Today we docked early in Alicante. Our tour was not through NCL, it was by Spain Day Tours. We met right off the ship at 8:15. We were brought into downtown Alicante in a small bus. We were dropped off out in front of the Main Market. This market was blown up during one of the wars and killed 300 people, mostly women and children because it happened in the … Continue reading NCL Cruise: Alicante
This is the first stop on our 12 day cruise around Spain, to both sets of Spanish Islands, two stops in Morocco, and ending in Lisbon, Portugal. I would first like to comment on NCL. We have not been on an NCL cruise since we went to Alaska two years ago. The ship we are on now is a sister ship to the one we were on … Continue reading NCL Cruise: Palma de Mallorca
We arrived in Denver the night before and drove to the ranch in the morning. Check in was at 3pm and we left around 11 to give us time to eat lunch and make any necessary stops. The drive to the ranch was interesting. After eating lunch in Loveland and heading north, we were on a windy uphill road. At one point there were rocks on every … Continue reading Rawah Ranch
We continued our driving exploration in Vancouver. We drove out past Whistler to Pemberton. There were a lot of people out on hiking trails probably because the weather was beautiful. Our first stop was miles off the main road to Mamquam Falls. My husband thought it would be a quick easy hike, but it does have some steep areas first down a construction road and then into the woods. The … Continue reading Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
We flew into Anchorage around 8pm at night, which felt like midnight to us. We stayed in a hotel not too far from the airport. It was still so bright outside that it seemed like it was still early afternoon. It seemed like our hotel was situated right on a section of road that people loved to race along in the middle of the night. It was a Sunday … Continue reading Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage, Alaska
Today we did some rainforest walks. We started at Noosa Parks. My husband mistakenly thought we could see koalas there, but they moved on years ago. Instead we walked by the water and then in the forest. We heard some amazing birdsong. One sounded electronic. We found out later it was an Eastern whipbird. Next we stopped at a Ginger Factory. We wandered around the grounds and bought a few … Continue reading Nature walks outside of Brisbane, Australia
I have always wanted to visit the Australian Zoo. I used to watch Steve and Terri Irwin on Crocodile Hunter and I have followed the lives of their children through social media recently. I was so sad when Steve Irwin passed away. The only solace I feel was that he did so while he was doing something he loved: being with animals. After visiting the Australian Zoo, I … Continue reading Australian Zoo and Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
We arrived late at the Brisbane airport. There is usually a train that will take you to the city, but the last one was at 10 and we got there at 10:30. We took an Uber to our hotel, which was the same price of the train. One noticeable difference with Australian airports is how quick you receive your bags from baggage claim. I think we waited five … Continue reading Brisbane, Australia
We drove to a spot under the Harbor Bridge to take some pictures of it and the Opera House when we arrived. Then we had to return the car to the airport. We needed to top off the gas tank and while we were waiting for a truck to move, three cars jumped a curb to pull in front of us. A taxi tore off part of … Continue reading Sydney, Australia
We arrived in Sydney and rented a car to drive straight to Canberra. We visited the Australian War Memorial first. It is a very impressive museum. There are a ton of different artifacts from every war. They honor the soldiers with their portraits and medals and around the reflection pool they have lists of all the names of the soldiers from different wars and spaces for you … Continue reading Canberra and the Highlands, Australia
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