We woke up early for breakfast since it ended at 7:30. My husband went to a discussion about taking better pictures and I relaxed. At 8:30 the Zodiacs left for the island. When we were walking off the dock, we saw this cool spotted eagle ray with these fish following it. Santa Cruz is the island with the highest population of people, about 20.000. We drove up … Continue reading Galapagos Islands: Santa Cruz
We took a bus from the airport down to the port area. We were given life vests and taught how to get on the Zodiacs. (They look like white water rafts, but with a motor. You sit on the edge.) I had a lovely conversation in Spanish with our driver, Miguel. It was rough and he said he would go slow as to not splash us and I should … Continue reading Galápagos Islands: Baltra and Santa Cruz
We had a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Guayaquil that was supposed to leave at 11am. We were delayed for three hours and I started to panic because I know our schedule is very tight. However, we arrived at 6pm in Guayaquil. Apparently, this is a dangerous city. Is is level 2/3 (depending where you are located) on the US state department alerts. We are traveling with National Geographic … Continue reading Guayaquil, Ecuador
Nassau, Bahamas Our first port on our most recent cruise was in Nassau. Oddly enough, I have never been there. Honestly, I was not that interested in visiting. The only thing I knew about the island was that Atlantis is located there and there are lots of beaches. My husband put together a walking tour for us. There were six ships in port. We estimated that there were about … Continue reading Nassau, Bahamas
We were supposed to stop in Trinidad and Tobago, but the captain came on the intercom in our rooms around 3pm and told us that we couldn’t stop there due to the weather. We were very disappointed because we had a tour that included bird watching in the rain forest. Instead, we spent the day keeping busy and packing. It was relaxing. We arrived in Barbados … Continue reading Barbados
We bought a tour from shore excursions. We met the guide inside the mall. There were nine people on our island spice tour. The tiny bus that we boarded was parked in the super busy lot near the terminal. It took us about ten minutes to get out of our parking space. It was crazy. I was so happy that I didn’t have to drive there. We drove through the … Continue reading Grenada
Our ship anchored out off the town of St. Pierre in Martinique. We had booked an excursion through a company on shore, but they were located on another area of the island. Then we booked a tour with the ship and it was canceled so we decided to do a walking tour on our own. We took the tender to the dock and were surprised at how … Continue reading Martinique
We are currently on an Azamara cruise to some of the smaller islands in the Caribbean. We boarded the ship in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Our first island stop was at St. Thomas. Since we have been to St. Thomas many times (we even got married there), we just wandered around Havensight, ate lunch at our favorite fast food spot, Tap and Still, and met up with … Continue reading Antigua
Today we had a plan to walk a little less than previous days. My husband had us on bus routes so we wouldn’t have to climb up and down the subway stairs. Our first stop was going to be the bamboo forest and monkeys. However, after reading some reviews, we realized it would be a lot of walking and uphill, so we got off the bus and were … Continue reading Kyoto: Niko-Jo Castle, Pagoda, and Gardens
I really wanted to go to the Samurai museum to see swords and armor. My husband thought it was probably a tourist trap (and it kind of was), but I really enjoyed it. They give you a tour and you learn about the history, get to handle some weapons, and throw ninja stars! If you pay a little extra, you can also dress in armor and/or like … Continue reading Kyoto: Samurai and Railway Museums
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