This morning we are going to berth at Cartagena,the capital of the Bolivar department and the crown jewel of Columbia. We are sailing through low heads on which have been built forts to offer some protection from the pirates of early times. Past the white statue of the Madonna, the patron of Cartagena, through the channel […]
Continue Reading6am pitch black outside but the ship is already alive with guests cameras at the ready as we approach the runway between the green and red navigational lights. To our right the lights of Panama City glow in the darkness while on our right the full moon is lowering her eyes as she nears the […]
Continue ReadingSunday. Walked the long corridor, past 38 staterooms, up the escalators to the 6th deck then up the stairs to Wajang theatre. Mass was being held there today and was already set up when I arrived. The priest,an elderly nearly seven foot high Canadian has a great sense of humour and gets things underway in […]
Continue ReadingDocked at port in the dark. By the time the sun was a soft pink glow we were having breakfast and ready to make out way to Antigua the old capital of Guatemala.Did the usual negotiating at the port side and got a shuttle bus to the other port where the fancy Island Princess was […]
Continue ReadingWoke to the day after the night before. Clear skies and calm seas. Looking around the ship one could see the results of the front we tried to avoid: we sailed off course for four hours but still had 104 mile per winds and seas to match. Comparable to what one experiences around Cape Horn […]
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