, USA
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Jan 15 - Jan 19
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Cruising the North Pacific Ocean **
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Jan 20, Sunday
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Oahu/Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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7:00 AM
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11:59 PM
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Jan 21, Monday
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Maui/Lahaina, Hawaii, USA
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8:00 AM
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10:00 PM
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Jan 22 - Jan 23
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Cruising the North Pacific Ocean **
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Jan 24, Thursday
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Fanning Island, Republic of Kiribati
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9:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Jan 25 - Jan 26
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Cruising the Pacific Ocean
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Jan 27, Sunday
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Pago Pago, American Samoa
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9:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Jan 29, Tuesday
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Crossing the International Date Line **
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Jan 30, Wednesday
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Cruising the Pacific Ocean
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Jan 31, Thursday
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Lautoka, Fiji
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7:00 AM
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5:00 PM
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Feb 01 - Feb 02
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Cruising the Pacific Ocean
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Feb 03, Sunday
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Waitangi, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
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8:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Feb 04, Monday
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Auckland, New Zealand
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8:00 AM
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Feb 05, Tuesday
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Auckland, New Zealand
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6:00 PM
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Feb 06 - Feb 07
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Cruising the Tasman Sea
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Feb 08, Friday
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Sydney, Australia
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5:00 PM
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Feb 09, Saturday
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Sydney, Australia
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6:00 PM
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Feb 10, Sunday
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Cruising the Coast of Australia
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Feb 11, Monday
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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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8:00 AM
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Feb 12, Tuesday
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Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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1:00 PM
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Feb 13, Wednesday
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Cruising the Bass Strait
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Feb 14, Thursday
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Kangaroo Island, Australia
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8:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Feb 15, Friday
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Adelaide, Australia
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8:00 AM
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9:00 PM
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Feb 16 - Feb 17
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Cruising the Great Australian Bight
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Feb 18, Monday
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Albany, Australia
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7:30 AM
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5:00 PM
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Feb 19, Tuesday
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Busselton, Australia
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9:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Feb 20, Wednesday
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Fremantle/Perth, Australia
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8:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Feb 21 - Feb 27
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Cruising the Indian Ocean
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Feb 28, Thursday
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Mauritius/Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius
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8:00 AM
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9:00 PM
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Mar 01, Friday
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St-Denis, Réunion, France
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8:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Mar 02, Saturday
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Cruising the Indian Ocean
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Mar 03, Sunday
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Taolanaro, Madagascar
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7:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Mar 04 - Mar 05
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Cruising the Indian Ocean
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Mar 06, Wednesday
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Maputo, Mozambique
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7:00 AM
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5:00 PM
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Mar 07, Thursday
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Richards Bay, South Africa
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7:00 AM
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9:00 PM
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Mar 08, Friday
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Durban, South Africa
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7:00 AM
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9:00 PM
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Mar 09, Saturday
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Cruising the Coast of South Africa
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Mar 10, Sunday
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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7:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Mar 11, Monday
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Cape Town, South Africa
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7:00 PM
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Mar 12, Tuesday
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Mar 13, Wednesday
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Mar 14, Thursday
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Cape Town, South Africa
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7:00 PM
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Mar 15, Friday
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Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
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Mar 16, Saturday
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Luderitz, Namibia
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7:00 AM
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4:00 PM
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Mar 17, Sunday
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Walvis Bay, Namibia
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8:00 AM
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11:00 PM
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Mar 18 - Mar 20
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Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
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Mar 21, Thursday
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St. Helena
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7:00 AM
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3:00 PM
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Mar 22, Friday
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Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
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Mar 23, Saturday
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Georgetown, Ascension Island
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8:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Mar 24 - Mar 26
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Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
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Mar 27, Wednesday
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Dakar, Senegal
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7:00 AM
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11:00 PM
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Mar 28, Thursday
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Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
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Mar 29, Friday
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Porto Novo, Cape Verde Islands
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7:00 AM
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6:00 PM
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Mar 30 - Mar 31
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Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
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Apr 01, Monday
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Santa Cruz de la Palma, Spain
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8:00 AM
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5:00 PM
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Apr 02, Tuesday
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Cruising the Atlantic Ocean
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Apr 03, Wednesday
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Málaga, Spain
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1:00 PM
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11:59 PM
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Apr 04, Thursday
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Cruising the Mediterranean Sea
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Apr 05, Friday
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Barcelona, Spain
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8:00 AM
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10:00 PM
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Apr 06, Saturday
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Monte Carlo, Monaco
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4:00 PM
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Apr 07, Sunday
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Monte Carlo, Monaco
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Apr 08, Monday
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Monte Carlo, Monaco
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