Musings on ‘Traveling’
MM 7 — Day 5: Exploring Curaçao’s African Heritage and Checking out a Virtual Big Cat
There is something special about the early morning light in the Caribbean, and I was glad to wake up early yet again, and well in time to observe our docking maneuver in Willemstad on the island of Curaçao.
And also in time to see another spectacular cloud formation in the sky.
♦
Today’s shore excursion started quite a […]
MM 7 — Day 4: Serene Seas, Grand-Mastering Google, and Fabulous Four-Wheeling Fun
Being the total opposite of a morning person, waking up in the middle of the night — say, around 6am — usually annoys me to no end. Not so today: noticing that it was getting light outside, I chose to go see what there was to see of the sea (sorry…), and was rewarded with […]
MM 7 — Day 3: All (Day) At Sea
Today is our first “sea day” on this cruise.
I love sea days: from wherever on the ship you look out, you see only water. Lots of it. Combine that with balmy warmth outside, a nice breeze, and the gentle noise of the waves from the ship’s cutting through the sea, and it’s the perfect atmosphere […]
MM 7 — Day 2: The Private Island Adventure
Our first port of call on this cruise is Half Moon Cay. Leased from the Bahamian government by Holland America Line, this private island has been turned into what the brochure calls “Holland America’s Private Island Paradise.”
Well, to be frank, the infrastructure on the island reminded me of good old Disneyland: the harbor entry a […]
MM 7 — Day 1: A Virgin No More
A cruise virgin, that is.
If you’ve read my coverage of last July’s MacMania 4.5, you may recall the story that fellow-cruiser Erik Pitti and me were asked if we were virgins. Let’s just sum this whole embarrassing incident up by saying that that was in reference to us both being on our very first-ever cruise.
As […]