tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62500716133247778692024-03-21T12:06:55.413-07:00Sailing SandstarOur Family Adventures through the CaribbeanThe Sandlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06538205027976310869noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250071613324777869.post-12105179327812852152020-04-28T13:15:00.000-07:002020-04-28T14:11:04.739-07:00The Exit Plan - Sunshine State or Bust!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is a quick update from the SandStar Crew. Our position has not changed at all in the last few weeks but plans are being made to change that! We are still in the same marina in Puerto Rico on lockdown but the borders of the Bahamas have been opened for boats who are transiting so it is time to start moving! Now, there are several rules to how you transit the Bahamas but we will get to that later. For now we are excited that we have made it to the WHAM! BAM! GET THERE NOW! part of the plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Puerto Rico is still on lockdown. They tried to move the curfew back to 9pm but that lasted all of a day before they moved it back to 7pm. From what we heard it had to with local officials wanting it to be 7pm again. We still do not have a way to rent a car so within walking distance we have the mini-mart and three restaurants and last night we made the discovery that Pizza Hut delivers to the marina. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We wish we could see this island in its true form. It is so beautiful and the people are very friendly. There is always a kind greeting and a few words of conversation with everyone you meet here. We have had several people offer to give us a ride to the regular grocery stores and I even had a stranger offer to pick up food for Easter weekend for us when everything was closing for three days when he learned we did not have a car. The restaurant owners have been really nice and we hope that they can survive this lockdown. We really want to come back by air when travel is permitted and the island is fully opened.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful beach right next to the marina</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have had a little bit of fun with our meals. The family size sub for lunch was a hit!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam wanted to try the 80's culinary masterpiece - the Hot Pocket! He had learned about them from The Goldbergs. Luckily they had them at the mini-mart.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A "to go" special from one of the restaurants - An adult version of a capri sun. Flavor: Sangria. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just like everyone, we are getting a little restless. The seasons have definitely changed in the last 6 weeks since we arrived and it has gotten HOT! So now we are restless and sometimes sweaty and uncomfortable. Dan and I miss meeting new people and just hanging out and chatting with friends. The kids miss other kids. We actually said good-bye to our kid boat friends in January and February and we had one bonus afternoon in early March with our friends on Sea Sparrow so it has been a while since they have played with other kids but they are trying to keep in touch with text messages. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We miss these crazy awesome people! This picture was taken in Jan 2020, only a few months ago but it seems like it has been much longer. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An afternoon of DND - Our last kid playdate with the Sea Sparrow crew in early March 2020</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The moment we have been waiting for has arrived! The borders have been open in the Bahamas for boats trying to make it back to the states. Each boat needs approval from the Bahamian government to sail through the waters. All vessels have to follow certain rules about not going to shore and only stopping in certain designated areas if needed. They want minimal to no interaction with people who are moving through their waters. Last Thursday we got our approval from the Bahamas for our passage! We are planning to set sail this weekend (May 3<sup>rd</sup>). It will take us about 7-10 days to make it to Key West. This is where we had to really think hard about what to do next once we reach the sunshine state - East Coast vs West Coast? There are pros and cons to both but in the end the west coast won and we are heading back to St. Petersburg!! This is where it all began when we casted off the lines a few years ago. It was very exciting to make the reservation for the marina downtown. After we arrive, we will unpack the boat and put all of our personal belongings in the POD that has the rest of our house contents. Then we hit the big question mark. Where to go next? Our house is not available until August so we will need to figure this out. Stay tuned for our Land Plans!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We still have it but it is like riding a roller coaster and immediately switching to watching turtles race. Up, down and sometimes it just stops! It is really annoying and not a huge deal most of the time but when you need to have some important video calls it is a no-go! To fix this problem we rented an apartment in the neighborhood with screaming internet for a few days. Dan was able to have some important video conference calls and we got a little boat break. The apartment had AC and HOT SHOWERS!! This was a huge treat!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On April 8<sup>th</sup> we celebrated our little girl turning 15!!! I still can’t believe she is already 15. Everyone was excited for a great day of celebration. We snuck her big gift back with us in our luggage in November when we flew from Florida to Grenada. We kept it hidden and under wraps which is a lot harder to do on a boat when the kids feel like they can look for things anytime and anywhere in any cabinet. We really surprised her which was awesome!! We were also able to pick up a few little things the two days we had in Puerto Rico before the lockdown and from the mini-mart to fill out 15 bags to celebrate the 15 years. We also invited two new guests to the party – Ben & Jerry. This was a big treat to find dairy free ice cream and we have never been able to get ice cream from the store to the boat without it melting when there are bus rides and dinghy rides involved. It was an awesome celebration with lots of calls and messages from friends and family, double decker tacos, a juice bar, cake and ice cream! She felt lots of love!!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is our third Easter celebration on the boat. I have been carrying around a set of plastic eggs that have been used in the Bahamas, Antigua, and now Puerto Rico. They have come in quite handy. If you are thinking about living the cruising lifestyle with kids this is a good “must have” on your boat that might get missed. We were able to have a great egg hunt around the marina. It really doesn’t matter how old they get they still enjoy hunting Easter eggs.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Since we got our approval from the Bahamas we are in full prep mode. This will be our longest passage so everyone is a bit nervous and excited. Dan has been working on our route planning and this morning he is working an alternate route because it looks there is a possibility a front that might develop next week and head south. We will know more as the week progresses. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We also want to make sure we have enough fuel to make it to Florida if we never raise the sails so we ordered a fuel bladder from a US based company called ATL. I know that sounds a little odd but it is exactly how it sounds. It is a heavy duty bag that you fill with fuel and when it is not in use it can easily be stored. It arrived on Friday and the quality seems top notch which is a big plus when you put 50 gallons of diesel in something. We will fill it up before we leave and I will get another picture of it all set up for our next post.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am working on planning our passage meals and reorganizing the pantry so all of our snacks are within reach and not in some random cabinet or bin. We will do a lot of pre-cooking before we leave so most meals you can throw together and eat cold or just quickly heat up on the stove. We are also going to bulk order some chicken lo mein and soup from the local Chinese restaurant. Dan is also very hopeful we will catch some fish!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The kids have been working hard at accelerating some of their school work. We knew that a long passage was very likely in our future so they have been trying to finish up some subjects for the year and get to a good stopping point in others. Lots of excitement and high fives this week as they finish up some subjects but they will still have about 3-4 weeks left when we reach land for other subjects.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, our emotions are all over the board. We are still worried for family and friends on land and hoping they stay safe and healthy. As we are starting to see some of the effects of a closed society, we hope that in the coming weeks a plan can be made to help with jobs and the opening the economy that does not jeopardize health. We also worry for our friends that are on boats. Some are still “stuck” on islands in lockdown and others are making plans to make a big jump to a safe harbor in the coming weeks. All of us on SandStar have some nervous energy around this big passage coming up this week. It seems that everyone is nervous about a different piece of it. This is a situation where I think we will all feel better once we cast of the lines and start the passage. Then there is a lot of excitement about the next chapter and what that will be like as we make landfall and think about new jobs and new schools and where the heck we will be this summer. Stay safe!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We just wanted to post a quick update on the SandStar crew. We are still in Puerto Rico at a very nice marina. We are in Week 3 of self-quarantining on SandStar. The most we have moved was from Dock B to Dock A to get better ventilation in the boat. Kids are working really hard at school and using this extra time to accelerate their school year since our timeline to return to the mainland has changed. Since borders are closed, we do not have set plans but we are expecting to move a lot quicker once they start opening and it will not be the nice stroll we had planned through the Bahamas to get to Florida. More like a WHAM! BAM! GET THEIR NOW! Kind of plan. We know school will be tough to keep up with once we start moving.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are safe and in a nice gated community. Since it is private we are still able to walk the beach and the streets. The curfew did move from 9pm to 7pm but that does not really impact us. Spirits are still pretty high on the boat but there has been some moments where you read too much on the internet (fake or real?? Who knows?) and all of the sudden you feel trapped instead of safe. This is usually me and Dan will talk me down to a more logical frame of mind. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><u>Celebrations</u></i> – We are working on plans for Emma’s 15<sup>th</sup> birthday next week. Since we have some extra minutes in our day we are coloring wrapping paper (and it is pretty relaxing) and making our own gift bags (thank you YouTube). We are not quite sure what the plans will be but some ideas are watching one of her favorite movies, a game of dominos, a favorite meal, a juice bar, and of course cake and ice cream. One thing that we learned in cruising when it comes to holidays is to plan early. Since we knew we would probably not have any visitors this year that could bring goodies from the US we had already planned ahead for her birthday. PHEW! We also grabbed some cake mix and frosting in Antigua not knowing what the other islands would have in stock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have spent the last three years living in very close quarters and really depending on one another for support, fun, laughs, school, safety, and general watering and feeding so this still does not feel too much out of the normal for us. Don't get me wrong, we do miss the luxury of being with friends and making new ones, the leisurely shopping trip at a grocery store, a nice happy hour at a local restaurant, and exploring our surroundings. We will not ever take those things for granted in the future. We know keeping to ourselves and staying at home is the right thing to do for our family and for others around us. We are not sure what the coming days will bring so we are taking this one day at a time. We will keep you updated either on Facebook or the blog. Stay safe!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello Everyone! We wanted to post a quick blog about where we are and what we are doing during the these uncertain times. First, let me start by saying we are safe in a very nice marina in Puerto Rico. The marina has very few boats and only a handful of the boats have people on them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our plan this season was to make some miles and head back north. We have been moving at a pretty quick pace since leaving Martinique after the holidays. We stop for only a few days in most anchorages and have been on move almost every week. Two weeks ago we arrived in the Spanish Virgin Islands which are part of Puerto Rico. We spent about a week in Culebra waiting out a weather system. Then last week we moved over to a marina in mainland Puerto Rico. This would be our first marina stay in almost two years. We had big plans to see the island by car, visit old San Juan, eat lots of mofongo, hike the rainforest, shop at West Marine, and fill the boat with lots of groceries to make it back to FL over the next 6-8 weeks. After our 4 day marina stay we planned to cruise the southside of Puerto Rico, hop over to the Dominican Republic, make the jump to Turks and Caicos, then cruise our favorite islands in the Bahamas before reaching Florida. But our journey would not end in Florida. We planned to stay for just a few days to switch out our big dinghy with our small dinghy, unload some of our personal items from the boat into storage, and restock provisions. Then we would continue down through the Keys with a stop in the Dry Tortugas and then on to the coast of Mexico. We left time on the calendar to cruise Mexico, Belize and the Rio Dulce in Guatemala before leaving SandStar with our friends at Belize Sailing Vacations and flying back to St. Pete to re-enter the land life and start the school year. As you can guess, all of these plans changed in just a matter of days but we have been practicing our ability to change and adapt over the last few years because plans are always changing when you live on a boat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As things started getting worse with the spread of the virus we started modifying our plans. The first thing to be taken off the list was cruising Mexico and Belize. We were not comfortable going to Florida where the number of cases were increasing daily and then sailing away on a long passage to Mexico. We were worried that we may contract the virus while we visited Florida and then start showing symptoms on a multi-day passage or in Mexico. Then as borders started closing over the weekend and early this week we decided to stay put in Puerto Rico until we can make it to the next few ports and back to Florida. We were still planning on leaving the marina after a weather front this weekend and cruising the southside but we were told once we leave the marina we could not come back. All the marinas are in lockdown for transit traffic. We have friends who are on other islands that are in anchorages and have been told they do not have access to land. They have to stay on the boat. We have not heard that this is happening here but it could happen so we decided to sit right here at this marina at least for the next few weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have only seen a teeny tiny bit of the eastern side of Puerto Rico and from what we have seen this is an amazing island. They have hills, mountains, rainforest and it is just stunningly beautiful. Everyone we have met has been super friendly and the people in Puerto Rico are taking this very seriously. All non-essential businesses have been closed since Monday and a curfew has been set in place from 9pm-5am. Everyone is practicing social distancing and we have not seen any groups congregating all week. Once we heard of the businesses closing on Monday we made a decision to do all of our provisioning on Sunday afternoon. We heard about the closings when we were at West Marine and could not read the notice on the door that was written in Spanish so we were not sure what it meant for grocery stores. It was not planned and we barely had a list. The original plan was to provision in smaller shopping trips to various stores over the course of the week since we were going to need to stock the boat for a trip back to Florida. We did it all in a few hours on Sunday from one grocery store. The stores were well stocked and the rest of the island is shopping like normal. We were the oddballs with two carts of food. It sounds like a lot but that is a normal big provision run for us when we plan to not see a good grocery store for an extended period of time. The only extra items that we bought were 10 containers of powdered Gatorade for rehydration if somebody gets sick. We did make one last run to a Super Walmart before returning our car to pick up some extra pain relievers in case of fevers. We realized once we entered Walmart they really do mean essentials only. They had whole sections of the store taped off so you could not shop for anything but essentials. The only sections of the store that were open were grocery, pet care, baby care and health and beauty.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are in a small marina in a gated community on the south east side of Puerto Rico. No visitors are allowed to enter the front gate so the place is pretty empty. There are lots of houses but we are guessing a majority of them are second homes and vacation rentals. The marina has a great staff of people that will help answer any of our questions. The community also has a small but well stocked mini-mart that is open in case we need anything. They have somebody at the front door that will open it for you and they only allow so many people in at a time. There are a few restaurants within walking distance and they are doing delivery service.