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ACAPULCO, MEXICO
The last time I saw Acapulco, my heart was young and gay – to steal a lyric – and I almost drowned. I wasn’t even swimming. I was at the edge of the rough water looking for seashells and I wasn’t looking when a big wave hit me and took me out into the undertow. …
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CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO
It was a beautiful day as we sailed into Cabo passing the iconic “El Arco” rock formation (above). We had heard a hurricane was in the area and there were questions about whether we would be able to make this port. However, the storm is long gone and it was warm and sunny. Cabo is a…
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MORE SEA DAYS….
Between French Polynesia, Hawaii and the US of A, we had nine sea days. Now you all know that I love sea days. There is always lots to do on board along with just sleeping in and being lazy, sitting out in the sun, reading a book, attending wine tastings, watching the sun rise, art…
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CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES & SAN DIEGO YEA!! IT’S GOOD TO BE BACK IN NORTH AMERICA!! Not that I haven’t totally enjoyed the rest of this voyage and all that I have seen, but I am just that much closer to Toronto – family, home & friends!! It almost felt like coming home reaching the shores of…
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LAHAINA, MAUI
LAHAINA, MAUI – We were treated with a visit to the Iao Valley. A beautiful lush rain forest with streams and water falls near Wailuku that has been designated a Natural National Landmark. The “needle” is a lava remnant and rises some 2250 feet from the valley floor. It is the second wettest place in…
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NAWILIWILI, KAUAI
NAWILIWILI, KAUAI – This may be my favourite island. Our tour guide/driver, Jack the surfer, came to Hawaii 30 years ago for a friend’s wedding. He kept coming back every year and staying with them until finally, after many children, they told him they were running out of room and he would have to find…
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HAWAII
HAWAI’I means – HA – breath of life, WAI – water, I – creator HONOLULU, OAHU – On our way to Hawaii, we have three sea days during which we cross the equator, that invisible line that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. So I consider we are on our way home…
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NUKU’HIVA
Nuku’hiva is the largest of the Marquesas Islands, and as far as I could find out, the population is about 3000. Most people live close to the port town of Taiohae. There was only one tour offered here today, a drive around the island to the highest point with wonderful vistas to our ship anchored in…
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RANGIROA
RANGIROA Another overnight sail and we arrive in yet another beautiful island in French Polynesia – Rangiroa. Today I am snorkelling what they call the aquarium garden. It is another beautiful reef with all sorts of fish, and today we saw black tipped sharks and moray eels. Our boat man had brought his ukulele to…
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RAIATEA
We sailed overnight from Papeete to Raiatea, and here I learned all about pearl farming. How they prepare the oyster, and attach it to a rope until it grows its own attachment, then it hangs there for about two years. After this period of time, they carefully open the oyster just wide enough to extract…
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