We flew into El Paso and after stopping for lunch and a coffee, we headed to White Sands National Park. We wanted to stop at Carlsbad Caverns because it was fairly close, but the caverns close at five and the last ticket inside is for 2:30 and we just couldn’t make it work. White Sands National Park is right next to the White Sands Missile Range. … Continue reading White Sands National Park, New Mexico
I do love Disney. I’m not a Disney fanatic, like some, but I feel that Disney is magical. When my husband had the opportunity to take a Disney cruise as a travel agent, with a bit of a discount, he knew I would want to check it out. I want to make clear here that we have no children. My husband is not a huge fan of kids … Continue reading Disney Cruise
Our flight from Oahu was at 4:30pm and arrived an hour later on the Big Island. We were able to disembark off the back of the plane, which I love, out onto the tarmac. The entire area of the baggage claim and gates we walked past were all outside. Our bed and breakfast is called the Mango Sunset B&B. It is located on the Lyman Coffee Farm, which … Continue reading Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
On our last full day we took a scenic drive to the western side of the island. We stopped to take pictures of the scenery and at one beach we found a seal lounging. My husband took a picture and it turns out that he had a fish hook in his mouth. A person saw it on his facebook page and found the seal to remove it! Amazing! The … Continue reading Iolani Palace, Oahu, Hawaii
Yesterday, I asked my husband if we needed any special tickets for Pearl Harbor. He said we didn’t. Entry is free and you only have to pay for parking ($7). Then he looked online and realized that if we wanted to take the boat out to view the remains of the USS Arizona, we did need a special ticket. They only cost $1 online and standby are … Continue reading Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
This is the first time that I have visited Oahu. I have been to Hawaii twice before and visited Maui, the Big Island, and Kauai. I was told that Oahu was basically like a city, which made me nervous to visit because I prefer the nature aspects of the other islands I have visited. We landed at 4:15pm, which felt like 10pm to us. We stopped at a … Continue reading Oahu, Hawaii
We woke up early today to drive to Ponce, which was about an hour and a half from our hotel. We wanted to check out the Museo Castillo Serrales. We arrived right at opening time and bought a combination ticket so we could also view the Japanese gardens and the panoramic view. The Museo Castillo Serrales was built by the Serrales family in the 1930s. The couple who … Continue reading Puerto Rico: Ponce
This morning we left Manatí early to drive along the coast to the northwest of Puerto Rico. The views of the water and the waves were magnificent. We stopped several times to take pictures and just admire Mother Nature. On the way, we saw this huge sculpture in the distance. We stopped at a gate to take a picture through it. We found out later that it is the … Continue reading Puerto Rico: Aguadilla
We arrived in San Juan a little before 10am. We took the shuttle to the car rental agency and began our adventure to El Yunque. It takes about 30 minutes to drive there from the airport without traffic. I was excited to finally see a place that I used to teach in my Spanish classes. You would never know that you are headed to a National Forest … Continue reading Puerto Rico: El Yunque National Forest
Our last port was Curaçao. This island felt more like a city to me. The buildings were beautiful down by the port, but there was a huge area that was filled with plazas, stores, and stoplights. We rented a car again and decided not to try to go in the water, but just explore the island. It’s a good thing we made that decision because at the car … Continue reading Curaçao
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