Monthly Archives: December 2022

We arrived in Suva a lot quicker than expected. The ship had sped up as we had a sick passenger aboard and we needed to get into port as soon as possible. There weren’t any spare berths as we weren’t … Continue reading →

We checked the map and saw it was less than 1/2 a mile to walk into town. What we didn’t take into consideration was how hot it was going to be. I think we had drunk all our water within … Continue reading →

After all the driving on the other Hawaiian islands we decided that while we were in Kona we would just take it easy and have a stroll along the sea front. Jane also said that if she saw any shops … Continue reading →

Maui, known also as “The Valley Isle,” is the second largest Hawaiian island. This was our port of call today. Before coming on this holiday someone told me that when we get to Maui we should drive the “Highway to … Continue reading →

LIHUE Nawiliwili Bay Kauai has the reputation of being the most beautiful of the Hawaiian Islands, and when the fog lifted during our visit and we could see the views I would be inclined to agree with them. We had … Continue reading →

HONOLULU We arrived in Honolulu just as the sun was beginning to rise, the lights of the city were still shining and it was already very warm. The best and one of the cheapest ways to see the island is … Continue reading →

After 7 sea days aboard our cruise liner the Zuiderdam, which is an Amsterdam America company ship, we were all pleased to get back on dry land and explore Hawaii, “the Big Island”. I have to say, before we booked … Continue reading →

We have reached San Diego, the end of the road trip and the end of this section of the trip. In a couple of days time we will be boarding the Zuiderdam for our cruise around the South Pacific. But … Continue reading →

It was very difficult to find the visitor centre on our trip to this National Park as the “streets have no name”. The park ranger could see I was looking perplexed and asked if he could help. I said that, … Continue reading →

Here we are in Palm Springs looking up Marilyn Monroe’s skirt. Shocking I know but not a bad way to start the day! Well when I say start the day, we did have to wait quite a while for a … Continue reading →