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is a usual school day for us so not much has changed on the school front. To all of our friends who have been thrown into homeschooling without a lot of notice we learned a few things over the years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We cannot do our usual swimming or hiking but we have found other ways to keep our bodies healthy. We are able to exercise by taking walks along the empty beaches, Dan running around the neighborhood, and the kids have been doing Deck of Cards workouts on the dock next to the boat. It feels good to be sore from a good workout.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We ordered a WIFI booster a few days ago and it just arrived. We have WIFI at the boat! Everyone is very excited to not have to monitor every byte that is consumed and we are able to use all of our devices. It doesn’t take much to make a cruiser happy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have been living a lifestyle of having time on our hands so we have gotten use to this but it was hard to get into the groove when we first started. Everyone is reading and Dan is catching up on his technology books. I am hoping to finish our first video and catch up on some blog posts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are doing a massive inventory on the boat of food stocks and making note of where everything is located. I should have done this years ago but this year we have hit our stride in provisioning for the long haul so it becomes even more important when you want to find that one can of beans you know you bought but have no idea what cabinet it is in. Originally I thought I would only have a day to do this after our provisioning run but since we will be staying for a while I can take my time. We are also going through random storage areas and trying to figure out what will need to be removed from SandStar and what can stay once we reach Florida.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Emma will most likely turn 15 right here in Puerto Rico in a few short weeks. The boys are planning a big blow out party for the five of us. The highlight is that we are able to get ice cream from the mini-mart. They have Ben and Jerry’s Dairy Free Fudge Brownie ice cream. We did not even know this existed! So for the first time in 3 years we will have cake AND ice cream for a birthday. Again, it doesn’t take much to make a cruiser’s day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall spirits are high on SandStar. We have gotten use to being in isolated locations so being on the boat with just the five of us and very little outside interaction feels a bit normal. Yes, we miss our friends and we are disappointed we did not get to do what we planned for the rest of our time on the boat but staying healthy and doing our part to keep others healthy is a lot more important so we will hang out here on the boat in Puerto Rico until we feel it is the right time to start moving again.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Sandlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06538205027976310869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250071613324777869.post-80168959820556019872020-02-09T08:50:00.000-08:002020-02-09T08:52:01.370-08:00Please Let Us In!!<!--StartFragment--> <br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">By Kathy <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Actual Dates: September 10<sup>th</sup> – September 13<sup>th</sup> 2019<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When we started planning this trip we had a wish list of things to see and do. There were three big items on that list. The first was to see Machu Picchu. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We thought we would hike the Inca Trail too but we would have to take the other two items off the list to do that because of the cost. The second was to see the Amazon from a canoe and stay in an eco-lodge along the river. The third was to see and hike Torres del Paine in Patagonia. We were successful for our first item on the list and now we are moving right into our next big item, the Amazon! After doing some research we found that seeing the river from Bolivia was the most cost effective. But there was one big hurtle to get over before heading up river. We had to get into the country! <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When we were still on the boat earlier in the year and researching entrance requirements for the countries we would visit in South America they all seemed pretty straightforward except for Bolivia. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Bolivia and what you have heard in the news for so many years? The drug war. Yes, you can imagine the US is very careful letting a Bolivian citizen into the country. The Bolivian government gifts a bit of a <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>reciprocal hassle back to US citizens that want to enter Bolivia. I read so many blogs about other people’s experiences, combed over the information on the embassy website, fretted over the details and tried really hard to understand how to get into the country. I know there is a much easier way to get a visa into the country but it requires you to send your passport into the Bolivian embassy in the US with your paperwork and $160 and then you are good to go before you ever reach Bolivia. Unfortunately, that was not an option for us. We are always in a foreign country so we always need our passports at hand and there is no way we would trust the island mail service with our passports. So, we were stuck with option two which is to obtain our visa when we arrive. The possible required documents list was pretty extensive. You had to have copies of your passports (possibly multiple copies and color and black and white), new passport photos, proof of departure, proof of lodging, bank statements, and $160 in crisp, brand new US dollars. We were pretty quick to realize what you were asked for at the border really depended on whether you entered by air or by bus and your border police. It also depended on what kind of mood they were in at that particular moment. We had passport photos made before we left Grenada, I made copies of all the documents when we were in Florida, and we made a trip to the bank in Ft. Lauderdale and asked for 8 brand new $100 bills. You read that right….$800 to get into Bolivia for a family of 5. YIKES!! The bank teller was very patient and looked in multiple drawers to make sure she gave us the newest and best bills. We landed in La Paz , Bolivia and watched all of our fellow Canadian, European, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>South American passengers walk right in with minimal effort. The airport facility was pretty nice and probably a lot better than the ones that you find at the border by bus. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After several lines <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and some waiting they only got us on two things. First, not only did we have to a copy of our lodging and proof of departure but we had to have five copies! The next thing was they were going to reject one of the $100 bills no matter what just to be difficult. They were perfect bills. But we planned for it and brought a couple of extras with us. After a few long lines and an escorted trip to the kiosk to make copies we were in Bolivia!!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The plan for Bolivia was that we were going to fly into La Paz, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>stay the night, and the next day take another flight to Rurrenbaque and get picked up by the eco-lodge to start our river adventure. We also planned a few extra days after the amazon trip to relax in La Paz and catch our breath since we had been going not stop for about 3 weeks. Well…..that is not exactly how it ended up happening. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">Our night in La Paz was pretty relaxing with a nice afternoon nap and a good steak dinner. We woke up the next day and walked to a highly rated empanada counter for breakfast that was a few blocks away. We had just enough time to do this before the taxi picked us up for our flight. While eating breakfast we decided to check to see if our flight was on time. My heart sank when I saw the dreaded word “CANCELLED”! What??? We had a taxi arriving in an hour, we had a hostel booked in Rurrenbaque, and our eco-lodge canoe was scheduled for the next day. We did a quick search and found that the regional airline had a small kiosk in the mall a few blocks away. After some Google translate and a very patient and kind customer service rep at the kiosk we were booked on new flights but the next flight we could get on was three days away AND we would have to take separate flights. I would fly in the early morning flight and Dan and the kids would fly in the evening flight. The other problem was that we had no lodging booked in La Paz, a taxi arriving soon, an apartment we needed to vacate right away, a hotel reservation in Rurrenbaque, and an eco-lodge expecting us for a five day visit. This was one of those take a deep breath moments. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We had new flights and now it was time to vacate our apartment and set up shop in the coffee cafe in the mall next door to figure out next steps. The taxi was cancelled and emails were sent to our hotel in Rurrenbaque and the eco-lodge. We were crossing our fingers that we could change our reservations. In the meantime, we were hotel-less. No place to stay in La Paz. We found a few options online and many questionable ones. One of the hotels was a bit out of budget but pretty close by so I decided to walk and talk to them at the front desk while Dan, the kids and the luggage stayed at the mall. This is when our lemons started turning into lemonade. We ended up with one of the kid’s favorite hotel rooms (an actual hotel and not a hostel) complete with big breakfast buffet and a cheap minibar. How often do you get to tell the kids “Have whatever you want in the minibar”? The Rurrenbaque hotel had no problem moving our reservations to three days later. Remember those extra days we added to our time in La Paz after the amazon trip? That small decision ended up allowing us to move our whole river adventure to accommodate the cancelled flight and the new flight date. It may have been a bit of a hassle to get into the country but Bolivia was very flexible with reservations and the businesses really wanted you to visit and have fun in their country. I can only imagine what a nightmare it would have been if the eco-lodge was located in the US. We would have probably lost the entire reservation or would have had to pay a crazy change fee. Now that everything is settled and we are in our nice hotel room and ready to do a little exploring of La Paz as we wait for our flights.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We had planned for a few days in La Paz and had already started looking at things to do since we would not have connectivity on the river. We just did them a little earlier than expected. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">La Paz is a BIG city. When you see it as you are leaving the airport you feel like you are entering a large bowl full of little buildings. With this kind of landscape getting around in a vehicle can take a long time. The streets are small, lots of traffic, and you have to deal with going up or down as you drive around the city. But they had an amazing set of sky trains around the city. They were all color coded so it was pretty easy to figure out even if you could not speak Spanish. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a tourist attraction just to ride the sky train in a complete circle to get an aerial view of the city. We took the tour of the city and stopped by one of the big local markets. They had everything from food, toiletries, auto parts, used clothes and shoes, etc. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made it to the market. You could find some seriously used auto parts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of carts like this walking around selling a certain type of item. This cart was full of matches.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The corn looked amazing!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little glimpse of the market street</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the vendors had a sense of humor with their displays</td></tr>
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Cholitas Wrestling</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you look up things to do in La Paz, the Cholitas Wrestling show is on the top of the list. What is Cholitas Wrestling? It is women wrestling in traditional Bolivian clothing. Sound cheesy? Yes, it is absolutely cheesy and staged but that is the attraction to the show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was just like the staged wrestling shows that you see on TV but these ladies have to wrestle in poofy skirts, blouses, and dress shoes. It looked so uncomfortable. It was as dramatic as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>you can imagine with throwing, jumping, hitting, spitting, and a corrupt referee. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A boy, his popcorn, and a bottle of coke waiting for some wrestling</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All of the boys got masks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was even around where the men wrestled</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, you are seeing this right. One of the wrestlers is about to leap from ring and jump on the other one. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But the one in the yellow skirt took her down</td></tr>
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The Drippy Cauldron </i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We were not expecting to find the wizarding world of Harry Potter in Bolivia. But that is what we found. We almost missed this little Harry Potter café when the translator listed it as the Drippy Cauldron instead of the Leaky Cauldron. It was located in a pretty old building that had the kids attention right away with their signs as you walked in. Inside we found a cute restaurant with an upstairs area that had costumes, statues, and movie memorabilia. We mixed our own potion in a small cauldron and you cannot go to a Harry Potter café without trying the Butterbeer. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of potions and books along the walls</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The time has come for one of the big items on our South America bucket list – Machu Picchu!! As I mentioned in the last post, this was not an easy place to visit. We had made it to Cusco and did a lot of activities around the area and now it was time to take the train to Aguas Caliente. Machu Picchu has a lot of visitors each year so it took a little bit of time to coordinate our flights, train tickets and Machu Picchu tickets. There are only so many of each one per day. If you find yourself making travel plans to Machu Picchu please let us know. I have lots of good travel tips for finding better prices on tickets and how to book the whole thing on your own instead of using a travel company. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We woke up bright and early on the morning of the 8<sup>th</sup> to catch the Peru Rail train to Aguas Caliente. We were not quite sure what to expect since we bought the budget ticket. It was a very pleasant surprise to find a super cool train with our own conductor for our car. The ceiling was made of windows so you could look right up into the sky. This also meant that they did not have room for luggage so that was a big shocker when we read the night before that luggage was not allowed. What?? Most people do a day trip or an overnight to Machu Picchu and then return to their hotel in Cusco before departing so they store their luggage at the hotel. We were doing the same thing except we were changing hostels so we had to take our luggage. Our bags are not large but there is five of us so it can make a pretty big pile. In the end everything was fine and we were able to store our luggage on the train without any issues. This was one of the big benefits of traveling with backpacks during their not so busy part of the season. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The train ride was beautiful and it took us through the Sacred Valley. The mountains surrounding the valley are just amazing. We also passed several places where we could see people hiking the Inca Trail. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We made it to Aguas Caliente pretty early in the day and we were not going up to Machu Picchu until the next morning so we were able to do a little exploring around town. The first thing you notice when you walk through town is that it is built on a hill. Our hotel was a nice hike up the main walkway through town to the very top. It is times like these you understand why you chose to use backpacks and not rolling luggage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Two popular activities to do in town is to soak in the thermal baths and visit the Machu Picchu museum. After checking into the hotel we walked back down the hill and hiked 45 minutes of town to get to the museum. The ticket was included in our regular Machu Picchu ticket so this was an easy decision. The museum was pretty small but had some great pictures about the first discovery of the ruins. We were not allowed to take any pictures while we were in the museum but we did get a few on our walk<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and did a little trek up the path that leads to Machu Picchu. