Ocean, United States Travel Blogs

On the Plane
Nov 5, 2007

          I write this first entry from 20,000 feet above the ground, white clouds dotting the sky below like wisps of cotton. I'll post it from land, of course, though I was surprised to find "Free Public WiFi ...

Rainy Days, are we in the North West?
Jul 30, 2008 (16 photos)

So this was the first time we had packed up in the rain and it went just fine except we got wet. We kinda expected to drive out of the rain as all we have experienced on this trip is short showers of varying heaviness. This was more like UK rain where its ...

Last Day on the Sea
Jul 25, 2007 (12 photos)

It's our last day at sea and the wind is blowing pretty well. The Caribbean itself is fairly calm, but the boat is moving more today.   We're all kind of on our own today since we weren't going anywhere in particular. Those of us staying up late ...

A week in Ocean City with the family
Jul 20, 2009 (4 photos)

Its our third day here is Ocean City.  My son, Tyler joined us yesterday and enjoying the beach.  Mr. Bauer and I are about to drop my Harley off for service. The weather has been great until today I think!!  I think its suppose to rain ...

The Big One
Aug 31, 2007

Captain's Log - August 31, 2007 - 1645 hours (between Mexico and Hawaii)   Hello from abroad!   Not even a week has passed but so much has happened.  This post is going to be a long one, so find a cozy seat.  I'll try and organize ...

Love from the Pacific Ocean
Aug 29, 2006

... a few cars going into Mexico and a TON, literally, miles of cars stopped dead, waiting to get back into the states with vendors selling last minute souvenirs to tourists. The first city we drove through looked so poverty stricken - houses below ghettos ...

Boat Drill
Aug 12, 2008 (1 photos)

Georges Bank                    N 41° 07.2'          W 65° 21.9' Fine and calm in morning, then roughened up a little and ...

A Day At Sea
Apr 12, 2009 (5 photos)

Waking up at sea is unlike your normal morning at home. There was no coffee readily available this morning. It made getting up and ready for the day tough. I needed an IV infusion of black gold, and quickly, but none was forthcoming!! Where was my ...

Tauchen im Komodo Nationalpark
Aug 17, 2006 (5 photos)

Das Tauchen auf Komodo hat unsere kuehnsten Erwartungen uebertroffen und uns die Anreisestrapazen vergessen lassen. Wir fanden intakte Korallenriffe, tolle Farben und meistens waren wir an den Tauchplaetzen alleine! Wir sahen Haie, Adlerrochen, ...

Smooth Sailing - Merry Christmas
Dec 25, 2007 (4 photos)

Second Sea day - more casual. We ate at Portofinos with Andy's parents. Good food made to order.

First day of classes
Aug 29, 2006

August 29, 2006 I have officially adopted 3 wonderful children aboard the ship. That's right. I have replaced the void of my fabulous little sister with Amelia, the 12 year old daughter of our philosophy professor. She's such a little tomboy and super ...

Almost to Hawii!
Aug 29, 2006 (1 photos)

Well the last few days have definitely been interesting, mostly because we can not see land anywhere! It is a totally eerie feeling, especially when the voice announces in our midday report our distances from the nearest lands....I think the closest today ...

a little bit of everything
Jan 22, 2006 (3 photos)

... budget. They're all a lot of fun though and if you really want a good time go to a pub night in the middle of the ocean. 600 students all drinking on one deck with the ship going into a storm. It was so much fun! Everyone was running around getting to know ...

Ocean Shores, Washington
May 17, 1992

Condoms are not completely safe. A friend of mine was wearing one and got hit by a bus. Bob Rubin ...

Second Day of Classes
Aug 31, 2007

... for all, so when a low-income woman becomes pregnant, she gets prenatal care that is unattainable for a similar woman in the United States. The idea of universal health care is something that has always been something that I felt that the US needed to have ...

Out to Sea
Oct 21, 2007 (10 photos)

Enjoyed a day at sea.

Sunday Pics
Jul 22, 2007 (7 photos)

Just adding some pictures from Sunday...

Rough Seas
Jan 4, 2008

Following our delay due to the helicopter evacuation, we hit a storm that could not be avoided with strong headwinds and waves as high as 18 feet. They put barf bags in baskets attached to the railings of the stairways. I was glad I took my dramamine. ...

On the Water...
Jul 21, 2007

We are on the water between here and there... This is a quickie to let you know were alive and well and having a great time. The Internet access is actually pretty good speed wise and a bit pricey $$$ wise. More later and even some pics!!

Day 2
Aug 9, 2008 (4 photos)

This morning I was awoken at 8:00am by the sweet sound of tapping at my door and the words "room service". Is there a more welcoming sound? I ordered hot water for tea (I brought my own "preggo" tea that I must drink daily) toast and an English breakfast ...

Tropical Storm Ida
Nov 7, 2009

Juice's Corner: WIND. Today we are basically travelling through a tropical storm. VERY windy. 68 mph wind. The upper levels were blocked off because it was too dangerous. Yeah. It’s called hurricane IDA. So because of IDA we didn’t get to do a ...

Day 4 Part 1
Aug 10, 2008 (1 photos)

  When the friendly room service knock came at my door I awoke with the thought "Is it really morning already?!" and almost yelled at them to come back later but decided against that and threw a robe on to open the door. My eyes felt heavy and I knew ...

I'm at Sea!
Aug 28, 2007 (4 photos)

... better than I expected!), I went back to my room to finish unpacking. This is where I discovered that being on the open ocean definitely gives me quite the headache. I have yet to feel nauseous or anything like that, but anytime that I spend an hour or ...

Hawaii Towards Japan
Sep 11, 2007 (2 photos)

... . I'm definitely starting to feel a little sea sick. A few days ago, they were remarkably calm. As far as you could look the ocean was just flat, like if you took a blanket and were shaking it slowly or something like that. Today I went up to the front of ...

Day 6
Aug 13, 2008 (5 photos)

My last day onboard.    Even though I didn't want to stay awake after my breakfast came I had to today because my first appointment of the day was to be at 10:00 am with Cruise Director Ray Rouse. I didn't feel awake but I put on a ...

Happy Birthday to ME!!!
Aug 31, 2006

Hi everyone, thank you so much for the birthday wishes, it's been fabulous, thus far. We gained an extra hour of sleep this past night, and are supposed to again tonight!!! Hooray! I'm loving this sleep thing. I received a birthday card from our campus ...

Western Atlantic
Aug 11, 2008 (1 photos)

Eastern Atlantic                N 42° 29.8'          W 55° 34.1' We passed into a bank of thick fog last evening, and this morning the ...

First full Sea Day - Formal Night Christmas Eve
Dec 24, 2007 (15 photos)

First full Sea day was a formal night and Christmas Eve.

The Grand Finale
Nov 20, 2005 (3 photos)

DAY 111. SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20. Somewhere over the Pacific Ocean The grand finale The last day. It felt sad just typing those words. After sixteen week this was the last day of our adventure. The one positive was that we were packing our bags for the very ...

Ambassador's Ball
Aug 19, 2008 (4 photos)

Each semester on board the ship, Semester at Sea hosts the "Ambassador's Ball" and this year's theme was "European Nights."  After some pre-gaming at the bar on board (also known as a white man's dancing fuel), I danced the night away.    ...