Monthly Archives: April 2013

Madeira (Funchal), Portugal

We arrived at Funchal at sunrise and I was out on my balcony watching the arrival into the port. I have to say this is one of my favourite ports to sail into or out of. It is spring and … Continue reading

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At Sea for 6 Days

Today we start 6 days at sea. There is no caching during this time, but there is lots to do. Many say you must go nuts with all these sea days? I say it is all up to you, there … Continue reading

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilies

Today we docked at Philipsburg, St. Maarten which as a half Dutch and half French island. The plan was to go ashore with our cruise friends ( I cruised with Christian 6 years ago) who are from Germany and don’t … Continue reading

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

Today we sailed in around 11:00 AM to San Juan harbour passing by Castillo San Felipe del Morro at the entrance to San Juan. After docking we headed off the ship with kissingamee at 12:30 PM to grab some geocaches. … Continue reading

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CoCo Cay, Bahamas

Today we tendered ashore to Royal Caribbean’s Private Island (Celebrity Cruises Parent Company). This is one where one either uses the ships tender or in this case where small ferries come alongside and take you ashore. There are 7 caches … Continue reading

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Sail from Fort Lauderdale to Civitavecchia, Italy

Today I head to the the Port of Fort Lauderdale to board the cruise ship Celebrity Silhouette for a 15 night cruise to Italy. I have done transatlantic cruises the last two years and this will be my 3rd year … Continue reading

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Today we slept late and agreed to pick-up friends at the Miami Airport who landed at 2:00 PM. We headed for the 45 minute drive south and the weather was not looking good. The temps were in the high 20’s … Continue reading

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Vancouver, BC to Fort Lauderdale, Florida

This blog is slightly different than my past blogs. This will be on caching as well as my Transatlantic Cruise on Celebrity Silhouette from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to Rome, Italy then a few days in Venice, Italy. For those that … Continue reading

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