In February, 2015, we were cruising on Royal Carribeans Legend of the Seas. Along the way, we made a port all in Grenada. While in Grenada one of the things we did was tour a […]
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Smallest Drawwbridge
Somerset Bridge is a small bridge in Bermuda. Connecting Somerset Island with the mainland in the western parish of Sandys, Somerset Bridge is reputedly the smallest working drawbridge in the world. The original bridge was […]
Diamond Falls Botanical Gardens
Soufriere Estate is one of the oldest and best-preserved estates on St. Lucia and was originally part of the 2000 acres of land granted to the Devaux family by King Louis XIV of France in […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – THIRTEENTH CRUISE – KEY WEST
Leaving Costa Maya we headed back to Miami. Most passengers disembarked but we stayed onboard for another round. Leaving that afternoon we set sail for Key West, Florida. When I was in the Navy i […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – TWELTH CRUISE – COSTA MAYA
Looks like I have let this posting slip a little. I will try to be more prompt. This is our next stop on this adventure. Puerto Costa Maya and nearby sleepy Mahahual were once rural […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – TWELTH CRUISE – EMPRESS & COZUMEL
Cruise #12 was a Western Caribbean cruise out of Miami onboard the Royal Caribbean Empress of the Seas. At that time the Empress OTS was the oldest and smallest ship in Royal’s fleet. She entered […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – ELEVENTH CRUISE – TRIER
Today we stopped in Trier, Germany, for a wonderful excursion. Trier, Germany’s oldest city, lies at the head of the scenic Mosel Valley near the Luxembourg border. An ancient Roman capital, Trier brags that it […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – ELEVENTH CRUISE – BERNKASTEL
The old town of Bernkastel has many sights to offer. The castle ruins of Landshut high above the town, the “Spitzhäuschen” (pointed house) or the historic market square. Kues is the largest district. Here you […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – ELEVENTH CRUISE – COCHEM
The next stop on this epic journey was Cochem, Germany. Cochem is a beautiful historic town in the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany, near Koblenz and Trier, Germany’s oldest city. It lies along the left bank of the Mosel […]
THE CRUISING LIFE – ELEVENTH CRUISE – MAINZ
One way that river cruising is different from ocean cruising is that there is always something to see. One minute you see old castles, then some kind of industry, then a campground, then you’re in […]