Around the World

December 2014 - May 2015

A 137-day adventure by Ali and Jeff Read more

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Ali and Jeff Carithers Around the World
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- Dec 15, 2014, 5:54 PM
- 🌙 55 °F
- Altitude: 5 m
- United States Henderson 32.007307, -81.2833632°0’26” N 81°17’0” W
The Shell House Restaurant, Savannah
December 15, 2014 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
We stayed near Savannah last night on our way to Florida. This was the dessert menu from the restaurant where we ate dinner. Our first cultural experience of the World Cruise. Southern Georgia cuisine.Read more
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- Dec 18, 2014, 10:09 PM
- 🌙 63 °F
- Altitude: 11 m
- United States Mayan Lake 26.100397, -80.10690326°6’1” N 80°6’25” W
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
December 18, 2014 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 63 °F
We will be boarding the Silver Whisper tomorrow to begin our 4 1/2 month journey around the world. Our friends Jane and Mike Beasley met us here and spent a few days with us before seeing us off.
There are three pictures of our departure from Fort Lauderdale on the Silver Whisper. These are three of the most excited people in the world. The adventure awaiting us is unknown, but we know we will be creating memories to last a lifetime.Read more
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- Dec 20, 2014, 2:02 PM
- ⛅ 77 °F
- Altitude: 11 m
- United States Nancy Forrester's Secret Garden 24.55775, -81.79738124°33’28” N 81°47’51” W
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Key West, Florida
December 20, 2014 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Key west is always fun to visit. We all had a bike ride around town before it "woke up" this morning. The sights, sounds and smells are always interesting! Last night we celebrated Nancy's birthday at La Dame restaurant on the ship. We were so excited, I'm not sure any of us even remembered what we ate! I'm sure that didn't have anything to do with the excessive amount of alcohol we consumed.Read more
Mark Zimmerman Those are some exotic looking birds in the pictures :)
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Franz Rosenboom It's You Jeff? Your hair look's like my brother Lothar, awesome! Greetings from Franz
12/21/14Reply
Roland Zimmerman Good shot! I like that tree!!!
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Roland Zimmerman Pretty bird!!!
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- Dec 23, 2014, 3:40 PM
- 🌬 104 °F
- Altitude: 16 m
- Colombia Santa Marta 11.24544, -74.19944511°14’44” N 74°11’58” W
Day 6
Santa Marta, Colombia
December 23, 2014 in Colombia ⋅ 🌬 104 °F
This is our first stop out of North American waters. We had our first taste of rough seas all day yesterday-it was very dramatic. It's fun to see everyone staggering around the ship and we know it's not from alcohol!
Santa Marta is the oldest city in Colombia. It is hot and very lively. There are lots of vehicles, most of them honking all at once!
Jeff and I have never been to South America so this is uncharted territory for us. Jim and Nancy have been here before on their sailboat travels, but it won't be too long before we are all visiting places that the four of us have been talking about for the last year and a half!Read more
Roland Zimmerman Passed several days we have had temperatures from lows 31 to low 40
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Christmas Eve and the rain just won't stop here in the Colonial Capitol. JR Hagan
12/24/14Reply
Kent Johnson With all the time zones will you be younger or much older when you return home?? Kent
12/29/14Reply
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- Dec 24, 2014, 6:25 AM
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 13 m
- Colombia Pradera 10.421997, -75.44886910°25’19” N 75°26’56” W
Day 7
Cartagena, Colombia
December 24, 2014 in Colombia ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
This morning we sailed into Cartagena, Colombia. Colombia conjures up many images for me including drug cartels and the places and activities we all saw in "Romancing the Stone". It was unexpected in that the people were friendly and the old town was rich with lovely architecture, fruit vendors and some of the most saturated paint colors I have ever seen.
As you can see from the photos, there is an interesting juxtaposition of old and new. Jim and Nancy were anchored in their boat here 20 years ago at which time there were virtually no highrises.
We keep reminding ourselves that it is Christmas Eve. We will be entertaining the Kleinschmidt's in our suite tonight with room service pizza and a movie-our schedule has been so busy, we need a quiet night while we wait for Santa. We have visions of emeralds dancing in our heads (we are in Colombia after all)! We will toast Christmas with a glass of Limoncello, because nothing says Christmas like Limoncello.Read more
