Change of plans 20221026_091212

Change of plans

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October 26th 2022
We woke up this morning and got off to an early start for a ship excursion in Kona on the Big Island. Kona does not have a deep-water port so we had to anchor out in the harbor and take a tender into a port for our excursion. They use some of the ship’s lifeboats for the tenders, so now, we can all say we’ve been in a lifeboat. Our excursion was an hour-long tour of the bay and harbor in a gla ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more