Whirled Travels

Good day! We arrived at Dominica early on Mar 8th, 2022. Joy was up early to watch for whales! But she saw none this morning. I woke a little later to see this late...

OK, let’s get this correct from the start. Pronounce the island’s name an-tee-guh, not an-tee-gwa. Got it? Greetings! We had a leisurely arrival in Antigua on Mar 7th, 2022, pulling in after 8 AM....

Good morning! We slipped into Castries harbor on Sunday morning, Mar 6th, 2022. The harbor is buried deep in the island, so we get to see a lot of homes and businesses on the...

Early on Mar 4th, 2022, we came into port in Bridgetown, Barbados. As we turned into the harbor we saw a breakwater and two huge, yellow container cranes on our port side. Then the...

Welcome to St. Vincent & the Grenadines! We weren’t supposed to arrive in St Vincent until noon on Mar 3rd, 2022. I was in a 10 AM gathering for veterans. We had about 24...

Bon bini! Early in the morning Feb 28th, 2022, we quietly glided into port at Aruba for a two-day stay. For an advertised 8:00 AM arrival we actually arrived around 6:40 AM.  I thought...

Bon bini! We slid in to Bonaire’s port early on Feb 27th, 2022. It was overcast and the sky was gray. There would be no nice sunrise colors this morning. The northern point was...

Hola! Before we transit the Panama Canal again we get to spend a day and night in Panama City! On Feb 23, 2022, we arrived in the early morning, sliding by a lot of...

Hola, once again! We are in Puntarenas for the second time on Feb 21st on this “Whirled Cruise” itinerary. I was planning to on a zipline excursion, but once again, my excursion was cancelled!...

Hola! Buenos dias! We arrived at our last Mexico port of call at 7 AM on Feb 18th, 2022. This post will be relatively short. We have been to Acapulco several times, and without...

Buenos dias! We come into harbor a little early. (We guess the Captain wanted to beat the Carnival ship coming in after us!)     Our view from the ship is limited to what...

Buenos dias! Just before noon on  Feb 15th, 2022, we pulled in to the harbor of Cabo San Lucas. We watched the famous arch slide by just before the ship set anchor. This is...

Hello! This morning, Feb 13th, 2022, we arrived, for the third time this voyage, at the port of San Diego! We have no excursion, again, so the plan is to go shopping for art...

Greetings! After 9 long days at sea we arrived on Feb 12th, 2022, back in the port of Los Angeles for the second time on this Magincal Mystery Tour! We are in a different...

Io orana! I will start this post with an apology for taking so long to get these posts out to you. Beginning with our next port of call, our second visit to Los Angeles,...

Io orana! (Remember? “yo-rah-nah”) After leaving Papeete earlier this morning we pull in to the lagoon of Moorea a bit before 8 AM on Saturday, Jan 29th, 2022. At first I expect we are...

Io orana! Today, Jan 30th, 2022, we get to dock! No tenders! There is a large lagoon that surrounds both Raiatea and its sister island Taha’a. There are limited entrances through the coral reef...

Io orana! Mid-morning on Jan 28th, 2022, we head in to Papeete, Tahiti-nui, in French Polynesia. From our veranda on the back of the ship we know we are close when we could see...

Ia orana! (Hello in Tahitian! It is pronounced “yo-rah-nah”) One more day at sea to reach Rangiroa, French Polynesia. We arrive at Rangiroa on Jan 27th, 2022.  Rangiroa is an atoll northeast of Tahiti,...