Destinations/Ports Series: 2018 TransPacific Cruise Our visit to Hilo Hawaii is one for the history books. The reason I say that, is that about a week after our return, Pele decided that she was going to redecorate the island, and many of the sights that we saw were destroyed by the 2018 Kilauea lava flows….
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2018 TransPacific Cruise Our day in Bora Bora was spent taking a circle island tour in 4×4 Vehicles. The island’s volcanic cone geology makes it very steep with only a very little flat land. The circumference of the island is only 11.5 miles and our tour with many stops along the way took…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2018 TransPacific Cruise After my visit to three French Polynesian Island, my recommendation to folks who want to come there for the Over Water Bungalow experience, is to visit Moorea. It is just as beautiful as Bora Bora, and more conveniently located with just a ferry ride from the main island of Tahiti….
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2018 TransPacific Cruise What could be better than a Sunset Cruise in Tahiti? Not much! After a day of just walking around Papeete, we had a sunset cruise planned as our excursion. Though the boat was modest, Mother Nature put on a spectacular show for us as the sun set behind the clouds…
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Destinations/Ports Series: 2018 TransPacific Cruise The only bad thing I can say about our stay in Auckland is that it was too short. We started our day by attending Mass at the Cathedral of St Patrick & St Joseph in down town Auckland. The nice thing about the Catholic Mass is that it is so…
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