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TRAVEL
Text & Some Pictures
Updated:
May 22, 2013
My book Becoming Sunny Susan is now available in
softcover!
Please click on News above.
My story
is one many of you can identify with – an uplifting look at a life that I am
determined to live well, despite all the obstacles I have been dealt. At the
heart of the story is the idea of LIVING with cancer. It took eight years to
correctly diagnose my rare disease, Carcinoid/ Neuroendocrine Tumors. Then, they
said I would die in just a few more years. That was eighteen years ago, and here
I am! How have I faired? Very well. Read the book to find out how I have lived a
happy life, even with cancer.
Would you
help to spread the positive word by telling your friends, by gifting the book,
and by posting a review for other readers on the
www.amazon.com/Becoming-Sunny-Susan page? We know how
valuable a positive recommendation can be.
Yes,
there is a travel section in my book with pictures.
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CLICK on any underlined BLUE
text below
On photo pages click on any "thumbnail"
image for a larger view.
NEW
Susan's 75th Birthday
NEW
Thanksgiving at GrandCanyon
NEW
Alaska Cruise
1st Scott "cousins" reunion and
Wyoming trip, July 12 - August 3, 2012
Susan's Photographs
Baltic Cruise, round-trip Copenhagen,
Denmark
August 31 - September 11, 2011 - Write-Up
Susan's Photographs of Baltic Sea Cruise
August 31 - September 11, 2011
Re-positioning Cruise – Trans Atlantic from Copenhagen,
Denmark, Scotland, Ireland, N. Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, Nova Scotia,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
September 11 – September 29, 2011 - Write - Up
Susan's Photographs of Trans Atlantic Cruise
September 11 - September 29, 2011
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North Eugene High School's
50th Reunion &
Week at the Oregon Coast
August 6 - 16, 2010 - Write-up
Susan's photographs of N. Eugene H.S. 50th Reunion &
Week at the Oregon coast - August 6 - 16, 2010
Easter Island, Chile
(total solar eclipse), &
Tahiti, Moorea & Bora Bora, French Polynesia
July 9 – 17, 2010 - Write-Up
Susan's photographs of Easter Island, Chile,
and French Polynesia
July 9 - 17, 2010
Howard's
photographs of the total solar eclipse
Easter Island, Chile, July 11, 2010
Howard's
photographs of Easter Island, Chile
July 11, 2010
Howard's
photographs of Tahiti, July 2010
Howard's
photographs of Moorea, July 2010
Howard's
photographs of Bora Bora, July 2010
Antarctica &
South American Adventure
01/11 - 02/03/2010 - Write-Up
Susan's photographs of Antarctica &
South America
01/11 - 02/03/2010
Howard's photographs of Antarctica & South America
01/11 - 02/03/2010
Howard's VIDEO clips
from Antarctica & South America
01/11 - 02/03/2010
New Zealand / Australia 02/10 - 04/08/2009 -
Write-Up
Susan's photographs of New
Zealand/Australia/Tasmania Part I
02/10 - 04/08/2009
Susan's photographs of New
Zealand/Australia/Tasmania Part II
02/10 - 04/08/2009
Howard's
VIDEO clips from New Zealand / Australia / Tasmania
2009
Howard's photographs of New
Zealand/Australia/Tasmania - Part I - 02/10 - 04/08/2009
Howard's
photographs of New Zealand/Australia/Tasmania - Part II
- 02/10 - 04/08/2009
Polar Bears, Churchill, Manitoba 10/26 - 11/2/2008
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Write-Up
Polar Bears, Churchill, Manitoba 10/26 - 11/2/2008
- Photos1
Polar Bears, Churchill, Manitoba 10/26 - 11/2/2008
- Photos2
Howard's
Polar Bear, Churchill, Mantioba 10/26 - 11/2/2008
- Photos
Alaska 13+ week Adventure June 28 - Sept. 28, 2007
Write-Up of this trip
Photographs
Alaska/Canada
6/28 - 9/28/2007 (Susan's)
Photographs
Alaska/Canada
6/28 - 9/28/2007 (Howard's)
Photographs
CA - Oregon - CA 2006
(Susan's & Howard's)
CA - Oregon - CA 2006
Write-UP
Photographs Baja Mexico 2006
(Susan's Photos)
Photographs Baja Mexico 2006
(Howard's Photos)
Whales & Wildlife Baja Mexico Cruise
Write-up
Photographs Galapagos Islands 2005
(Susan's Photos)
Photographs Galapagos Islands 2005
(Howard's Photos)
Galapagos Highlands & Islands Adventure
Write Up
Photographs
Wyoming (winter) 2005 (Susan's
Photos)
Wyoming Adventures
Write-up
Photographs
Red Hat Convention, Las Vegas, NV
2005
(Susan's Photos)
4th Red Hat Convention
Write-Up
Photographs
Munich Area, Germany 2004
(Susan's Photos)
Photographs
Berlin, Germany 2004 (Susan's Photos)
Germany Trip Write Up
Photographs
Hawaiian Cruise 2004
(Susan's
Photos)
15 Day Hawaiian Cruise 2004
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Write-Up
Photographs
Costa Rica
2004
(Susan's
Photos)
Costa Rica Trip -
Write-up
Photographs
Mexican Cruise 2004
(Susan's
Photos)
Mexican Cruise 2004
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Write-Up
Photographs
Northern California
2003
(Susan's Photos)
Photographs
Northern California by (Howard's Photos)
Photographs
San Diego 2001
(Susan's Photos)
Photographs
Wyoming
2001
(Susan's Photos)
Photographs Alaska 2000
(Howard's Photos)
Alaskan Cruise 2000
Write-UP
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Since my diagnosis my
husband and I have: spent two weeks on the ocean edge in
Kauai, Hawaii (1997), have
taken a two week cruise to and from
Alaska (2000), taken a two week
cruise to and from Hawaii (2004), in addition to other trips and activities. (Please see my
"Travel" section for the latest and also photographs.) In January 2004 I
took a Mexican cruise with three gals from my Red Hat Society chapter, and in
March 2004 another friend (who also went on Mexican cruise) and I had a very high
energy, adventure trip to Costa Rica. My
husband and I enjoyed a winter 2005 trip to
Wyoming to dog sled, snow mobile, snow cat
with visits to Yellowstone National Park and Teton National Park, Wy (were also
there on 9/11/2001). In
Oct. 2005 we had the "trip if a lifetime"
two plus weeks in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
We then did a Whales and Wildlife Cruise in the Sea of
Cortez / Baja, Mexico in January 2006. We drove to the
Carcinoid Conference in Portland, OR, Sept. 2006 and took more than a month
coming home down the Oregon and California coasts.