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next morning we bought our bus tickets up to the top of the ruins. Everyone was pretty excited to finally see Machu Picchu. The bus ride included some hairpin switchbacks with buses going both directions. YIKES!! Once we made it to the top it was a pretty easy process to show our tickets and head in. We opted to tour on our own without a guide but there were plenty to choose from if you wanted a guide. We also added a little extra something to our regular tickets. When you book your tickets you have the option to hike one of the two mountains that surround the ruins. The two mountains are Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu. Huayna Picchu usually sells out months in advance but we were able to grab the last few tickets to hike Montana Machu Picchu which is supposed to be the easier of the two hikes. We had a specific time to start our hike so we had to follow the signs to the trailhead. But on our way we were able to get our first glimpse of the ruins and they were AMAZING!! It is just breathtaking the first time you see them. I will let the pictures do the talking for this one. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After taking our first set of pictures and seeing some of the local llamas hanging out we made it to the trailhead and started our hike up the mountain. Lots of stops along the way as we climbed up and we soon realized this was going to be a difficult “easy” hike. The trail was so steep!! Between the vertical trail and the general altitude our group was struggling. We did take lots of breaks to take in the amazing views. It is funny the difference between ascending and descending with the kids. There is a general amount of kiddie whine as we head up but the way back down is usually filled with laughs and excitement. I love listening to them chatter on the way down. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Machu Picchu will be different things to different people. For us it was the pure amazement that something so vast could be built in between two big mountains in the middle of a huge mountain range. Just looking at the structures you have to wonder how they did it. It would take a huge amount of effort to build in in this day and age so it is amazing to think about how they could accomplish this in the 1400s. We felt very fortunate to be able to see this special place for the first time with the kids. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Actual Dates: September 4th - 7th<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When people talk about South America there is one place that is pops in everyone’s head, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail. What you do not realize until you start looking into traveling to Machu Picchu is how many steps you need to take to actually get there. It makes sense when you think about how many years it was a hidden civilization. But those things do not really register until you try to get there. First, you have to make it to Lima, Peru. From there you need to travel to Cusco, Peru through the air or by bus. We did a little bit of both. Cusco is the gateway to the Sacred Valley which leads you to Machu Picchu. From Cusco you sign up to hike the Inca Trail or you take a train to Aguas Caliente which is the closest town to Machu Picchu. You cannot get there by car. When we first started planning we were ready to sign up for the Inca Trail. In our minds that was wrapped up into the bucket list part of Machu Picchu. After starting research we realized that hiking the Inca Trail is expensive. It was really expensive per person and when you multiplied it by five we just could not make it work with our budget and do the other things we wanted to do later in the trip. In order to do it we would have to skip Bolivia and the Amazon. So it was a family decision to choose the Amazon over the Inca Trail. Would we still see Machu Picchu? Absolutely! But we would arrive in Aguas Caliente via train instead of our own two feet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>Our Next Travel Hiccup</u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We will write about all of the cool things we see but I can’t leave out our next travel hiccup. It is the other side of adventure traveling. We ran into our next travel hiccup on our way to Cusco. It actually started when we were in the states but we did not find out until we were in Peru.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The very last night we were in Arequipa we realized our credit card was not working. When I called the company I found out one of our numbers had been stolen and somebody was trying to use it for purchases in the United States. Michaels, Walmart, Best Buy, you name it they were trying it. We have spent two years traveling outside of the US without any credit card issues and we go back for one week and this happens. UGH! If we were stateside this would be an inconvenience for about a day and then another magical card would arrive in the mail but we are definitely not in the US and we had no idea where we would be staying in the future. Our lodging was only booked out for about a week in advance and we were never in one spot for more than a few days. Also, the company could not guarantee that the card would make it to us when it left the US mail service. Would it get lost in transit? This was a very high possibility. So after many international call minutes with our credit card company it was decided that nothing could be done while we were in South America. This was so frustrating to deal with knowing that the intent was malicious and could possibly make our travels really difficult over the next two months. The good news is that since we have the chip cards our credit card numbers are different even though they are the same account so at least we have one working credit card. The next really BIG inconvenience is all of the reoccurring bills that were tied to my credit card number.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So our first afternoon in Cusco was spent dealing with all of our bills. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have been traveling non-stop for a week staying in a different hostel each night and it was time for a little break. We planned a few extra days in the town of Cusco. It is a pretty touristy town since they get a lot of visitors every year on their way to Machu Picchu so it was not hard to find things to do. We decided on three different activities which ended up being day long excursions so we did not get as much rest as we thought we would get. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What is the Sacred Valley? What you learn as you research the Inca civilization is that they lived all over the area. There are ruins everywhere! The town of Cusco was the capital of the Inca Empire and then it was later a Spanish colony. So you have a mix of Inca ruins and a colonial style downtown area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The area between Machu Picchu and Cusco is called the Sacred Valley. There are a couple of big Inca villages in the valley that you can get to by bus and explore. We definitely wanted to see the valley for a day. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next thing we decided to do was take a hike to mountain top lagoon called Humantay. On paper it looked like a nice day trip from Cusco. It ended up being quite a lot more. We will share the details a little later. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our last activity in Cusco was riding out to one of the ruins on 4x4 quad bikes and then visiting some salt ponds. The kids were super excited about this activity and the salt ponds turned out to be something we were not expecting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I know I have mentioned this before but we do not speak Spanish. We are getting by with translation apps on our phone, a calculator and general hand motions. But when we sign up for tours we try to find ones with an English speaking guide. It is hard to learn when you cannot understand when is being said. We were the last pickup on our Sacred Valley tour on our first full day in Cusco. It was a big tour bus that was completely full. When our guide asked how many people speak only English we were the only ones to raise our hands! Hmmmm…. How was this going to work? Everyone on the bus was a tourist but everyone else was from a Spanish speaking country. Our guide would alternate between Spanish and English on the speaker as we drove through the valley. We did notice that the Spanish version was much longer than our English version. What did we miss?? We will never know. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our first stop was a small local market where we could buy anything we desired made with alpaca wool. We made a few purchases and then headed to the town of Pisac. The town was in the valley but the Inca village was high up on a mountain overlooking the valley. This was when we realized that bigger villages were really vast in size and there was quite a bit of it that had been preserved. One area of the village that that stood out was how many farming terraces still remained and surrounded the village. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After our stop in Pisac we went to a local restaurant for lunch. I wish I had taken more pictures of our lunch. It was a buffet with typical Peruvian dishes and this one even had guacamole. The kids ate plates of the guacamole. Their other favorite was the roasted Inca corn. The kernels were huge and nice and salty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our next stop was the town of Olleytambo. This is the end of the road in the Sacred Valley. Literally the end of the road. This is the furthest town you can go to by car. From here you have to take a train. We had read about this town when we did our planning but what we did not realize was that they have a huge set of ruins and the town was very quaint with lots of small restaurants and hotels. Olleytambo is located near a river and many years ago the village made a series of canals that ran through the town to supply water from the river. It was so cool to see the little canals still being used today.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On our way back to Cusco we took the road to Chinchero. This little town was home to many groups that dye and weave alpaca fibers. We stopped for a demonstration and to purchase some much needed scarves and long sleeve pullovers. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We signed up to do a day trip outside of Cusco to Lake Humantay. In our minds it was a few hours by van, a stop for breakfast, a small 45 minute hike up a hill, hang out at a beautiful lagoon, a stop of lunch, then a return to Cusco. It turns out that the drive started at 5:30am in the morning and was a long ride to the closest town to Humantay. We knew the tour included breakfast and lunch and we were hungry when we arrived at the town. The van stopped on the side of a road in town and we were told to exit and go down into the house for breakfast. There was no sign and it was like walking into part of somebody’s house. There was a little room that had small items for sale for the hike and then a room with a large table. This obviously was not their first rodeo with a tour group but I still think it was somebody’s house and they host breakfast and lunch for the tour. After a breakfast of rolls, jam and coffee we bought some items to help with altitude sickness. Remember that bottle of 96% rubbing alcohol? Well we bought two for the hike up to the lake. We thought it make be used when we found out the guide carries bottles of oxygen in his backpack. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The trip up to the start of the Humantay hike was up a pretty big mountain with lots of switchbacks and we even had a bit of a traffic jam with a big water truck. Once we arrived we started to make our way to the beginning of the “hill” we would climb to the lake. Even before we hit any kind of incline we could already feel the effects of the altitude. To assist hikers on the way up you could opt to take a small horse up the mountain. Most people declined right away and started the hike up and then about 1/3 of the way up people started jumping on the horses. I am pretty sure we looked like a group that needed a horse so a few of the horse handlers followed us all of the way up the mountain with a horse asking if we wanted help. This “easy” hike was going to be a test of willpower for all of us. Not only was it a very challenging hike at 14,000ft<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but knowing that we could get out of the hard part by riding a horse was really a true test. We would walk about ten paces and then stop, catch our breath and then walk another ten paces. Needless to say we did not make it up in 45 minutes. Eventually we made it up without the help of our horse friends and the view was amazing. We did lots of high fives and ate a celebratory Snickers bar. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was the activity the kids were most excited to try especially Emma. She was going to get her own quad bike and Dan and I would each have a boy on our bikes with us. After a few laps around the parking lot to make sure we got the controls down on the bike we took off following our guide to the set of Inca ruins called Moray. It took us about an hour to get there on the dirt roads and we soon realized a doing a load of laundry would be needed after this tour. We had dirt and dust everywhere. After touring the ruins we made our way back to the 4x4 garage and then hoped back on our tour van to go to the salt ponds. This was part of the tour we really had no idea what we would see. When we signed up we thought it was just the quad bikes for a few hours and then back to the hotel. The salt ponds turned out to be very fascinating. After a close your eyes and don’t look down kind of drive to the salt ponds we were greeted with an amazing view. We learned that the ponds are owned by the nearby town of Maras and families have about 30 ponds assigned to them to farm for salt. The salt ponds were built around 200AD so they have been around for a long time. It was used long ago to provide the entire Inca Empire with salt. This isn’t your plain table salt that you have in your kitchen. This pink salt has some has some beneficial minerals for skin conditions and hypertension. In more recent years they have also flavored the salt and we were able to sample it and buy some before we left the ponds. We brought home a small bag of smoked salt and it is amazing!!! I wish we would have bought more. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This wraps up our time in Cusco as we take a little breather from moving around every night. It was a pretty jammed packed couple of days but we are very excited to catch the train to Aguas Caliente to see Machu Picchu. This post has gotten up in the word count department so we will save the details of our adventures visiting Machu Picchu for our next blog post! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Actual Dates: August 31<sup>st</sup> – September 4<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></div>
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The overnight bus ride on Peru Hop wiped everyone out the first day in Arequipa. We were able to check into our hostel after breakfast and we had a nice long nap. After resting we took off into town to get something to eat and to book a tour to the Colca Canyon. The Colca Canyon is famous for seeing Andean condors and a great hike in and out of the canyon. We had read it was a huge canyon that rivals the Grand Canyon in the United States so we wanted take the drive to see it for ourselves. We just had to decide what kind of tour we wanted to take to see it. We could take small vehicle tour and stay one night in a town in the canyon and drive out the next day or we could do a hike into the canyon and stay two nights and hike out. When we were doing research we looked really hard at hiking down into the canyon. We knew we could hike down, it was the hiking out that was holding us back. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Normally this would have been doable for our crew but when you mix in the high elevation we decided to take a small tour to the canyon, stay the night, and then drive back out the next day. Once we spent some time in Arequipa we were very happy with that decision. The altitude was no joke. We could feel the change in our bodies. We were now only drinking water to stay hydrated and moving very slowly through town. Luckily, our hostel was one block away from the main square. Once we walked around the main square and booked our tour we were off to find some good grub. We ran across a BBQ restaurant and the kids got a kick out of the menu. Their favorite item was RIP Peppa. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A glimpse at what a hostel was like in Peru. This was a nice hostel. We were all in the same room with 5 twin beds and our own bathroom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main square was beautiful and lots of people enjoying the nice weather.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love going into foreign grocery stores to see what is different. This was an entire aisle of canned tuna. </td></tr>
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<i>This trip to South America is amazing and definitely checks some items on our bucket list!! I will tell you all of the cool things we saw and did but there is also some hiccups to traveling with a family of five in South America for 2+ months. As I write these blog posts I will tell you what happened and how we managed it. As you probably have guessed we are now getting ready for our first hiccup on the trip. </i><o:p></o:p></div>
