Category Archives: Excursions

Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia

Posted on February 13, 2019 by patmathews

February 12, 2019 Yesterday I had the second cocktail school with Sebastien.  We made the Insignia Colada, the Ker Hawaii and the Mark Sebastien Old Fashioned.  I wrote all over the recipes so I won’t picture them here but here … Continue reading →

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Hilo, Hawaii

Posted on February 8, 2019 by patmathews

February 7, 2019 Here is the clock tower and the lights on the hills as we left the Honolulu harbor on Wednesday. We heard that our executive chef, Mario, had bought some fresh fish in the Honolulu markets so we … Continue reading →

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Honolulu, Hawaii

Posted on February 6, 2019 by patmathews

February 6, 2019 Heading out of the Nawiliwili harbor last night. Forgot to mention that the chief export of Kauai is…. wait for it… bottled water! And that the Wailua Falls are known as the shrimp falls. Kids used to … Continue reading →

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Nawiliwili, Kauai, Hawaii

Posted on February 6, 2019 by patmathews

February 5, 2019 We were so excited when the pilot boarded the ship this morning so we knew we were going in to Kauai.  This is not a tender port as we thought and the day was not too windy … Continue reading →

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Baby turtle video

Posted on January 27, 2019 by patmathews
Posted in Excursions, January, Mexico, World Cruise 3 | 2 Comments

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Posted on January 26, 2019 by patmathews

January 26, 2019 Our friends Tom and Pam had asked if we would join them on the Jeep tour today and when I called to see if we got tickets (we were on the wait list), two people had JUST … Continue reading →

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Manzanillo, Mexico

Posted on January 25, 2019 by patmathews

January 25, 2019 During breakfast, we had the lovely sunrise sky on our sail in to Manzanillo. Manzanillo is known as the Sailfish Capital of the World. There are many tournaments here, the main international one is held every November … Continue reading →

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Cartagena, Colombia

Posted on January 18, 2019 by patmathews

January 18, 2019 Cartagena is on the northern coast of Colombia aand has a population of 1.2 million people. There is a colonial walled city and a very modern downtown. Many old mansions are in the older part of town … Continue reading →

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Havana, Cuba

Posted on January 16, 2019 by patmathews

January 15, 2019 For so many years, Americans could not visit Cuba, so we were really looking forward to exploring as much as we could in the one day we have here.  Maybe it will join the list of places … Continue reading →

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St. John’s Antigua

Posted on April 20, 2018 by patmathews

April 19, 2018 Antigua is the larger of two main islands which make up the Caribbean nation known as Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua has between 90 and 100,000 people and Barbuda is much smaller and 20 miles away. Their location … Continue reading →

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