The Shell House Restaurant, Savannah

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 GeorgiaLeggi altro
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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 usLeggi altro
Key West, Florida

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 atLeggi altro
Santa Marta, Colombia

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'sLeggi altro
Cartagena, Colombia

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 inLeggi altro
Panama Canal

Interesting transit on the Panama Canal-just a good, old-fashioned Christmas!
Puntarenas, Costa Rica

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 theLeggi altro
San Jose, Guatamala

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 fortunateLeggi altro
Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico

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 throughLeggi altro
At sea

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 offLeggi altro
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Uh-oh! I think we've gone too far north! It's cool here today-we've gotten used to warmer temperatures, but we still don't have any reason to complain.
We went to a salsa and salsa event today. WeLeggi altro
At sea

We are having our long stretch of time at sea. It is 7 days that we have all been looking forward to since we booked this cruise. Once we left LA and celebrated Jeff's 60th birthday (you'll hear aboutLeggi altro
At sea, January 12

We are at the end of our 7 days at sea and we have enjoyed even more than we thought we would. You can be as busy as you want to or just relax, read and look at the water-and there is a lot of it! TheLeggi altro
Nuku Hiva, Marquesa Islands

As much as we have enjoyed our 7 days at sea, it was a real thrill to see land today. We could hardly take our eyes off the beautiful and dramatic volcanic cliffs of the Marquesas. Here we are at yetLeggi altro
Rangiroa, French Polynesia

This island is the opposite of the island we were at in the Marquesas. It too is an ancient volcano, but it has evolved into an atoll. It is a rim of land that is about 1/4 mile wide with a hugeLeggi altro
Moorea, Society Islands

We sailed into Moorea this morning and it is everything that you would envision French Polynesia as. It is dramatically mountainous and the water is crystal clear. BTW, as we were sailing here, theLeggi altro
At Sea in the South Pacific (from Jeff)

While at sea between Los Angeles and French Polynesia, I turned 60. The day before my birthday, Don and Trish surprised me in LA and we had lunch at a resort and visited some beautiful coastal sights.Leggi altro
Somewhere in the South Pacific

Hey, what happened to Wednesday? We crossed the International dateline last night and Wednesday simply disappeared! We decided to call that our fasting and no drinking day - sounds pretty convenient.Leggi altro
Nuku'alofa, Tonga

January 25, 2015.
Tonga is an country I never thought I would see. An archipelago in the South Pacific, it is a monarchy that was never a colony of European powers. The traditional woven plant fiberLeggi altro
Noumea, New Caledonia

January 26, 2015
We spent the day on the island of New Caledonia. It is at once French and Melanesian. There are baguettes and bistros alongside Kanak people with their brightly colored clothing. WeLeggi altro
Sydney, Australia

January 29th and 30th.
We spent the past 2 days in Sydney. It is a very vibrant city teeming with people. The Sydney harbor is the largest natural harbor in the world and quite breathtaking. We sailedLeggi altro
The Tasman Sea

As we left Sydney Harbor yesterday, the captain used some words like "pitching" and "groaning" to describe our upcoming journey through the Tasman Sea on our way to Melbourne. So we quickly finishedLeggi altro
Melbourne, Australia

February 1
Melbourne is a very cosmopolitan city with many eighteenth century buildings adjacent to modern, dramatic architecture. Multiethnic, it has a peculiar claim of having the third largestLeggi altro
Adelaide, Australia

Adelaide is a smallish city compared to Melbourne and Sydney. About 1.5 million people. It has a mix of old and new buildings, the older ones being primarily from the gold rush days. There was a veryLeggi altro
Port Lincoln, Australia

Port Lincoln is primarily known for it's tuna business and oysters. Jeff was brave enough to have a big plate of their famous oysters at 9:30 in the morning! The landscape is more like what I expectedLeggi altro