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We were scheduled to be picked up bright and early at 7:30am for our trip to Colca Canyon the first full day we were in Arequipa. Everyone went to bed early and we were all packed up but Sam woke up in the middle of the night and started to throw up. We knew that this was a big possibility in South America because we would be eating and drinking bacteria our bodies were not use to so we had tried to prepare as much as possible. Back in June when we were in Martinique we got some vaccines for the Amazon and lots of medication for everything else that might happen. We immediately started some medication and hydration. He eventually fell asleep but we knew that it was going to be tough to make the tour to Colca Canyon in a few hours. Emma and Jack woke up and went to breakfast and as soon as they left the room Jack came back and started throwing up too! This sealed the deal for not going on the tour. We were not quite sure what to do. We had already paid in full, the tour guide was on their way to pick us up and the main office was not open yet. Time to take a deep breath….I talked to the tour guide when they arrived and told them we would not be going and Dan walked into town to the office and the company graciously rescheduled our trip for the next day. We spent the day taking care of the boys. They started to perk up at the end of the day but they were still feeling the effects the next day when we left on the tour. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The tour bus showed up early the next<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>morning and the boys made it to their seats and then crashed for most of the ride into the canyon. The trip into the canyon to the town we were staying at that night would take about 5-6 hours with lots of stops along the way. We would traverse through the Peruvian desert and go over a very high pass in order to reach the canyon. We had an amazing guide with us that coached us on how to combat altitude sickness. The first thing she showed us was how to chew coca leaves and right before we started the big climb over the pass we stopped for some coca herb tea. When we got to the top of the pass she had us inhale fumes from a bottle of 96% rubbing alcohol. This was just basic alcohol you find at the pharmacy. You shake a little in your hands, rub them together, and then inhale three times. We were very happy to learn these tricks because we would need them later in our travels. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This trip into the canyon was also the moment that Emma had been waiting for since we started our trip. She would finally see llamas and alpacas!! A few of the farmers herd their animals to the side of the road so people can stop and see them. In Peru the farmers mark their animals with colorful yarn in their ears. Unfortunately, the boys were still out for the count on the bus so they missed our stop with the llamas. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Once we made it to the town of Chivey in the canyon we ate an really good Peruvian lunch and dropped our bags off at the hotel. Remember the altitude? Our hotel rooms were on the second floor and we had trouble catching our breath going up one flight of stairs! It was so strange to feel that way. After a little rest our guide took us to some hot springs in the canyon. The pools were nice and we were able to drink some fresh papaya juice, relax in the water and watch the sunset. We have been in Peru for a little over a week and we soon realized that the fruit juices in Peru are amazing. They make them fresh when you order them so they became one of our favorite drinks. I had wondered why Duolingo made me practice saying orange juice in Spanish all of the time and now I know. You order a lot of juice! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our guide arranged for a dinner show in Chivey that would show us four typical Peruvian dances. We decided to go and it was a great night. The dances were lots of fun to watch and they tried to include some audience members in the dances. Dan was the first one to hit the dance floor and then Emma was selected for the last dance and they dressed her in a typical Peruvian costume for her dance. We also had a birthday to celebrate at dinner. Sam was turning 9 the next day so he was called up to the stage and the band, staff, and guests all sang “Happy Birthday” to him in English and Spanish! <o:p></o:p></div>
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The next day was our big trip into the part of the canyon that you see the Andean condors. We stopped along the way as we passed through small villages and saw some dancing and churches. Then it came time to walk out to the edge of the canyon to see if we could find the big birds. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When we stopped by one of the villages, the kids couldn't pass up a picture with this cute guy.</td></tr>
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Once we got to the lookout for the condors, the walk was s-l-o-w since we were still feeling the effects of the altitude but we did not have to wait long to see these giant birds. Andean condors are one of the largest flying birds in the world when you combine weight and wingspan. The wingspan on these huge vulture birds is about 10ft. When they flew through the canyon they would not even move their wings. They would just glide. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the farmlands in the canyon. Some still have the Inca terrance structures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kids are ready for the condors so I stop taking pictures of them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first one we saw was resting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We saw lots of them after we waiting for a little while. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They looked black but from another angle they looked brown. This one blends into the mountains.</td></tr>
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On our way out of the canyon we stopped at a lot of vistas for pictures and then stopped at a local drink stand and tried a Colca Canyon fruit called a Sanky. You could get it as just a juice or as a cocktail with pisco. The fruit was similar to a kiwi and the juice was sweet and tart at the same time. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the Inca terraces in the canyon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another beautiful vista!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remember the first picture on this blog? Sam decided to boycott all picture stops after we saw the condors. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At one of our stops we watched some braiding to make bracelets and colorful hanging decorations</td></tr>
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We made it back to Arequipa in the evening and went out for a pizza dinner to celebrate Sam’s birthday. The next day we got up early to head to the airport to fly to Cusco and Machu Picchu. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited the coast line of Peru! There were lots of different ways to see the sandy desert.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">By Kathy<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Actual Dates: August 28th - August 31st</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The time has come to start hopping through Peru. Most people who visit Peru fly from Lima to Cusco to get to the Machu Picchu area. We wanted to do more of the backpacker’s route and see some of the Peruvian coastline and the historic city of Arequipa before heading to Cusco. Dan did lots of research and figured out that the best way to travel is by bus. It is not advised to travel via rental car around Peru and you cannot fly between the small towns along the coast. There are many different levels of bus travel in South America. The three main issues is luggage security, old buses, and long transfers. Dan did a great job finding a company called Peru Hop that specializes in bus travel in Peru. They provided an English speaking guide and lots of suggestions for lodging in the small towns. They also broke up the road trip into many smaller trips with some sightseeing a long the way. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Peru Hop bus picked us up bright and early in the morning. We made our way through Lima picking up everyone at their hotel or hostel and we soon realized we were at the two ends of the spectrum of travelers on the bus. The kids were the only kids on the bus and Dan and I were on the older side of the age range of everyone else. We were also the only family on the bus. I would say the average age was 25-30 years old. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our first stop was a rest stop outside of the Lima. We stopped for a quick breakfast and some fun with competitive guinea pig games. Yes, guinea pigs. The pictures below will explain it all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are called cuy in Peru and you can find them on the restaurant menus in any town in Peru. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a pretty nice rest area. It was different from what we see in the states. They even had a llama, a horse and guinea pigs behind the main rest area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everyone had a number and the guinea pig (cuy) was placed under the box in the middle and then they lifted the box. He ran around in the circle and then enters a box and the winner was the person with the same number as the box. The prize was a shot of pisco for the adults (it was 9:30 in the morning) and a piece of bread for the kids. </td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our bus ride on the first day after breakfast would be about 5 hours with a sightseeing stop at a Hacienda San Jose. Hacienda San Jose was a thriving sugar cane plantation and later they also found a series of slave tunnels underneath the plantation. Now it is a resort and restaurant and you can stop buy for a tour that includes walking through the dark tunnels underground. We thought it would be a stop along the route but it turned out to be off the beaten path. We drove for about 30-40 minutes from the main highway through little towns and even through a riverbed to get to the plantation. This would not be our first “off the beaten path” experience in Peru. The pictures below will show you some things that we saw above ground. It was so dark and dusty when we toured the tunnels that we did not get any pictures. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was beautiful inside</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We saw lots of artifacts as we toured the hacienda</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After leaving the plantation we headed towards our first overnight stop in the small coastal town of Paracas. This town was pretty darn small. On one side you had the ocean and on the other the Paracas National Reserve. We rested, played some foosball, and had dinner to finish our first day. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next day we had a relaxing morning working on some bookings for later in our trip and then toured Paracas National Reserve before leaving Paracas. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After we left Paracas it was just a short bus ride to our next stop, Huacachina. The landscape of this town makes it very unique. Unfortunately, you cannot get a good picture on land so I will have to rely on somebody else’s aerial shot of this oasis in the desert. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The street of Huacachina. It would take about 5 minutes to walk from one side to the other.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting ready for our Peruvian breakfast. Almost all of the hostels and hotels have breakfast included. This was a pretty good one with fresh eggs and bread. I think Jack might need a nap! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There is one main activity to do in Huacachina. A dune buggy and sandboarding tour. You can tell from the aerial picture that this is the perfect place to try this out. We signed up for the tour without hesitation thinking that it would be a pretty tame dune buggy ride to the top of some hills and then we would sand board down. The tour was only $15 per person so we were not expecting too much. Boy were we wrong! We had no idea it was going to be an adrenaline pumping two hours in the sand. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We were placed in a dune buggy with a local driver and when everyone was loaded in the buggy and strapped in we took off with about 50 other buggies all at the same time. It did not take long to have our first OMG moment as we flew over the dunes and down the sand and then speeding up to do it again. Sometimes we could see what was over the hill and sometimes we couldn’t. Sometimes we could see other dune buggies beside us other times they came up by surprise. Sometimes we went straight down the hill and sometimes it felt like we were going sideways and would tip over at any time. To help with our heart rates we had a few scenic stops. Dan and I both looked at each other at the first stop with shock on our faces at the intensity of this tour. My knees were actually shaking. When we stopped we were amazed at the view. Desert and sand for miles and miles. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After another half hour of a hold your breath experience in the dune buggy we came to the top of the hill and I almost lost it because I thought our driver was going to try to drive down the huge hill. It turns out this is where we would do some sandboarding. The first hill was steep and once the driver sent us down he took the buggy to the last of 3 hills to meet us at the end. After the dune buggy ride, the sandboarding was a piece of cake. Each hill gradually got smaller and smaller since we had to walk up the hills by foot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our cameras had to stay in the buggy while we went slipping and sliding down the sand, but I was able to grab it at the last hill to catch a few pictures of the kids with their boards. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just when we thought it could not get any more nerve wracking, the end of the tour was up and down over the dunes but without a lot of light since we just watched the sunset. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">When we got back we took a lot of deep breaths and emptied out our sand filled shoes. It was a heck of a tour for $15 a person.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next day we took off for our longest leg of the trip, an overnight ride to Arequipa. We stopped for a brief tour to learn how Pisco is produced and then we were off towards Nazca for dinner. Before dinner we made it to a stop on the highway to see the Nazca Lines. The Nazca Lines are drawings on the ground that were made by moving rock and creating a small trench. Anthropologist believe the lines were made by the Nazca people around 10 to 700 AD. We could see a few from a viewing tower along the side of the road but if you really want to see all of the designs you have to take a small plane and fly from Huacachina to Arequipa. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The landscape on the drive was beautiful. This was taken right off the highway when we stopped to see the Nazca Lines</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not only would this be a long bus ride but we would also be going up, up, up in elevation to 7700 ft. This would be our first experience with the high elevation and trying to acclimate without getting sick. The kids were not huge fans of the overnight bus ride but we made it to Arequipa bright and early at 5:30 in the morning. Everyone was exhausted but we were very excited to explore Arequipa.</span><br />
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The Sandlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06538205027976310869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250071613324777869.post-55545862859708992112019-11-03T01:44:00.000-08:002019-11-03T01:44:22.247-08:00Pisco What????<span style="text-align: justify;">By Kathy</span><br />
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We made it to Peru!! Our first stop is in the big city of Lima. We decided to spend a few days in the Miraflores area getting acclimated. We will be moving A LOT the first month of our trip, so this was a little breather before we start moving through Peru. We also quickly came to the realization that no matter how much Duelingo you do before you leave your Spanish skills are still really bad. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So what did we do in Lima? It did not take long to realize that Lima has some good food. Little did we know that this would be the last of the really good eats for a while. We had to try some churros, salchipapas (hotdogs and fries), stews, and grilled beef.<br />
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We were also introduced to their national drink called a Pisco Sour. A pisco what?? Pisco is the local liquor that is made from fermented grape juice that contains a very high alcohol content. For all of our Grenadian friends, a shot of pisco by itself will give Rivers Rum a good run for their money. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next night Dan decided to try one.... or maybe two.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The recipe straight from the Angostura site. It is pretty simple but it has a surprise ingredient and we found out the shaking and straining part is pretty important</td></tr>
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The Miraflores has a great waterfront so we decided to rent some bikes and check out some of the parks along the waterfront. We stopped for some pictures at the sculpture park and had a little French crepe snack before heading back. <o:p></o:p><br />
