Caribbean

Maiden Cruise

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December 9th 2018
Just home from our first real cruise....we had a 3 day cruise out of Sydney several years ago over Australia Day to give us a taste. This was 14 days with 5 ports of call on a very big ship! Pics tell the story. Click on the first to expand. Stay tuned for our winter adventure coming up after Christmas...one we have been planning for several years... Ecuador; Quito, Cuenca, Gal ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Caribbean Netherlands » Bonaire

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Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, the island of Curacao was hard hit by the abolition of slavery in 1863. Its prosperity (and that of neighboring Aruba) was restored in the early 20th century with the construction of oil refineries to ser... ... read more