Tag: hiking

The First 48-Juneau-Alaska

Day 1 To reduce anxiety caused by possible flight delays, we arrive in Juneau, Alaska, 48 hours before our cruise sets sail. Exiting the airport, we are struck by the gorgeous mountains. The hotel we are staying at provides airport pickup. The driver loads our bags into the back of the van, and we are…
The Florida Botanical Gardens

It’s often a travel dilemma. What to do when you have a night flight home? Not being a full time traveler, I don’t bring work with me on trips, so a full day keeping busy in an airport lounge isn’t the best option. I didn’t want to choose an activity that either takes all day…
Rainbow Springs State Park and Swampy’s-Florida

The Practice of Patience When I was a kid and got impatient, my mom would sing the Have Patience song. It was some high level Manchurian Candidate mind work, because to this day, if I’m waiting in line, and I get impatient, that song pops into my head. We walk up to the entrance window at…
Visiting Cape Point-Cape of Good Hope-South Africa

We’re not budget travelers per se, but we do travel with a budget. Though we aren’t the biggest fans of large group, bus tours, the City Sightseeing, Cape Point and Penguin Day Tour, allowed us to see Cape Point within our budget. It seemed like a good idea to do the budget version of this…
Visiting Victoria Falls-Zambia Side

The relationship between the mind and body is interesting. As I stared up at the stairs on the Zambia side of Victoria Falls, looming before me, by mind said, they are just steps. Easy peasy. You just walk up them. No big deal. I started my upward climb, but around step ten, the pressure in the…
Exploring Curu Wildlife Refuge-Costa Rica

The final afternoon of our Uncruise Adventure is spent in Curu Wildlife Refuge. Jenny, who has a keen eye for spotting the refuge’s wildlife, is our guide. She assures us that we will hike several Curu trails, but not the ominously named, “Killer” trail. Perhaps the animals of Costa Rica know that it is our…
Manuel Antonio National Park-Costa Rica

Adventure guide, Rey, breezes by our table during the cocktail hour. “Make sure to bring your phones tomorrow. Trust me,” he smiles, before moving to the next table. Being firm instruction followers, we pack our phones in our daypack as we prepare for our day at Manuel Antonio National Park. Our skift lands on one…
Life for Life Turtle Project Hike-Costa Rica

Hiking boots laced and poles in hand, we make our way to the Life for Life Turtle Project. At times, the hiking trail is narrow. At one point, we must step aside to allow a horse to pass. We learn that it is Ricardo’s (Life for Life’s operator) sons who are leading the horse home.…
Hiking- San Josecito-Osa Peninsula-Costa Rica

“Oh, there’s a frog,” exclaims Liza, our Uncruise adventure guide. She makes a couple of grabs for the hopping amphibian, then jumps back suddenly. The frog, not paying attention to where he was going, hopped right into the resting place of a venomous, hog-nosed pit viper. The snake is a little scary of course, but…