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We also walked through our first Peruvian market and were amazed by the amount of Alpaca products – sweaters, scarves, blankets, stuffed animals they had to offer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our last night in Grenada - fun with friends at the brewery dancing on tables</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For our blog writing we are going to take a small break from the tour through the islands and write a little bit about what we have been doing since we left Grenada in August. Don't worry, we will not forget to share with you our time in the rainforest of </span>Dominica<span style="font-family: inherit;">, Camp SandStar with the Penny family in </span>Guadeloupe<span style="font-family: inherit;">, amazing Antigua, killer bees in St. Kitts, </span>volcanoes<span style="font-family: inherit;"> in </span>Montserrat<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and then our slow u-turn back south to Grenada. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The SandStar kids do not take the typical summer break like their friends on land. Since we tend to travel away from home in the fall they do school all summer and take their final exams in August before closing the books for fall break. This year the carnival in Grenada marked the end of our school year. There was lots of celebrating that week. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I mentioned that earlier but that is a little harder than it sounds. We own some pretty run down t-shirts, bathing suits, shorts and flip flops. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We pretty much live in one climate for the year and it does not involve anything under 80 degrees Fahrenheit. We are heading south of the equator where the seasons are reversed, and they are just finishing their winter and beginning their spring…. it is going to be COLD!!! To prepare for our trip we spent a week in South Florida visiting Dan’s parents, working on logistics, fixing boat hair, and gathering supplies. Some pretty basic supplies such as socks, closed toed shoes, and hiking pants. It was a bit overwhelming being back in the states and shopping. So many things on the shelves to choose from – we just are not use to that anymore. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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The Sandlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06538205027976310869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250071613324777869.post-56613987777301772622019-07-29T05:28:00.001-07:002019-09-29T12:32:02.207-07:00Fun in Martinique!<br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">**Special note about the picture above: We rarely get a picture of SandStar under sail in the great blue sea but our trip back to Martinique was calm and beautiful. We sailed back with our wahoo catching friends on Soulstice who took this amazing shot from their boat. </span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of food. You know the saying “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”? Well the same is true in the islands. When we visit any island we like to embrace the culture and food. Martinique is a little different from the other islands we have visited because it is VERY French. When you are in a French island you have the opportunity to shop like the French and eat like the French and we took that job very seriously. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue cheese, pear, and lardon salad. What is a lardon?? It is package of salty bacon nibbles. They became a staple on SandStar.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Pierre Veggie Market - My favorite veggie market on the island </td></tr>
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Soon after we arrived back in Martinique Dan’s parents came to visit us. They stayed in a very cute apartment near the St. Anne area and we were able to meet up with them every day for eating, beach time, relaxing, games, and some more great eating. The kids even had a chance to stay with Grandma and Grandpa while they were here so SandStar was very quiet for a few days. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fun dinner out with Cliff and Karen. We cooked all of our meat on hot stones.</td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">After our Grandma and Grandpa visit it was time to start making plans to leave Martinique. We did one last stop in the big stores for provisioning. Then Emma and I spent an afternoon in St. Anne walking through the little stores and ending our afternoon with a French chocolate sundae! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first time seeing a dollar bin in the islands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little afternoon fun in St. Anne</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the treat at the end of our afternoon</td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We are off to St. Pierre which is our last stop before leaving Martinique. On the way we were sailing up the coast and out of nowhere we were surrounded by racing Hobie cats. They were going fast!! We just kept our course and they zoomed around SandStar. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good-bye St. Anne. It has been fun!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The speedy Hobie cats</td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Once we arrived in St. Pierre we were in for a big treat – no clouds on Mt. Pelée!! We could see the top! The weather was looking good for a hike up the next day so we decided to make the trek to the start of the trail. We tried to rent a car but we couldn’t find a place that had one available so we took a local bus to the closest town. We were dropped off at the bottom and were pretty sure we were in the right spot when we saw the sign for the hiking trail. Little did we know it was a good 2 miles uphill to the start of the trail. After lots of belly aching we made it to the refugio and found<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a pick-me-up ice cream before we started hiking the real trail.<o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The refugio. It doesn't look like much but they had cold drinks and ice cream inside!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh the drama!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the top!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The start of the le Chinois trail that goes down into the caldera</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a late start to the day so we did not get to go all of the way down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A second later - When some things are caught on camera at just the right time</td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Good-bye Martinique!! We had a great Christmas, great food, and great company!!! <o:p></o:p><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">By Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Actual Dates: January 3<sup>rd</sup> – January 11<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Happy 2019!! We decided to start this year off with a nautical U-turn. After lots of hugs and good-byes to the SAVA crew we headed south. On our way to Martinique we just had a small glimpse of St. Lucia for one night. Now it is time to head back and check it out and if we are lucky we might catch another fish. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We had a nice, comfortable, fast sail to St. Lucia on January 3<sup>rd</sup> as we headed toward Marigot Bay. There was a rumor this bay had mooring balls and if you were moored you could use the resort pool and hot showers. The kids were super excited! As we were approaching Marigot we started the engines so we could drop the sails. Right as I was walking into the saloon to turn the engines on we heard the fishing line go nuts -ZING! Whatever was on the line was running fast!!! We quickly started the engines and got everything set to reel the fish. Dan and Sam started the process of reeling in the fish and we were shocked to see another WAHOO!!! To bring in a fish of this size I had to take reel and Dan had to get the gaff ready. Since we were bringing in the fish on the starboard side of our boat the boys had the job of removing the cushions to slide the fish over the couch area. So who is driving the boat when all of this is happening??? Emma was driving. Yes, the 13 year old has the helm! This was a true all family effort. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now what to do with this fish??? Well you have to rally the troops for some fish parties. Our friends on Soulstice were in the Pitons and they said they would be up the next day to share the feast. We also contacted new friends that we had made just a few days before in St. Pierre on a boat named Starship Friendship. They stopped by our boat in St. Pierre and introduced themselves because they saw that we were from St. Pete and they were too! It is such a small world sometimes. They happened to be heading into Marigot and were happy to come over for dinner. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know I have said this before but I have to say it again – you never know who you will learn from out here. I think that everyone has something to teach you! The crew from Starship Friendship arrived and asked if they could take over prepping for dinner. Absolutely! We found out they are big into fishing and spearfishing and knew a lot of about fileting wahoo and making sushi. WHAT??? We did not even know you could eat wahoo as sushi. The first lesson they taught us was how to filet the fish. We had actually cut the fish into steaks but they explained how to filet it into four loins. Sean, Annie and Dave helped take our steak cuts and turn them into sushi. Kelly show me how to make those funny little rice balls that go under your sushi. I have eaten sushi lots of times but never knew how to make it. We had an amazing dinner of sushi and grilled wahoo. Wahoo sushi is some of the best! We were shocked!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the back of my head I thought,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I hope we remember what they said about fileting the wahoo the next time we catch one…who knows when that will be. <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before we met Brooke and Barrett on Soulstice we had heard about Brooke’s mad cooking skills from other friends. So when we had all of this fish Dan and I would kid around when we talked about different ways to cook it and say<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- WWBD - What Would Brooke Do? Well, we were so excited to find out. The next day we had dinner planned on Soulstice. The Frenchie Crew made some amazing grilled okra. Yes, you read that right, okra. Those slimy green vegetables that you find in gumbo in the southern US. It turns out that they are delicious on the grill. The Frenchie kids then went to bed and the Sandstar kids were on our boat having a movie night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So what did she cook? She made furikake crusted wahoo with a soy glaze, coconut rice, a salad with homemade ginger dressing, and wahoo sashimi. To say this was amazing is an understatement – It was unbelievable!! The Frenchie and Sandstar crew have been calling this “The Dinner” all year long. Don’t forget, she created this amazing dinner in a boat kitchen! It is a tiny<span style="font-size: 6.5pt;"> </span>kitchen compared to what most people are use too. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did have to ask a few more questions about <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>furikake. It was so good and I had never had anything like it. Furikake is a rice seasoning made primarily of little flakes of seaweed and sesame seeds. It was delicious. This will be added to our list of items needed on SandStar along with a sushi mat. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Dinner - seared wahoo with a soy glaze, wahoo sashimi, and coconut rice! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even with all of the excitement school still continues. Sometimes you just don't ask questions about dress code. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I really needed a haircut. This was the saloon we found.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While they are rope swinging I am enjoying a fresh coconut water and rum drink</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More fun at the pool with the Frenchie Crew. All pools should have comfy beds. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading to the mooring balls. This is the first time I am trying to drive to the ball while Dan guides me. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first hot pool where you get wet before playing with the mud</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are still pretty clean</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not clean anymore! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were told sulfur mud is great for your skin!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ahh...when you have an older brother and sister this is what happens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">roti + milkshake</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">By Kathy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Actual Dates: December 18th – January 2nd</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The holidays were quickly approaching and the SandStar Crew was excited to arrive in Martinique. We had heard from other cruisers it was the “go to” stop for provisions and shopping. The kind of shopping we have not seen in months. We decided to make the two day sail up from Bequia and skip St. Vincent and St. Lucia. We planned to return to St. Lucia after the new year and St. Vincent we skipped for security reasons. All of the cruisers we have met bypass St. Vincent and after looking into the security risks we decided to do the same. We did get a small glimpse of St. Lucia by Q flagging in the Piton anchorage our way north. What is Q flagging? Normally when we move to a different island you check in with customs and immigration but if you only stop for one night, do not leave the boat, and take off the next day that typically doesn’t require a check in – it is called Q flagging.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Piton anchorage was stunning!! One of the most beautiful anchorages we have ever seen. It is set right in between Gros Piton and Petit Pition. You have to grab a mooring ball since the depth between the pitons is over 100ft. We knew just based on sheer beauty that we would have to return to this anchorage in January.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After leaving the Piton anchorage the next day we ended up grabbing a little take out from the waters of St. Lucia – our very first Wahoo!!! Dan has been working on trying to catch this fish for over a year! It looks very similar to a big king maceral or a barracuda. After lots of high fives and a fishy photo shoot we put him in the cooler to share with friends when we arrived in Martinique. We grilled him up with our friends from SV Izula and SV Lazy Travels. Stacy from SV Izula also told us how to make fish cakes with the left over grilled fish the next day. That is one of the great things about cruising. You can learn something from everyone you meet and since you are meeting new people all of the time it feels like you are learning all of the time!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Martinique would be our first experience in the French islands. We quickly realized they are very different from the other islands in the Caribbean. They have lots of resources from regular stores, grocery stores, boat stores – you name it, they probably have it. They also have a full highway system. This is something we have not seen in any of the islands. After getting our bearings which included a few trips to the French bakery we decided to rent a car to do a little Christmas shopping.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam did a little fishing on his own when we got to St. Anne</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Guess what?? It is universal anywhere you go that stores are packed around the holidays! There are big box stores in Martinique similar to a Walmart or a Target and they were packed wall to wall! We even found a couple of malls. I only ended up with a few pictures because we were trying not to lose anybody in the mess of shoppers and were battling our way in the crowded roads around the stores. Everyone was pretty beat after a few days of shopping but we had food in the fridge and presents under the TV.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was our second Christmas on the boat and we really enjoyed it. It is hard to go overboard on gifts and such when you have limited space. It really makes you think about what you want to gift to somebody. On Christmas morning the kids had stockings and their traditional Santa Scavenger Hunt which had a Monopoly board game as the gift at the end. We all ended up gifting each other body wash, deodorant, or soap. I am pretty sure that says a lot about our cruising – sometimes it can get a little smelly around here! We will always remember our island holidays!</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our family Christmas picture. Thank you Frenchie crew for the photo and the Christmas carols</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The excitement does not end on Christmas Day. On the 26th we had friends arrive from Texas to visit through the new year. You meet some amazing people out here cruising and we were lucky to meet the SAVA crew last year in the Bahamas. After last season they cruised back to Florida, sold their boat, traveled all over Asia and they are now back in the states looking for the next boat to take to the Pacific. They would be our first guests this season and the kids were ecstatic!! We decide to take them sailing around Martinique from the south all of the way up to St. Pierre in the north part of the island. We did a lot of snorkeling, Monopoly, paddleboard rides, Monopoly, eating, Monopoly, paddleboard rides, Monopoly, swimming. The kids played their new Monopoly game every day for hours! We stopped in several different anchorages along the way. Some we only stayed at for a few hours and some we stayed at for a few days. Victoria is great with taking pictures so we have A LOT!! She also did a great job taking scenic pictures of Martinique. Lots of pictures to see what happens at Camp SandStar! Enjoy!!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found the black sand beach - Anse Noir</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We had a bit of rain this week but the good new is that the rain brought lots of beautiful rainbows</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice Cream Stop! Homemade coco ice cream in St. Pierre</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">By Kathy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dates: December 6th – 16th</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Most of our cruising has been to places we have known about for a while or have at least heard about – Bahamas, Grenada, Tobago Cays. After leaving the Tobago Cays we were on our way to another island in the Grenadines called – Bequia. We knew NOTHING about this island. Quite honestly we did not even know it existed until we started mapping out our plan up to Martinique. As soon as we anchored in the harbor we were blown away with Bequia’s beauty. Once we dinghied to shore we were even more amazed by this little gem in the Caribbean. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bequia is the little island south of the big island of St. Vincent</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We arrived in Bequia after a beautiful sail from the Tobago Cays. We were trying to fish on our way to Bequia and made a detour to follow some unrest on the surface of the water that we thought was a bunch of fish. It turns out it wasn’t fish to catch but it was a HUGE pod of dolphins. These creatures are just amazing and we haven’t seen very many since leaving Florida and the Bahamas. The kids watched them from the bow of the boat and I swear they were playing with the kids. They would swim by and look right at them and then jump in the air next to the boat. They would circle around again and only look at the kids by turning their head to the side and then jump again. Every time we encounter these animals we are reminded of their intelligence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once arriving in Bequia we were very excited to see what the land had to offer. We could tell from the water that the buildings were very cute and colorful and there were dinghy docks everywhere!! A great way for an island to make a cruiser feel welcome is to have a great dinghy dock. It is like a nice welcome mat to their island. Once we walked the seashore sidewalk into town we were greeted by little gingerbread house buildings, cool restaurants, a beautiful church, and lots and lots of veggie stands.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute little bookstore. We found a couple of Christmas presents in here!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bequia is also known for catching and selling lobsters. On our first night in town we found out that the fish processing plant on the other side of the island will sell lobsters, fish, and bags of lobster meat. We just needed to take a bus over to the plant. I set off on a field trip the next day with Annick from SV SunSplash to find this processing plant. Once we arrived we saw tubs and tubs of lobster. You could buy them from the plant or from Sandra who sells them just outside of the gate. We filled our bags and came back to the boat reading to eat. About a week later Dan and I decided to make another trip over to the land of lobster to stock the freezer with lobster tails for our company that would be visiting after Christmas and in January.</span><br />
