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
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
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