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
This island has a totally different vibe than Aruba and you can feel it the moment you walk off the ship. Just like every other port, there is a small group of shops right after getting off the ship. We had to walk a couple of blocks to get our rental car. The buildings are well maintained and it feels newer, buildings were cleaner and neater. Our … Continue reading Bonaire
We are on a Carnival cruise to the ABC (Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao) Islands. I would rather not focus on the cruise side of this trip. Honestly, Carnival is not my favorite cruise line for a variety of reasons. However, you should know that if you take a cruise to these islands, there are going to be FOUR sea days. Two to get there and two to get back. This … Continue reading Aruba
Although we had one more port, Portimao, Portugal, my husband and I knew we would not be stopping there when we were on our excursion to Sevilla. We got a notification that our excursion in Portugal was cancelled and it was a boat tour to see the arches. Our ship was scheduled to anchor out and we would take the tender to port. We figured if our excursion … Continue reading NCL Cruise: Lisbon, Portugal
It was a rolling night at sea and we woke up to find it raining outside. The disembarkation was a mass of people because they had us going down a very steep ramp in the rain. And, of course, we had to leave at the same time as all the excursions were leaving. We managed to get to the meeting point in the time limit and stood … Continue reading NCL Cruise: Port of Cadiz, Excursion to Sevilla, Spain
We opted not to do a tour today, so we were able to eat breakfast in the dining room for the first time. My husband was very excited because they had a special with a pretzel roll sandwich. I tried some yogurt with granola and strawberries. It had one strawberry and the rest was like a jam. The granola was mealy. It was a little disappointing from what … Continue reading NCL Cruise: Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands
Our tour today was one that we planned through Spain Day Tours. We had to meet at 8:15 on the way out of the port. (Apparently they don’t let in private tour companies in the morning next to the ship.) There were only 15 people in our group, but we had a pretty big bus. Our guide spoke the best English out of all the tour guides we … Continue reading NCL Cruise: Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
This morning we were able to sleep in a bit since we did not dock until 11am and our tour did not meet until noon. It was nice to get some extra sleep. Of course everyone else had the same idea, so when we got to the buffet it was a mob scene. It didn’t help that several of the omelet stovetops were not working so the lines … Continue reading NCL Cruise: Agadir, Morocco
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