Roland Zimmerman Love your pictures!?
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- Dec 25, 2014, 2:21 PM
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Altitude: 35 m
- Panama Isla Zaino 9.142345, -79.7930719°8’32” N 79°47’35” W
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Panama Canal
December 25, 2014 in Panama ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Interesting transit on the Panama Canal-just a good, old-fashioned Christmas!
Mark Zimmerman Merry Christmas from a future destination in South East Asia!
12/25/14Reply
Franz Rosenboom Merry Christmas from Lower Saxony . Have a save trip and enjoy?
12/26/14Reply
Roland Zimmerman Merry Christmas to all and a happy voyage into the New Year 2⃣0⃣1⃣5⃣
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- Dec 27, 2014, 6:04 PM
- ☀️ 86 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Costa Rica Chacarita 9.974516, -84.7973089°58’28” N 84°47’50” W
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Puntarenas, Costa Rica
December 27, 2014 in Costa Rica ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
A beautiful day in sunny and warm Costa Rica. We walked on suspension bridges in the canopy of the rain forest-amazing! We are docked in a fishing village and the warm breezes blowing through the fabrics of the stalls of the street vendors made for a pretty site.
As the sun sets we are watching a tug that is waiting to lead us out of port.Read more
Laura Fogle Now I am caught up!! Your trip sounds wonderful so far!! Keep those descriptions coming!! Love, L
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- Jan 1, 2015, 2:05 PM
- ☀️ 90 °F
- Altitude: 4 m
- Guatemala Río La Chorrera 13.934981, -90.47729613°56’6” N 90°28’38” W
Day 15
San Jose, Guatamala
January 1, 2015 in Guatemala ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
A cultural experience awaited us here. Jeff and I walked into a nearby town and saw true underdeveloped, third-world lifestyle. It was an eye-opening appreciation of the lives that we are fortunate enough to live. We wandered into a town where we probably didn't belong.
We also saw some of the beautiful handwork that is done here.Read more
Elizabeth Cottrell Ah, the colors are amazing. I'm a big late finding your blog, but so happy to now be enjoying your trip vicariously.
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- Jan 1, 2015, 2:20 PM
- ⛅ 88 °F
- Altitude: 135 m
- Mexico Teófilo Acebo 14.886313, -92.2702814°53’11” N 92°16’13” W
Day 15
Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
January 1, 2015 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
The 4 of us went anout 30 minutes by shuttle into the small city of Tapachula, Mexico. It was a vibrant city that exuded a nice energy. There was dancing, music and local foods. As we strolled through the city, we even encountered a covered, temporary ice-skating rink which was packed with locals. We felt it was a real taste of a Mexican city since we were some of the only non-mexicans around. Our bright-white legs were a real giveaway! It was about 90 degrees and we heard several people mention how delightfully cool it was. Yikes! Even though we love the food on the ship, we did step out here and
had lunch at a small, local place that included a dish of mole.
We shopped at the Zapateria for shoes and rode back to the ship in one of the most crowded vehicles I've ever been in. At one point I could see Nancy's head just about touching the windshield.
The ship sailed in the late afternoon to traditional Mexican dancers at the dock.Read more
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- Jan 1, 2015, 12:41 PM
- 🌧 68 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- North Pacific Ocean 20.333438, -109.23517220°20’0” N 109°14’7” W
Day 15
At sea
January 1, 2015, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌧 68 °F
Happy New Year! It was quite an event on tbe ship last night with 350 guests and 350 crew on the upper deck ringing in 2015! Nancy won a bottle of Dom Perignon so it was a great way to top off 2014.
Disco bunny is enjoying her cruise and helped in the celebration.
There was a spectacular New Year's Day Brunch and then recovering from all the celebrating.Read more
Mark Zimmerman Happy 2015 all!
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Franz Rosenboom Happy New Year
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Roland Zimmerman Happy new year and happy sailing or should I say happy cruising
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Ron Snow Happy New Year! Hope you are having a great time!
1/2/15Reply
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