Category Archives: Excursions

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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Bridgetown, Barbados

Posted on April 18, 2018 by patmathews

April 18, 2018 First thing this morning we called our son, Adam, for his 35th birthday!  We reached him just before he had to go into a meeting and before we were heading out for the day.  Happy Birthday, Adam.  … Continue reading →

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Manaus, Brazil

Posted on April 12, 2018 by patmathews

April 12, 2018 Beautiful sunset last night! We arrived in Manaus at about 7 AM and our tour was scheduled to leave at 8:15.  After breakfast, we left the ship to board the Amazon Explorer, a large riverboat in which … Continue reading →

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Santarem, Brazil

Posted on April 11, 2018 by patmathews

April 10, 2018 Last evening we were invited to dine with the general manager, Thierry, and the human resources manager, Ileana. We had an enjoyable dinner and as always, learned a lot about life on board for these professionals. Enjoyable … Continue reading →

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Posted on April 3, 2018 by patmathews

What a fabulous 3 days we had in Rio.  It is actually hard to decide which photos to post – the city is absolutely beautiful. Sunday, April 1, 2018 Well, to get started, on Easter Sunday we were told that … Continue reading →

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Ilha Grande, Brazil

Posted on March 30, 2018 by patmathews

March 30, 2018 We had a great dance party under the stars and moon last night. The ship’s entertainment team sang and we had caipirinhas which is the national drink here. This morning at breakfast, the bunnies appeared! And there … Continue reading →

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