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There is a great cruisers net here in Bequia that is hosted by the ladies at the Fig Tree restaurant Monday through Saturday on the VHF radio. The island has tons of services for cruisers. This is another way an island can make you feel welcome. They have pick up and drop off laundry service at your boat, ice and water delivery, several fishermen stop by to sell fish and lobster and lots of happy hour specials at the restaurants. While listening to the cruisers net we found out the Fig Tree also hosts a kids reading group on Saturday afternoons. They have been doing this for over 10 years. All kids are welcome and they love to have volunteers. This would be a family event for the SandStar crew. We showed up at the restaurant on Saturday with the crews from SV Wasabi and SV Izula not really knowing what to expect. We were greeted with a welcome hug from Cheryl Johnson who runs the reading group and the kids were invited to look at the bins of books that were separated by age group. The kids then divided into groups based on age and they were assigned an adult volunteer. There was a good mix of local kids and cruiser kids. Then they were told to pick out a book as a group and start taking turns reading it aloud. After a while they were told to stop and Cheryl passed out paper and crayons. They were then told to draw a picture based on the story that they read. We were still just following Cheryl instructions without knowing what would be next on the agenda. After the kids had time to draw she called everyone over to the big table and introductions were made as big group and then each group went up into the front and presented their story and their drawings. We packed so much into the two hours on this December afternoon. But wait….that is not all….. the kitchen door opens and out comes homemade banana bread and lime squash for the entire reading group. At the end more hugs were given and we left with huge smiles on our faces. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting our hike up to Peggy's Rock. Beautiful view from the southern part of the island</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The cool landmarks in Bequia does not stop there. We had heard there was a really cool snorkel at a place called Moonhole. Was a Moonhole a town, a building, a harbor? It turns out it is a quirky eco-resort that started in 1964 by a couple from the United States. The original building was built from whalebones, driftwood and shells using drawings from the founder, Tom Johnston. It was built just below a huge rock arch that is known as “Moonhole”. Eventually the resort was comprised of 17 houses, a commissary and an office. They did not have running water or electricity. Once you arrived you really didn’t leave the until your vacation was over. It is also said that you had to be careful in the kitchen because there was a chance you might fall off the cliff. The buildings were definitely built into the land. The resort is still open today but the buildings have been rebuilt on another part of the property because the original house was eventually deemed unsafe when a rocks started falling on the roof during a period of neglect after Johnston passed away. You can only get to the original Moonhole house by dinghy. We actually tried to go by land but could not even get close to the buildings. One morning we decided to head over there with SV Izula and SV Wasabi to snorkel and to see if we could check out some of the abandoned buildings. The snorkeling was very cool and before we knew it we were ready to make our approach to the buildings. We had to time our steps up to the land with the waves that were crashing into the rocks. Once we were on land it was really eerie walking around this unique piece of property. After we explored the buildings we had to make our entrance back into to the water by timing the waves again as we jumped in and swam away. Since we swam there I didn’t have my camera but was able to take a few pictures once we got back onto the dinghy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We took a day to tour an island in one of their signature open air truck taxis. We visited the fort, a turtle sanctuary and the very northern tip of the island. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Christmas is in the air in Bequia and we were there to kick off their holiday celebration that starts 9 days before Christmas. The locals spent over a week decorating the downtown and a big stage. There was lots of lights, music, and food to kick off the festivities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Speaking of Christmas….we decided to boogie up to Martinique to do some Christmas shopping and celebrate the holidays. We also found out we would be getting some visitors the day after Christmas so there was a lot of excitement in the air!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have left the main island of Grenada and we are finally moving after arriving in Grenada in June. There is a lot of excitement on SandStar as we think about what will be ahead for us in the next few months. We feel a bit out of practice with the boat, especially the sails. In the Bahamas we were going into the wind so much we rarely put the main sail up. Sailing is so much more peaceful and enjoyable than beating into it and we know we will get used to it and hopefully better at this sailing thing as we move north.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are now in the last week of November and we are officially not in a hurry to be anywhere!! It is wild to think that we have no obligations to be in any particular spot until late January. This would be really unrealistic when we lived on land. We are now starting to question the day of the week every morning and we might know the month and we are usually pretty good knowing the year. During the first season we had a few more obligations and our schedule was heavily controlled by weather. It still is here but the weather is so much better in the southern Caribbean. There are no fronts where the wind clocks in all directions so you are not worried about having to find a 360 degree sheltered anchorage and there is the occasional rain but no lightning!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For our first hop we are not going very far. We are heading to the island of Carriacou which is still part of the country of Grenada. We made a little side trip here in late July before hurricane season so we decided to skip the main harbor of Tyrell Bay and went straight to Sandy Island. It is a beautiful anchorage that is a national park. We spent a few days on a mooring ball enjoying some great snorkeling right from the boat. We also had a chance to enjoy some tasty lobster too!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The area that we are heading to is called the Tobago Cays. We have been looking forward to this stop for a long time. It is a protected area that is known for turtles, beautiful water and great snorkeling. But before we head out to the Tobago Cays we decided to spend some time in a small bay called Salt Whistle and the neighboring bay of Mayreau.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Salt Whistle Bay is tiny!! You have to get there pretty early in the day to get a spot to anchor or grab a mooring ball. We lucked out and got a front row spot and the bay was absolutely gorgeous!! We also realized that with the frenzy of getting the boat ready in Grenada we forgot to take our obligatory first day of school picture and decided this was the perfect setting. There were cool beach bars and we had some friends with us in the bay. The kids were able to paddleboard around on their own and up to the beach to dig lots of holes and play until they were exhausted. This is also the area known for local “boat boys”. When you read about people interacting with the local boat boys a lot of time it is very negative but this was not our experience. When giving respect we also received respect from the locals. A “hello” and a few kind words goes a long way. As you can imagine with a bay this tiny and lots of charter boats in and out we were treated to a heavy dose of boat drama. Boats coming in to the anchorage in the dark hitting other boats, boats dragging into to reef etc… but the locals handled any drama swiftly and prevented damage to other boats. This island is their livelihood. If a boat wrecks near the entrance and prevents others from getting in that will impact their ability to make a living on this island.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys paddling around the Salt Whistle anchorage. Hmmm... I wonder where Sam is going. I think Raphael and Jack are wondering the same thing.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Actual Dates: The month of November 2018</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is time to start Season 2 on SandStar!! Everyone was really excited to return to Grenada. After traveling for the last two months the Caribbean felt like coming home. It surprised all of us to feel like Grenada was home. We always thought that St. Pete and our house on 14th Street would be home and SandStar would always the boat but this was different. Grenada felt familiar after a whirlwind adventure but I think it was more about getting back on SandStar that just felt right.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There was also a lot of excitement about what this new season would bring since all of our travels would take us to new islands. But first things first, we need to get SandStar back in the water. We had a lot of stuff to unpack and put away. Remember the week we spent getting the boat ready with foil on all of the windows and decommissioning systems? We needed to do the reverse of all of those tasks to get things ready. Overall we were thankful we spent the days sweating away in the boatyard before we left Grenada in August. It really did make a difference when we returned to a relatively clean boat with no uninvited 4-legged guests. On November 2nd just four days after returning to Grenada we splashed Sandstar and headed out of Grenada Marine.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are ready to rock and roll back into the water!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost there!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids are excited to be back in the water</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great picture of SandStar in the lift and the marina behind. You can see this is a good place to store for a hurricane.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But (and this is a BIG but) like many boat projects, some of the projects we had on the list did not quite go as planned so we scheduled another haul out a week after our splash date at another marina. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It feels good to be back at anchor! </td></tr>
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">We had a nice week before our next haul out at anchor in Wolburn Bay and we were able to reconnect with old friends for bbq on Hog Island, sundowners and dinner. The kids enjoyed just being on the water again and swimming off the back of the boat. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whoohoo!! Back in the water and there is no difference between driving goggles and swimming goggles for Sam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam and Barrett discussion their burger choices on a Sunday afternoon on Hog Island </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathing suit shopping in Grenada. You find a Brazilian cruiser who sews nice suits on her boat and you meet up at the volleyball court to shop</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We also did not hesitate to jump back into hashing our first full day back at anchor. The hash was in a beautiful part of the island with we were lucky to have some friends with us for this trek. This was also the first hash that the food was donated by a catering company and we were able to try some pretty interesting menu items.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Your eyes are not deceiving you! I thought it was a joke at first too. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to organize the freezer after a stock up on meat. I should take more pictures of this crazy provisioning thing but I forget when I am in the mix of it. Throw in the fact that you bag your own groceries and it is usually a mad race to finish before the next person starts their checkout. It is not for the faint of heart.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hauled out by The Hulk - one of the largest lifts in the Caribbean</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of projects going on but this was the biggie. New escape hatches!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch break at a Grenadian food truck. She would show up everyday at the same time and when the food was out it was out! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was about 12 people working the boat - some inside, some outside, some underneath</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was the last part of the trip that was planned and booked. We really didn’t know where to start when trying to navigate the guides and recommendations. There is so much to do and see on the mainland and in the islands. First, we decided to spend majority of the time in the islands. The next big question was – which island??? There are so many choices. After some help from our guide books and after reading a few great blogs we decided on Naxos. Naxos is the largest of the Cyclades island group. Naxos is not as well-known as Santorini but it sounded like it had just what we were looking for – culture, good food and interesting architecture. How would we get there? Plane or ferry? Would we island hop? Probably not. We were arriving at the end of their season so the ferry and flight schedules were not as accommodating as it usually is in the summer months. But first before we made the trek out to Naxos we wanted to see some of the big sites in Athens. </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We learned pretty quickly that Athens is a very expensive city. The lodging was the most expensive that we had seen on the whole trip (including NYC).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We opted to only spend two nights in Athens due to the cost and try to get the most out of our time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Top of the list of things to see is the Acropolis. We knew we would be pretty beat once we arrived after a long flight from South Africa, a 12 hour layover in Turkey, and the flight to Athens. We wanted to make the most out of the Acropolis so we decided to hire a tour guide to take us to the ruins. The next step was to find one that would interesting for our very tired kiddos and keep them engaged along the way. We found a great tour company called<a href="https://www.kidslovegreece.com/en/" target="_blank"> Kids Love Greece</a> that specialize in tours for families and we went with a Mythological tour of the Acropolis. We also made the decision to pay extra for a private tour that left later in the day so we could catch up on our sleep and eat a good breakfast at the hotel. I am fairly sure we would have had a huge mutiny if we told the kids they needed to get up early for a tour on our first morning in Athens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was an amazing tour, the kids stayed engaged and Dan and I learned a lot too. Our tour guide, Marialena, is an archeologist and was so knowledgeable about the ruins and the mythology stories that went with them. She also grew up in Athens and told us more about their culture and her family. She was very engaging with the kids and knew everything about the Percy Jackson series so she could make references back to the book. Emma is a huge Percy Jackson fan so they talked quite a bit about the different gods and goddesses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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</o:p> <o:p><i>Emma </i>- Poseidon vs Athena for the naming of Athens. You can probably tell who won. </o:p><br />
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</o:p> <o:p><i>Sam and Jack</i> - The birth of Athena (born out of Zeus' head). It makes you think about headaches a different way.</o:p><br />
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</o:p> <o:p><i>Kathy</i> - The story of Nike - the winged goddess of victory. Once you learn the story of Nike you realize how well the company Nike picked their name.</o:p><br />
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</o:p> <i>Dan </i>- Medusa from beauty to monster. The story of how ego was the end to Medusa's beauty and she was turned into a monster with snakes in her head.<br />
