Chicago O'Hare
3 de janeiro de 2025, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 21 °F
If you're leaving for a 4 month trip on your birthday, does that mean it's a birthday trip?
Rented a car from Midway Car Rental that was 50% less than the other rental car companies. It's local onlyLeia mais
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
5 de janeiro de 2025, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Dead Sea Scrolls
5 de janeiro de 2025, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum had a special exhibition of the Dead Sea Scrolls running from– Nov. 24-Sep. 25. Web link:
https://dssusaexhibit.com/
Visiting Carla, Blake & Brooks
5 de janeiro de 2025, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
After the museum, we were able to have dinner with our niece Carla, husband Blake and grandnephew Brooks.
Studios Tour
6 de janeiro de 2025, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
When in LA, you have to visit at least one studio. We chose Warner Brothers.
Griffith Observatory
6 de janeiro de 2025, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
While touring LA, we visited the Griffith Observation Center. It's closed on Mondays, but there is a nice walking trail, and the view of LA is worth the visit.
LA Tour
7 de janeiro de 2025, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
USS IOWA
8 de janeiro de 2025, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Visited the museum USS IOWA, which was docked next to our cruise ship.
USS IOWA represents the largest — and last — class of battleships built by the United States Navy. These 'IOWA class'Leia mais
Linda's Birthday
10 de janeiro de 2025, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 68 °F
Our second day at sea on the Oceania Nautica and we get to celebrate a milestone birthday for Linda.
Happy Birthday Linda!
Day at Sea
11 de janeiro de 2025, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 70 °F
Janine read in the morning while Mark attended a bridge class. Then we worked out and had a competitive game of shuffle board. Almost broke a sweat. Later we had a dinner party with our travel agentLeia mais
Day at Sea
12 de janeiro de 2025, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 73 °F
Today is the official officers against guests. Everyone had fun. Later, we had our own bags tournament, which Mark and Shawn won followed closely by Nick and Janine. Later that night, ourLeia mais
Day at sea
13 de janeiro de 2025, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 75 °F
Continued to take bridge lessons in the morning, followed by some bean bags with Mark and Shawn continuing their winning streak. Later we watched some football, had a nice group dinner followed by aLeia mais
Visited 3rd Cousin in Hilo
14 de janeiro de 2025, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Karen Elam Sorbel, my 3rd cousin, and I figured out we could connect for the first time in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. We're related on my father's father's side of the family with our greatLeia mais
O'ahu Hawaii
15 de janeiro de 2025, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Full day: We All surfed waves on a 6-person canoe in the morning; then the Wagners & Westlunds drove around the east coast of the island in the afternoon while the Semadalas went to Pearl Harbor.
Volcanoes National Park
16 de janeiro de 2025, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Visited Volcanoes National Park on the Big Islands to see a active volcano.
Ship building
17 de janeiro de 2025, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We entered ship building contest. Pictures as the plan comes together....
Day at Sea
18 de janeiro de 2025, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 77 °F
Bridge lessons, work out, ping pong, shuffle board, reading, card games, and late night entertainment...just another Day at Sea!
Equator crossing
19 de janeiro de 2025, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 77 °F
Equator crossing ceremony 'Order of the Shellback'
Day at sea
20 de janeiro de 2025, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 82 °F
Still working on our ship . . .
Silly/fun boat contests
21 de janeiro de 2025, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 84 °F
One of today's deck activities was a sort of County Fair day with a variety of games each sponsored and administered by the various crew departments.
Ship contest
21 de janeiro de 2025, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 82 °F
Today's the day: the official ship-building contest! After a couple days of dedicated teamwork we entered and won the ship contest!
Photo Scavenger Hunt
22 de janeiro de 2025, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
Nick & J9 teamed up for the photo scavenger hunt. You're given a list of situations you need to find on the boat & capture them w/ your camera.
Nick agreed to be the teammember 'model' for theLeia mais
Raiatea - Taha'a
22 de janeiro de 2025, Polinésia Francesa ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Took a tour to the island of Taha'a that brought us to a Pearl farm, vanilla farm, a lookout on the hill, and then we snorkeled.
Bora Bora, Day 1 - ATV/Jet Ski Tour
23 de janeiro de 2025, Polinésia Francesa ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
ATV/Jet ski Tour. After the tour we stopped at the Bora Bora Yacht Club and the Beach Club for a few Happy Hours.
Bora Bora, Day 2 - Scuba Diving
24 de janeiro de 2025, Polinésia Francesa ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
Enjoyed two dives. One inside and the second outside the reef
