Cochin, Mangalore, Goa, INDIA

For the next 23 days our ship will be sailing in an area known as High Risk for Piracy.  We will be in permanent contact with the Internatioal Task Force including U.S. and U.K navel forces.  During the hours of darkness, only essential open deck lights will be on.  Our cabin curtins must be closed.…

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Philippines

  The Philippines is made up of 7,641 islands.  The capital is Manila. Puerta Princesa is 306 nautical miles southwest of Manila and is the capital of the island provice of  Palawan. They have the longest underground river in the world is located about 50 miles north of the city. You can hike, zip line…

Salvador De Bahia, Brazil

Salvador is the capital of the state of Bahia Descendent's of African slaves have preserved their heritage from music, religion, food, dance to martial-arts. 82% of Brazilian people have African blood. Carnival is a big festival here and we walked the cobblestone streets of the parade route. There is 620 miles of beaches. The state…

Recife and Olinda, Brazil

Recife is referred to as the "Venice of Brazil" due to its many canals, islands and bridges. It is a sprawling, urban city with glassy high rises, crowded commercial areas, traffic and extensive suburbs. Just like big America cities. Like all big cities there is a big contrast between the poor and the wealthy. Brazil's…

Manaus, Brazil

Manaus is located on the north bank of the Rio Negro and about 900 miles inland from the Atlantic. It is the only major city in a 600 mile radius. There is an international airport. Manaus is next to the Amazon Rainforest, the largest rainforest in the world. It covers 40% of South America. The…

Santarem, (Amazon) Brazil

Santarem is located between the Tapajos (green-blue) and Amazon (muddy brown) Rivers Amazon River The Meeting of the Waters The phenomenon of the Meeting of the Waters occurs due to the differences in temperature, speed, and density. Two rivers run side by side without mixing. This is clearly visible in several stretches of the Amazon…

Castries, St. Lucia

St. Lucia is only 27 miles long and 14 miles wide with a shape like an avocado and is one of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles. The Pitons are possibly the most famous example of a volcanic plug. Plugs are created when molting rock hardens within pqpqlvb free a lava dome over an…

Philipsburg, St. Maarten

Philipsburg is our first port on the way to the Amazon. The Island is basically divided in half. Philipsburg is the capital of Dutch St. Maarten and Marigot is the capital of French St. Maarten where bathing suits are optional on their beautiful beaches. Christopher Columbus discovered the Island in 1493. Each side of the…

The Republic of Ireland and Canada

DUBLIN is Ireland's capital city and has been going through a redevelopment in the last few decades. Along side the townhouses, castles, monuments and pubs are grand new hotels, shopping centers, new street architecture and a state of the art tramway system. As Eddie McDonald (my tour guide in 2015 and 2016) put it, young…