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<i>Accommodations:</i> T<a href="https://www.hotelgrotta.gr/" target="_blank">he Grotto Hotel </a>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of our favorite hotels!! The kids even had their own room!! It is a family owned hotel and the Lianos family spoiled us with their hospitality and amazing homemade food. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cute picture with Nicoletta Lianos - her family owns the hotel. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I am standing on the kids balcony and they are on ours. Two rooms was a huge bonus!</td></tr>
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After a whirlwind tour through the Acropolis on our one day in Athens we had a very early morning wake up call to make it to the ferry terminal to catch the ferry out to the islands. We arrived before sunrise and bought our tickets right at the terminal and quickly realized our ferry was HUGE!!! It felt like a cruise ship complete with a crew welcoming you on board and an escalator to the upper decks. The seating was first come first serve and we quickly found a nice spot in the restaurant area with a table and couch. After some strong Greek coffee and a good doughnut everyone settled in for the 5 hour ferry ride to Naxos. It was such a comfortable ferry ride – the kids napped and played games. We were also able to get a lot of blog posts written about our time in NYC, Ireland, and Scotland. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We did not have any plans when we arrived on Naxos so it was a week of relaxing, eating, relaxing, eating<span style="font-size: 12pt;">, etc…. You get the picture. Before we arrived I had visions of fresh fish and squid on display at the restaurants and we would order and eat it with lemon and Greek herbs. We were very surprised to find very little seafood. The heavy fishing in the Mediterranean has taken its toll on the fish supply. It was also pretty late in the season so we were just out of luck. But that did not stop us from eating AMAZING food. First, the Greek salad. We ate pounds and pounds of tomatoes during our week in Naxos. The tomatoes, cucumbers, olives, feta cheese, and herbs make up a traditional Greek salad. It is a little different than what we were used to in the states. No lettuce to be seen. Then we discovered the kabab. Pork grilled on a skewer and served with tzatziki sauce and french fries and was very affordable at around 3-5 Euros per order. That was pretty much our dinner for the week. The kids were hooked! So what about our lunch?? Well, we didn’t really eat a lunch most of the week. Why??? Every morning the hotel served the most amazing breakfast we have ever seen. Everything was homemade. I will let the pictures do to the talking but needless to say we did not need to eat a lunch after a breakfast like this!!! Remember when we first arrived at The Grotto and we told them Jack had food allergies? Well… we had no idea that they would make him a special breakfast every morning – just for him. He had a frittata, potatoes and ham, spinach rolls, vegetable pastries – again all homemade! It was amazing. They were also very good about letting him know what he could eat on the regular buffet. We were blown away with the special treatment and kindness. But that didn’t stop at breakfast…. They would leave us special sweet treats in our rooms every afternoon.</span></div>
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As you can see we enjoyed some great food during our week in Naxos but there was also some amazing sites to visit on the island. The first thing you see when you arrive is doorway to the ancient temple of Apollo. It is literally just a doorway that is still standing. The rest of the structure was taken apart and used to build other structures in town. We found out later that this was a very common practice – take apart and build something else.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view of the Naxos Old Town from the Temple of Apollo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some pictures take my breath away when I realize she is growing up so fast!</td></tr>
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The next structure that catches your eye when you arrive is the kastro or castle that sits atop the old town. The kastro has so many buildings that have been built around it that it looks like one big structure. It looks pretty cool from the outside but once you enter the old town you are blown away by the beauty of the labyrinth that you just entered. It was a maze. I think we walked around in several circles and happened upon some pretty cool restaurants and even a homemade candy store. We tried to walk around every night because it was so pretty with the lights and the white gentle curves of the buildings. <o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the kastro</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The labyrinth at night was beautiful</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool restaurants tucked away in the labyrinth </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very cool candy store in the labyrinth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is hard not to like this place!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The owner invited to come back to watch her demonstrate how she makes the candy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He is making the little candies and on the counter next to him you can see lollipops that were folded before the rods cooled. She gave one to each of the kids</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam fell in love with the Greek olives - lots to choose from in the small grocery store</td></tr>
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Since Naxos was one of the biggest islands we wanted to see what else there was on the island. We could get to the old town and the beaches (most were closed for the season) from our hotel but we wanted to tour the island with a guide. After reading several reviews we hired Nicolas. Little did we know that Nicolas was actually French. He has studied Greek history and has lived in Naxos for almost two years. He gave us a great tour of the island and gave us some insight on the culture from a non-Greek point of view and what it is like to be accepted into another culture. He told us some fun stories about some of the village women coming over with food so they could introduce their daughter to him.<o:p></o:p><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Temple of Demeter- The goddess of harvest and fertility. Purposely built on the top of a hill overlooking the farmlands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The temples has been built, rebuilt, added on, taken apart, rebuilt again many times since 530BC</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our next stop was a private church....actually two churches. One for each family. Still used today for daily worship</td></tr>
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After a week of relaxing it was time to head back to Athens to catch our flight to New York. After another fun ferry ride we stayed in a hotel close to the airport. They were kind and gave us a recommendation to a great local Greek restaurant for our last dinner. Somebody from the restaurant even came to the hotel to pick us up. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Greece was amazing. We were just in awe of the people, the food, and the history. Hopefully we will be able to return to explore more of this country. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have now come full circle on this amazing adventure. It is now time to get back to SandStar and start season two!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our flight landed late in NYC and the one direct flight to Grenada leaves very early in the morning so we decided to stay two nights just to give us a little buffer with our flights in case we ran into any issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We decided to stay in a hotel since it was just two nights and as a family of five sometimes it is hard to find a hotel that sleeps five especially in a city like New York. We lucked out with a Hyatt Place that could sleep five and would accept some packages for us before our arrival. My Dad was our master consolidator and was able to collect our packages and ship two big boxes of shoes, school books, and other supplies to our hotel. Little did we know that we didn’t actually need that fifth bed…. Sam ended up enjoying the shipping boxes as his fort while we were in NYC. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We didn’t run into any flight issues so we had one day to enjoy NYC. What to do??? We talked a lot about this before we arrived and the kids wanted to do their two favorite things. Bike ride in Central Park and eat at Joe’s Shanghai in Chinatown. What we didn’t take into account was the weather. The temperature was much lower in late October compared to early September. Downright chilly! Our bike riding turned into ice skating. We lucked out on an amazing weather day after a Nor’easter just blew through the day before. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We did make it to Chinatown for dinner at Joe's Shanghai but we were so tired we almost fell in our soup dumplings and didn't get any pictures. After repacking all of our bags and getting a few hours of sleep we were on our way back to Grenada. Time to put away the long pants, jackets and our smelly fleece pullovers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It feels like home on the first jam packed bus ride in Grenada. Just imagine the soca music blaring in the bus.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">By Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Actual Dates: October 5<sup>th</sup> – October 17<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The short answer to the question is that we are in the cage now. It is like being in a zoo but inverted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are now to the part of our adventure that the whole trip really centered around…..seeing the big animals! We said for years that it was on our lifetime bucket list to take the kids to Africa to see the animals in their environment. We didn’t really know how this would happen or what the details would be but we talked about it often and especially when we heard stories of the elephants and rhinos being poached. Now we just had to figure out the details of how this could be a reality. When I would think about seeing animals in Africa I would immediately think of going on a safari in a lodge where they feed you amazing meals and drive you around to look at animals in the early morning and evening. I had no idea what that would look like or how much it would cost but we assumed it would be affordable even if we went with a place that served normal meals and had more basic accommodations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After some research we learned that it costs a lot! Based on our budget we could go for exactly 2 days. This is the part of the story where we are very thankful to have met our South African friends on SV Panache and SV Cool Runnings in the Bahamas. They enlightened us to the way South Africans travel to see the animals. The answer was to visit Kruger National Park and self-drive either in an RV or a rental car. Could this really be done? Could we pull this off? Would we still see animals if we were the ones driving around? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Beast (aka our cage)! We rented a 6 person RV from Maui Rentals in Johannesburg. From the picture it looks like the rental RVs you find in the states but in reality it was much smaller. I am still confused how 6 adults would actually fit in this RV. But the great thing about it was that they optimized space with the design and we had plenty of room to store our bags, clothes, and food. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kruger National Park is a special place. It is one of the biggest national parks in the world. The park is larger than some countries so the size alone is mind blowing. In the park they have rest camps. Some are big some are small. Most have accommodations, camp store, campgrounds, and a restaurant. Once we started looking into the park website and after some trial an error we were able to figure out a set of camps that we wanted to visit that had RV accommodations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We purposely left about three days open at the end thinking that we may leave the park and see some of the other sites around the area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Camp</i> – a area enclosed with high electrical fence that is guarded and the gates are closed from sundown to sunrise to keep you in and the animals out. It is a really big deal if you are not in the camp when they close the gates. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then entrance gate into the Berg-en-dal rest camp</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After a provisioning run and a long drive from Johannesburg we made it to the town just outside of the main gate pretty late at night so we stayed at a little RV park that tested the shocks on our RV with the rocky road to get into the camp. The next day we provisioned even more because we didn’t know what to expect in the park once we went in and we were not planning to leave the park for at least 8 days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next morning we entered the park with our packed RV and lots of excitement of what we might see! It only took about a ½ mile until we found the first of the Big 5 – a herd of elephants! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the part of the story that I have had writers block for a weeks. How to organize the writing about our time in Kruger to give you an idea of what it was like to visit. We have lots of little stories and 100s of pictures so this was a challenge. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Each night we were in one of the park camps. They were situated around the park so that you could easily make it to the next one with a day drive (remember – you can’t drive around after sunset!). We stayed in the largest camp and one of the smallest and a few in between. The largest, Skukuza, had a conference center, a restaurant, a big camp store, two pools, camp kitchens, laundry, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a spa (I was excited about that). The smallest, Tsendze, had no electricity, a bathroom and of course a braai but that was about it. They didn’t even have a place you could check in and the gate was self-guarded meaning that the campers were responsible for opening and more importantly closing the gate. A lot of the camps had big camp kitchens which was something new to us. The kitchen was centrally located in the campgrounds and had several burners, a big sink, hot water and lots of counter space. You can find several campers cooking some good smelling food every evening in the camp kitchen. Sam even followed the smell one night and ended up with a good one pot meal recipe and an invitation to a campsite to roast marshmallows after dinner. I should mention that we were a bit of an oddity in the campgrounds. Almost everyone was a local so we got a lot of questions about how an American family ended up vacationing in the camp grounds. Everyone thought it was fascinating that we decided to see the park this way.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam waited the whole trip to visit this pool in the Berg-en-dal camp</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a glimpse of one of the camp kitchens</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We would alternate cooking out on the braai or eating out at the restaurant. The kids loved looking in the gift store because each one had a different selection of items. They were told they could only choose one stuffed animal so pick wisely! Sam had actually bought his stuffed animal on Day 1 in Africa at Table Mountain so he was in a bit of a conundrum when he faced the piles of stuffies in the camp stores. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam in charge of the braai</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little boerewors on the braai for dinner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging at the Letaba Rest Camp</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When you decide to not wear shoes around the camp</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nice evening in the Lower Sabie Rest Camp - a book, wine, cheese, and bug spray</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little game of cards while we wait for breakfast in Satara</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you want to see the animals you need to think about their natural schedule. That means getting out of the gates by 5:30am-6:00am in the morning and finding a spot to rest in the afternoon. The animals were resting at that time so we should too! Then you drive around close to sunset before the gates close. Having the RV meant that getting out early was pretty easy. Just unplug from power and go. The kids could sleep while we made it out of the gate and started on our way. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The RV was great for seeing the animals!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loved seeing the animals from the RV. Yes, I did drive it too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were so close to them!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma and her elephants!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Stretching our legs:</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You could spend hours driving between the camps and not leaving your car but the park had rest stops along the way. Some were pretty basic with just a bathroom and a few picnic tables. Our favorite ones had little restaurants where we could grab a late breakfast. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found this sign in the bathroom at one of the picnic sites along the way. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great view from one of the rustic picnic sites</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tshokwane - Our favorite picnic site for a little breakfast.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little muscle is needed to put your dishes away before the monkeys take them away. A cheeky monkey took a piece of bread right from our plate. