Category Archives: travel

Walking around Bocas Town

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

Bocas del Toro is a province on the Caribbean side of Panama but when someone says “Bocas” what comes to mind is usually is the Bocas del Toro district and the islands. It’s a beautiful area with clear, warm, turquoise … Continue reading →

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Bocas, the Other Side of the Island

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

On our first full day in Bocas, we rented bikes and had a great time. The second day we decided to get back on the bikes and try to see a bit of the other side of the island. Who … Continue reading →

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Summit Zoo and Gamboa

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

Friday was our day to do whatever we wanted while while Emma worked. She fixed us up with a driver for the day and we sure felt spoiled. We had this really nice guy with a comfortable vehicle who knew … Continue reading →

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Pedasi and Isla Iguana

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

  We just finished a short but wonderful visit to Pedasi with indacampo and her SU. Holly hadn’t met our blogger friends, and we all had a wonderful time talking and laughing, and spending time together without computer screens between us. One … Continue reading →

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Another Successful Border Hop

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

It was time to get the passports stamped, so we headed off for a visit to Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica. We have enough travel plans these days and didn’t want to do anything major, so an overnight visit to this … Continue reading →

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Last Stop, Aruba

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

The last stop on the cruise was Aruba, and we were told this is the best of all. We decided to spring for a tour this time, and got on a bus that took us around the north end of … Continue reading →

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Next Stop – Bonaire

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

Bonaire looked similar to Curaçao – beautiful water, dry land, desert type plants, wind, and pretty pastel buildings. It is also a Dutch territory and also has multilingual people. Tourism is a big industry because of the wonderful diving and … Continue reading →

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First Island Stop – Curaçao

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean, north of the coast of Venezuela. You can find it on Google maps and there is a lot of background information on Wikipedia. I knew very little about any of the islands … Continue reading →

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Monday, a Day at Sea

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

We left Cartagena Sunday evening, and Monday was a full day at sea while we made our way to Curacao. We spent the day wandering around the ship, exercising in the gym, enjoying the food,  taking some random photos, sorting … Continue reading →

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Cartagena, and the Container Port at Night

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Kris Cunningham

The ship didn’t leave Cartagena until after dark, so I had fun taking some photos from the deck. Even on Sunday night, the container port was very busy. Containers were taken off the shop next to us, loaded on to … Continue reading →

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