During the summer of 2007 we enjoyed a
13 1/2 week driving trip to and from Alaska.
We frequently mention that each and every day of the Alaskan adventure was
wonderful! Later in 2008 we visited the Polar Bears
north of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
We were gone February, March and early April 2009 for a great trip to
New Zealand and Australia! In January and early Feb. 2010 we visited Iguascu Falls in
Brazil, cruised among the icebergs and penguins of
Antartica, also visited Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands, and
Uruguay. In July 2010 we went to
Easter Island, Chile, to observe the total solar eclipse (photos on
my TRAVEL page on this web site). We also visited:
Tahiti, Moorea and Bora Bora, French Polynesia
and have a wonderful, but too short, time. In the fall of 2011 we did back
to back cruises and visited
Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russian, Estonia, Norway,
Scotland, Ireland, Iceland and Greenland.
With those trips
I have visited ALL 50
states of the USA, plus Canada, Mexico, France, Switzerland, England, Wales,
Germany,
Costa Rica, Ecuador, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Falkland
Islands, Uruguay, Antartica, French Polynesia, Denmark, Sweden, Finland,
Russian, Estonia, Norway, Scotland, Ireland, Iceland and Greenland. We "camp" (now in a small motorhome) here in Arizona, often taking
my husbands 10" telescope so he can take deep space photographs; we also
"camp" at Bluegrass Festivals and Bluegrass music camp-outs. We enjoy travel and the
out of doors, in addition to art, music, history, science, books and new technology.
We both like to learn new things all of the time. What is right for one person is NOT
correct for another one. But, I believe in "The Golden Rule" and try to
practice that.
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Since
1996 --- when I first located others with Carcinoid --- I have answered
every email sent to me, although some replies were delayed longer than I liked.
I am NO longer able to reply to all e-mails due to the volume and other things
going on in my life (all good). I do love hearing from others, but an unable to
reply to all individually.
This
web site was 15 years old on April 27, 2012, and my plan is to keep it updated
for many years to come.
Since my husband "retired" I am away from my computer for days, and
sometimes, weeks at a time. Yes, there is wireless internet and we have
tried that a number of places. But, if I deal with email when we are away
from home then it is not a "restful vacation" for me.
PLEASE use the SEARCH
capability at the top my pages. You may search for a word, a phrase, a
drug, a treatment, a book title or anything you can think of. You may search
this site only, or search the complete World Wide Web.
To speak with
a person
please know you may call the “telephone information and support line”
of the
Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, Inc. (CCF), Tuesday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Eastern Time at 1-888-722-3132 (free) or 1-914-693-1001. “The
information and support line”
is staffed by medical professionals. Mondays and
Fridays are research days, if you call then
and do not reach a person do leave a
clear message. The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation’s (CCF)
superb web site is at
http://www.carcinoid.org
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It has been said that Carcinoid is a "looking good cancer" -- meaning most of us
look very healthy, have good color and others can not tell when meeting us that
we have a terminal disease. It has also been said that Carcinoid is one of the
most costly cancers to treat -- because many people with it live for years and /
or decades, thus have long-term treatment costs. I have heard from people who
were diagnosed in the late 1960's and early 1970's which is encouragement for
all of us.
Daily I try to count my blessing , have at least one good "belly laugh" over
humor, review positive poems and good things to think about, and live each day
to its fullest enjoying each and every one! I remain optimistic about my
future! I have no way of knowing how long I will have this level of GOOD
quality life, but my goal is to make the most of it for as long as possible! As
my wonderful husband, Howard, says "each day is a gift"!
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CCF - Serving the
carcinoid/NETs patient and medical community for
more than forty
years (chartered in 1968)
“Meets Extensive Standards of America’s Most Experienced
Charity Evaluator”
Better Business Bureau
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Copyright 2000 -- 2012 by Susan L.
Anderson and/or Howard C. Anderson.
All Rights Reserved.
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