Alaska has around 100,000 glaciers covering 28,800 square miles. These vast rivers of ice store three quarters of the state’s fresh water. Interestingly, only 616 of the glaciers have been named. On our recent Alaskan vacation we saw a number of glaciers, three in particular. When we docked in Juneau, we took an excursion that…
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Photo Gallery: Parque Central, Antigua, Guatemala
Here are some more photos from Central Park, Antigua.
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Birding in a Tainted Paradise
The next stop in our Panama Canal cruise, after leaving Panama, was Puntarenas, Costa Rica. We had booked something called Tárcoles River: An Eco Adventure, one of eleven different excursions available at this port of call. It is promoted as Jungle Crocodile Safari, which is a bit of a misnomer. But they also promote it…
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Photo Gallery: Tarcoles River, Costa Rica
Here are some additional pictures from our visit to Costa Rica.
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Photo Gallery: Monkey Watch
Here are some additional photos from our Monkey Watch tour. All in all, our Monkey Watch adventure was a very enjoyable experience.
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Cartagena, Colombia
When we booked our excursion online for Cartagena, we knew nothing about the city. Since we booked a tour of a 16th century Spanish fort, we thought it might be a sleepy little city like Cadiz or Malaga in Spain. Malaga is actually a good size with around 570,000 people but it doesn’t seem large….
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Photo Gallery: Cartagena, Colombia
Here are some additional photos of our visit to Cartagena. The picture above shows a panoramic scene of the city through a gun turret at the top of the fortress San Felipe.
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Photo Gallery: The Port Oasis EcoPark
Adjacent to the cruise ship port in Cartagena is a small zoo called the Port Oasis EcoPark. It features a lot of birds and a few animals as well, notably two giant anteaters. Admission is free. Here are some photos. This pair of giant anteaters seemed to like hanging out together.
Read MoreThe Forgotten Island
Follow us on Facebook! When we think of the Bahamas we think of the cities of Nassau and Freeport and maybe of the fabulous Atlantis Resort. We also think of an island archipelago with many sandy beaches. The Bahamas, in fact, has over 700 islands of varying sizes. One of them used to be the…
Read MorePhoto Gallery: Eleuthra
Follow us on Facebook! Here are some additional photos of our visit to the island of Eleuthra in the Bahamas. Our tour guide on the bus tells of the history of Eleuthra During the ride we were shown how to make some crafts, including this headband made from reeds A house in Governor’s Harbour is…
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