Our first port of call on our cruise was Willemstad, capital city of the Island of Curacao. Located in the Caribbean Sea, just off the coast of Venezuela, Curacao is part of the Netherlands Antilles. Our stop was a brief one, about 8 hours before we set out for our next destination, Aruba, a short…
First Day at Sea
Our first day of the cruise was an enjoyable one, bookended by a nice sunrise and a very beautiful sunset. That’s pretty much the extent of the scenery out on the ocean. We’re presently about midway between Fort Lauderdale and our first stop in Curacao. We see the occasional island, Cuba and Haiti for instance…
Fort Lauderdale
We’ve had a couple of days in South Florida before embarking on our cruise through the Caribbean, the Panama Canal and on to Peru. We spent a good part of the day yesterday traveling the Intercoastal Waterway via water taxi with fellow cruise passengers, Helen and Bob Rowe. It’s a very pleasant way to see…
Christmas Candle
Rolande and I enjoyed an excellent Christmas dinner with family in Calgary. We were hosted by my cousin Valorie and her husband, Pat and shared the occasion with my aunt Ellen Craig and cousin, Paula Craig. I brought my camera, of course and captured a number of memorable shots of the occasion. I will post…
Lunar Eclipse
I had a late night yesterday, staying up to observe and photograph the lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs when the earth is between the sun and the moon, blocking sunlight from reaching and being reflected by the moon. Lunar eclipses occur fairly often, but this one was unique in that it was the first…