This year our adventures took us back to the Panamal Canal via Holland America cruise line on the Zuiderdam! Departure from Ft. Lauderdale with a stop at Half Moon Cay, teal crystal clear water that is as beautiful as I remembered! Next day a quick stop in Aruba....we had a fabulous day there on our previous trip which could not be topped so we decided to take a quiet walking tour.
Williamstad, Curacao was the Queen Emma pontoon bridge, also called the Swinging Old Lady!A walking bridge that swings open to let boats and ships go through. Fascinating!!
I had long wanted to be able to play with dolphins and now was my chance. It was so amazing to be up close and learn about the training process and habit of these animals. What an exceptional experience that I will never forget!
That evening we got to enjoy the mesmerizing classical music of Island Magic Steel Drum Band and later that evening stayed up until 1:15 to see a blood moon lunar eclipse.
We had never been to South America before and it was interesting to take a tour of the Old Walled City of Cartagena, Columbia! The people on the street selling their wares is almost overwhelming! I fell in love with the beautiful old doors but John almost lost his head (see final picture)
On to Colon Panama where we took a tour and got to see the Aqua Clara locks. These locks have been completed since we were there in 2007 and are 40' longer and 70' wider than the original locks. What an amazing accomplishment!
Our final port was Puerto Limon, Costa Rica. We traveled up into the mountains by bus, passing banana plantations, to the Tayutic Hacienda which is a sugar cane plantation. We enjoyed a demonstration on how sugar cane was processed long ago. The vistas were beautiful, lunch was delicious and the temperatures were perfect. So glad that we went!
What a wonderful time we had!! John and I complement each other pretty well! We have gone places and done things together that neither of us would have done on our own. I am so glad that John has such a wonderful sense of adventure because he has taken me to places that I have only dreamed of!!
Thanks sweetie!!!!
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