One of the lecturers on the ship had discussed different types of volcanically formed islands. The big island of Hawaii is formed by three volcanoes oozing lava out from the summit and other fissures, building up layers and creating a typical “shield” volcano, so named for its resemblance to a warrior’s shield laying on the ground. As we […]
Read moreI don’t know why I have to learn the lesson over on each voyage, but it takes a few days to settle in to shipboard life. This cruise starts out with four days at sea on our way to Hilo, Hawaii, whereas many others have one sea day followed by a string of ports – […]
Read moreIf I ever want a big event to occur in my life, all I have to do is schedule a long voyage, and it is guaranteed that a significant one will occur right before we leave. Last time, we sold our company 2 weeks before leaving on our World Voyage. This time, our home in […]
Read moreWorld Cruise 2012 Epilogue Back home in Georgetown and back to the real world. I would have to say that we may be addicted to cruising since, prior to arrival in Ft. Lauderdale, we checked to see if our cabin was available for the 2 weeks following (Ft. Lauderdale to Seattle). Alas, the ship was […]
Read moreDay 106-112 If you have followed this journey, I am sure you understand that I absolutely love days at sea. In fact.. ..I have often said that if the cruise lines offered a trip that sailed out into the ocean for a week, turned around and sailed back, with no ports, I would consider […]
Read moreDay 104-105 We have visited Madeira several times in the past. It is a usual stop when making an Atlantic crossing. The Madeira Islands are volcanic, like Hawaii, and belong to Portugal. They were settled …… ..relatively early, compared with the Americas, due to their proximity to Europe. They actually lie west of Morocco about […]
Read moreDay 102-103 We went through the Strait of Gibraltar in the middle of the night, but Sally and I got up …….. ..to watch. We took these pictures, obviously not the best quality, but the one on the left is the European side, with the rock barely discernable, and […]
Read moreDay 100-101 Barcelona is one of our favorite places to visit – we have been here three or four times on cruises…. … and we have always wished to stay longer. It is truly one of those places that it might take an entire summer to see completely. Hmmmmm??? […]
Read moreDay 99 Another place we have never been before, about which we are quite curious. Corsica is a large island, which is French. It is just north of another large island, Sardinia, which is Italian. Corsica is most famous as the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte. Our port is in Ajaccio, the town in which he […]
Read moreDay 98 Naples was our first encounter with really bad weather – it was raining and in the low fifties. From our previous visits here, we know Naples to be more of a commercial port and less of a tourist stop, at least the center of Naples is so. Outlying points of interest, which we […]
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