Hotel Iberia San Juan

... is how every day should start! The ship has an acupuncture specialist. We are interested to try it for the holistic and overall cleansing of the body (at least that is how they sold us on it). So, we made appointments for both of us for tomorrow. Never had acupuncture before, but I do think it has some healing properties. So, we shall see! Take Care Rich and John

... wonderful spices, Dominica, for its mysterious wild forests and St. Thomas, for its exotic tropical beaches. The Southern Caribbean islands are places that I will cherish forever. They are "Moments in Time" that will always remain in my memory for always.

Today, is the start of our second week on board the Caribbean Princess. The ship made its way to San Juan in the early morning arriving at 6:00am. This morning, I did ...

... from this morning's pick up at the hotel were already in front of our stageroom, waiting for us. As we opened the door, we were quite pleased with our Mini Suite. Having seen pictures of it, I knew what to expect but was still happy seeing it in person. We met our steward, Augustino, a Portuguese fellowman who was standing close to our stageroom. He welcomed us on board by giving us glasses of champagne to drink ...

... find this a shock to the system and overwhelming to your noral travel research, imagin how we must feel. Exposed to travel options on a scale that we, until now, did not know existed. We have been led to believe that while we are down here for Christmas holiday that Santa's very own elves will be changing our sheets on a semi regual basis. Contract depending on a small sheet of rectangular ...

... and listening to some biological explanations of where the illuminescence comes from - and of course I pretty much forgot - we headed back through the channel. Now being really unlucky the current was extremely strong, and how could it be, against us. With combined efforts we made it out safely and in one piece. Exhausted and happy. Driving back to the hotel. Too tired to go out at night we headed straight to bed. How good is sleep when you have really earned it. *snoooooooz*

... thought I would have been okay without going there. After the first morning there, however, I realized that three days was not nearly enough time to spend in the amazing city. A lot of us had the same thoughts about it, that we want to move there to spend a year or two. I feel bad about feeling indifferent towards the country I loved so intensely. I just can't underestimate anything because you never, never know who you are going to meet, what you ...

... past us. Up, up, up about a mile and a half to another parking lot. This isn't where we parked either. It's hot and muggy. The road is steep. I've got pebbles in both my shoes. The Globetrotter candidate is handling things pretty well with that heavy backpack. Looks like she passes Globetrotter test #6 - carry your load without complaining. Michael runs up ahead, certain that the car can't be too far. We wait. He soon drives up and tells ...

... I was interested in investigating the relationship between La Tiza and a neighboring site, called La Puntilla. The domestic site of La Puntilla is located 3 km from La Tiza, across the Aja River. It is situated on a steep crest between the Aja and Tierras Blancas. It is in visual reach of La Tiza to the north, and from its ceremonial area at the top of the hill, Cerro Blanco can be seen to the south. La Puntilla was the largest site in the southern Nasca drainage at ...

... were amazing. When our bus arrived they were already singing and dancing. Their academic dean welcomed us and then were we treated to a night of local customs, dancing and food. On Tuesday I visited the El Yunque rain forest. We took a two-mile hike through the forest making a stop at the waterfall for a swim. That night we welcomed the students from the island to our ship. I don't think that we were as much fun as they were ...

... probably glad he understood where we were going and didn't want us to confuse him.

I had always heard of the beautiful oceans, but the blues and greens were very similar to what i left back home even though the sand here was much whiter.
Boarded the cruise ship and left the beautiful port, passing Fort San Cristobal on our way out - a Fort that I promised I'd visit on my return a few days later.