This morning we boarded a ferry at 11am to go to Alcatraz. Paul and I visited The Rock in 2011, it was one of our favourite tours so we decided to go again so the girls could hear the story of how the prisoners escaped. Jess really enjoyed the tour but Summie didn’t like it… Continue reading Return to Alcatraz
Tag: Tours
Last Stop Kauai
Kauai is the last Hawaiian island we are stopping at on the cruise. There was a lot of wind on the overnight journey here, which meant the sea was quite rough and I didn’t sleep well. The last time we did the cruise, Kauai was my favourite island, but by the time we got here… Continue reading Last Stop Kauai
Waterfalls and Tropical Farm in Hilo
This morning we went on a cruise excursion to OK Farms where we had a tour around the orchard and visited two beautiful waterfalls. Our tour guide Toni-Jo picked local fruits for us to try such as longans and rambutan, then took us to the mama cacao tree where she opened a cacao fruit and… Continue reading Waterfalls and Tropical Farm in Hilo
Whale watching in Maui
This afternoon we went to the Maui Ocean Centre, an aquarium right next to the whale watching. We saw some turtles, sharks and a really amazing 3D dome cinema of hump back whales. After we went on the whale watching catamaran. We were very lucky as there were a group of about six whales really… Continue reading Whale watching in Maui
Tour of Volio and a Maccy D’s
Yesterday after the car crash, Marta’s neighbour George came to the rescue and escorted Mum and Dad to the Quinta. We later found out he was actually Marta’s husbands cousin and was also working across the street from us today. This morning we had only been at work about half an hour and he came… Continue reading Tour of Volio and a Maccy D’s
Machu Picchu
Today we really got to see Peru and I think it’s the most beautiful country I have ever been to, or maybe tied with Brazil! It’s just so different. We had been looking forward to seeing Machu Picchu because Dad did the Inca Trail charity trek about 6 years ago and we wanted to see… Continue reading Machu Picchu
Tour of Cusco and a lot more alpacas!
This morning we organised a tour with the hotel to see the local sights of Cusco. Our driver Henry who works at the hotel was born and raised in Cusco so knew the best places to take us. I thought the tour would just be of old buildings and ruins but to my delight the… Continue reading Tour of Cusco and a lot more alpacas!
Bike riding to wineries in Mendoza
At 1am in the morning we arrived at border between Chile and Argentina. We had managed to get a few minutes sleep every now and then but the bus driver had his foot down the whole way and going round mountains was not the smoothest journey at that speed! If we hadn’t have laughed about… Continue reading Bike riding to wineries in Mendoza
Santiago for the day
Yesterday was our final sea day and this morning it was time to get off the boat. After 16 days on the cruise we are all quite excited to start the next part of our adventure. Aimi started to feel a little better today but because she saw the doctor we were quarantined and not… Continue reading Santiago for the day
Penguins in Punta Arenas
We docked in Punta Arenas this morning and decided to venture out and find some Internet. We got into town and found a cafe with high speed wifi, it was so weird being able to check emails! We originally booked a penguin tour in Port Stanley but since we didn’t make it there we booked… Continue reading Penguins in Punta Arenas