July 13, 2024 This morning we did another game drive. It was just us and our guide, Luisa. Not as much luck this time, but we did go to...

July 12, 2024 We went out with Oncafari today for both the morning and evening. Oncafari is a Brazilian organization committed to...

July 11, 2024 We flew in a small plane from Porto Jofre to Casa Caiman around 10 in the morning. Before that we enjoyed a leisurely...

July 10, 2024 Mom – Ti and two cubs, male jaguar – Bagwa We focused on finding jaguar again today. On our way out, we enjoyed the...

July 9, 2024 Porto Jofre has the best sightings of jaguars! You are on a boat and they are on the banks of the river. They are absolutely...

July 8, 2024 We began today with an early morning game drive. The highlight was a giant anteater carrying its baby on its back. Anteater...

Our guide, Fabi, picked us up from Hotel Deville. He would stay with us throughout our time in the North Pantanal, guiding us through our...

July 5 - 6, 2024 We arrived in Cuiaba in the evening on July 5 and got a transfer to the Hotel Deville. It was a nice hotel and we spent...

May 12, 2023 We sailed back into Fort Lauderdale early in the morning. We awaited our turn to disembark, went through customs and boarded...

May 6 to May 11, 2023 We spent the last week of the cruise saying good-bye to the friends we made along the way. We scheduled final...

May 5, 2023 We explored our final port without an excursion. We met up with our friends Sumi, Craig, Kelly and Polly after getting off...

May 4, 2023 At Ponta Delgado, we set off on our final Cruise Specialist excursion to the Furnas Village hot springs. We boarded the bus...

May 2 to 3, 2023 There were two days at sea before we reached our last destination before crossing the Atlantic. On the first night, we...

May 1, 2023 We enjoyed the peaceful drive through the beautiful Cork countryside. We stopped at Charles Fort which was built in the 17th...

April 30, 2023 "Captain William Congreve with his Son William" was Brent's favorite picture at the National Gallery in Dublin, the...

April 29, 2023 We tendered into Oban. It is a small, picturesque fishing community. It is known as the "Gateway to the Islands" and is...

April 28, 2023 I was still under the weather when we arrived at the Isle of Skye, our first port in Scotland. I was sorry to miss the...

April 25, 2023 Bergen was our last stop in Norway. I stayed on board as I had a sore throat and wanted to rest up for the Norwegian...

April 25, 2023 The spectacular sail in to Eidsfjord past the snow-covered fjords captivated us that morning. The small communities...

April 24, 2023 The port of Haugesund took us to the land Vikings once called home. Not far from Haugesund is Avaldsnes, once the home of...