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The park had some very well kept roads. The main ones were paved and easy to navigate and off of the main roads would be dirt roads that were a little rougher especially in the RV. We were so happy we decided to go with an RV. It basically meant we had a much bigger cage to roam around in while we were driving. The kids could move around freely and we had lots of windows to look out of when we saw the animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was also a big plus to be able to lay down and take an afternoon siesta at a watering hole. On the map it looks like each camp is pretty close to one another but you drive so slow and stop so often to watch the wildlife it can take several hours to make it to the next camp. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It turns out that our fears of not seeing animals was completely unnecessary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw so many animals and it was amazing to see them roaming the lands. There were two items that made it to the list of “must haves” when you are driving around the park on your own. A couple of pairs of good binoculars and a good animal identifier book. We found both at the Skukzua camp store and we definitely put them to good use. Every time we would see a new animal the kids would look it up in the book and read all about it. It was so cool to watch them learn this way. Emma started the trip trying to tally up how many animals we saw in the park. She had a page for each kind. We saw so many animals that after a few days of trying to count she stopped. We have so many pictures of animals it was hard to pick some of our favorites. It was also hard to pick a favorite animal but by the end of the trip everyone pretty much had a favorite. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was one of our favorite finds when we were driving around. It is really hard to see but it is a lioness eating a water buffalo right off the road. It was amazing to watch but hard to photograph. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Sam</b> – Black-Backed Jackel. Sam is in a bit of a pickle here since the Jackel eats his other favorite South African animal – the Dassie. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Jack</b> – the Rhino. Every time we saw one they looked peaceful and gentle. He was also shocked to hear about what the poachers do to them. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Emma </b>– the Elephant. Emma fell in love with these gentle giants when we visited in the sanctuary and her love for them grew in Kruger. She wants to go back and study them in the future. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Kathy</b> – I have two -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the leopard and the impala in the tree. Both have something to do with the leopard. The leopard was majestic and just amazing to watch. We also learned that the female leopards are amazing mothers. When you found an impala in a tree it meant that a leopard was nearby and that they were using the tree as there pantry. It was crazy to picture them pulling that impala up the tree. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Dan</b> - The leopard. He picked the same animal I did and said it was because they are the ultimate hunters. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is a myth that you<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>have to go to a private safari to get a good game drive. Turns out that all if the big camps in Kruger offer games drives several times a day. We took several 3 hour games drives while we were in Kruger. Some in the early morning (4:45am!!!) and some in the evening (4:30pm). Since it was during the time when the gates would be closed we would be the only ones in the park driving around. The rangers would tell you some very cool facts about the area and each game drive from the different camps went a different route so one from the Skukuza camp was completely different from the one from the Satara camp. The guides were knowledgeable and knew the area. The cats were very hard to spot so it was great to have a couple of good drives where we found some cats. Let’s back up just a little. There also two very different types of rangers in the park. There were the customer facing ones that did the game drives and interacted with the visitors and there were other rangers that looked like the military that carried armed weapons and patrolled the park for poachers. Sadly, the rhinos are still being poached on a regular basis in South Africa. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our ranger telling us about the drive</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma and Jack are ready!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are ready to see some animals!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The early mornings catching up on us. Sometimes you were so tired in the evening drive you missed a few animals</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes it was cold. The ranger ended up inviting the boys to sit in the cab with the heater before the end of the drive.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early morning drive that led us to a lioness and her cubs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An evening drive led us to this group of snoozing cats. Taking a nap before heading out to hunt in the night. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some of the camps also offered a bush walk. You had to be 13 years old or over to do this so Emma and I did it one morning while Dan and the boys went on a game drive. The bush walk is exactly how it sounds….we were walking in the bush. After about 10 days of being very careful not to leave our car it was weird being told to leave the vehicle. We were pretty much out in the open in the park. We had two armed rangers with us. One was more of the guide and the other was strictly there to monitor our surroundings. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They did a good job of not telling us all of the rules until we left the camp and were parked at our starting point. I think some of the people in our group would have opted to stay in the camp if they heard the rules before we left. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are some of the rules: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->If the ranger leaves you, just stay where you are. Do not follow them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We were also told we may or may not see animals. As it turns out we did not see animals. We tried to track some elephants but there were too far away. Instead this walk turned into more of an ecology tour. We learned about footprints and how animals mark their territory. We also took a look at a huge termite mound and we were surprised to find them very fascinating. Emma and I also nicknamed this walk the poop walk since we talked a lot about animal droppings and how to track the animals. It was really wild being out in the open not knowing if there was something lurking in the bush. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Checking out the damaged tree and trying to figure out what happened</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the end, the kids loved the park so much everyone voted to spend all of our days in the park. We re-visited some of our favorite camps and we were treated so to some very cool sightings as we were leaving the park. One was a small group of rhinos napping right next to the road and another was a beautiful male lion sitting under a tree. We had seen a few male lions but every time we saw them they were sleeping. We saw him about 1 mile from the exit gate and it was a great way to end our time in Kruger. We will always remember this special place and experiencing this together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An amazing sighting to end our time in Kruger!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final stuffie count- A little more than we expected. The boys ended up spending their money on an extra one!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We really have a ton of pictures. It was so hard to pick the ones out to include in this post so I wanted to end this one with a few others for you to enjoy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I looked up the dates for the rest of our Garden Route adventure I was amazed that we saw so much in just a little over a week. This is the part of the trip that we left blank before leaving Grenada and booked everything when we were in Cape Town. We found some very cool lodging such as a tent, a treehouse, an elephant sanctuary, and a small safari camp. We also had a lot of animal encounters. We played with ostriches, monkeys, elephants, giraffes, rhinos, and more….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.africamps.com/farm/oudtshoorn-klein-karoo/" target="_blank">Africamps</a> – This is our first glamping experience and it was very cool. The tents were very comfortable and was better than some hotels we have stayed in the past. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As we move through South Africa we are amazed at the different climates an terrains the country has to offer. We have seen cool climates in the mountains and vineyards and as we move along to Oudtshoorn we are now in the dry, arid, hot desert. We noticed a change immediately in the weather and it was also hard not to guess what this area is known for as soon as you arrive – Ostriches! There were ostrich farms everywhere! We knew we had to learn more about our feathery friends.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Feathers-</i> Ever used a feather duster?? Or make a Thanksgiving craft at school? Chances are you were using ostrich feathers. We had a chance to tour the craft room where employees were making feather dusters, boas, and other things to sell in the gift store. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next part of the tour took place on the other side of the farm. Just a donkey ride away. Yes, you read that right – a donkey ride! We loaded up on the wagon and a pair of donkeys pulled us over to a different area of the farm for our ostrich rides! Something about riding in a wagon pulled by a donkey in the dusty desert on your way to ride a ostrich makes you feel like you are in a different world. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I will tell you that the ostriches were not harmed and the reason you only see 4 of us in the pictures and video is because there was a max weight of 75 kg to ride the ostriches so Dan was our videographer. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql7O5Wgs5KI" target="_blank">here </a>to see a video of Sam riding his ostrich - It was hilarious!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To add to our adventure in Oudtshoorn we took the kids to a pizza and zip-line restaurant after our morning with the ostriches. They had a package deal to eat pizza and ride their huge zip-line down the mountain. They had a really great biltong pizza and the kids did their first BIG zip-line. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To get out of Oudtshoorn you had to take one of the passes over the mountain ranges. We went up the Swartberg Pass but only made it up to a certain point on a dirt road, took some pictures then headed back down. The next day we took the Outeniqua Pass out of Oudtshoorn that had a paved road and we made it to our next stop in Sedgefield. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was a stop that we made just to stay in a cool tree house. We didn’t have a lot of plans when we arrived about what we wanted to see when we were in the area. One of the big benefits of family run accommodations is that the owners are very open to sharing some cool places to eat and things to see that tend to be a little less touristy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We were pretty hungry when we arrived so went to a surf/beach restaurant that was recommended by our host. It was very windy and cold that day so we enjoyed some fun drinks and ate some pizza. They even had a “art” room in the restaurant where the boys painted pictures and made cool figures out of pizza dough that they baked in the wood fire oven. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://knysnaelephantpark.co.za/" target="_blank">Knysna Elephant Park</a> – We only stayed here one night but this was voted the favorite lodging on the trip. This elephant sanctuary has about 6 rooms that you can stay in and they all open up over the elephant boma so you can watch the elephants at night. No glass or screens! It was amazing. We just sat out in the living room and watched and listened for a long time. We also learned that an elephant trumpeting at night is enough to make you jump out of your bed! <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The elephant park was really the experience here. We got to feed and walk with the elephants as soon as we arrived! A perk of staying there was that they took you on a morning walk the next day before the sanctuary opened to the public. We walked pretty far away from the lodge to another field where the elephants were eating breakfast and our guides let us get up close with the elephants. One of our favorites was Sally who is the oldest elephant in the part and one of the original two elephants to be rescued. They are truly amazing animals! When we were taking pictures of her she was playing with the kids and threw grass on Sam. After our visit Emma told us she would be coming back to the park to join the research team in the future. This is the place where her love for elephants was born! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.kraggakamma.co.za/" target="_blank">Kragga Kamma Game Park</a> -<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>when we were planning this trip we quickly realized how expensive the game park lodges are in Africa. We were lucky to find a budget friendly option near Port Elizabeth. We stayed right in the park but we had to make sure we had all of our food for dinner since we were also locked in the park at night! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On our way to Port Elizabeth we stopped at a the Tsitsikamma National Park. It is right on the coast of Africa and they had a great hike to some amazing suspension bridges. We wanted to stay longer but we had to make it to the lodge before they closed and locked the gates. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first night in the camp - you can see the rhinos walking down the road</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We also visited our first big national park with animals – the Adodo Elephant Park. We had a fun day driving around and seeing some of the elephants, zebras, ostriches and even a few bones lying around. Visiting this park made us even more excited to make our way north to Kruger National Park. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We had an amazing time exploring the Garden Route of South Africa. Now on to our next chapter in our Africa adventure - Kruger National Park in the RV we called The Beast!The Sandlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06538205027976310869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250071613324777869.post-46479145390700771502018-12-16T08:00:00.000-08:002018-12-16T19:17:24.488-08:00The Wine Country!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Our next top was just a hop skip and a jump from Cape Town. We are now heading to Stellenbosch which is the heart of the South African wine country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/14348574" target="_blank">AirBNB rental</a> – We stayed in a beautiful old house on an estate in the wine country. The wine country can be a pricey area to stay in but we lucked out with this cottage. The house was one of the original buildings on the estate. The estate is so beautiful that they host weddings in their garden and the make a few bottles of wine. They also had some resident animals – dogs, horses and pigs. Here is another link to the estate: <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.nattevalleij.co.za/">http://www.nattevalleij.co.za</a></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our cute cottage!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quick picture of the inside with the original thatched roof. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooking a little steak and eggs for breakfast</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam making friends with one of the estate pups</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The horses and the pigs at the estate. An unlikely combo but they seemed to like each other. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The main building on the estate. Love the architecture. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>What we did in Stellenbosch:</i></b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Hmmmm….we tried some wine. We have visited a few vineyards before and the experience was that you arrived at the vineyard, had just a little wine tasting, bought a bottle of wine, and move on to the next one. What was surprising about Stellenbosch was that the vineyards were very casual and a lot of them had a very family friendly atmosphere. Both of us commented that this was like a cool German beer garden mixed with a posh vineyard.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main building at the vineyard. At first glance it looked pretty normal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We even found this cool Nelson Mandela statue made out of beads on our way in</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we turned the corner and found a really cool place to hang out for the day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whoohooo!! A playground for the kids. </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The vineyards also introduced us to a proper picnic. They had me hooked when I saw little boxes of homemade salads, pates, sliced cheeses, sliced meat, fresh bread, and a really yummy cake in a small jar all packaged up in a big wooden wine crate. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You order your picnic, wine, and find a nice place to sit on a sunny day and just enjoy!! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When we checked into our cottage the owner of the estate mentioned that we might want to go ahead and get food for the next two days since Monday was a national holiday. She told us it was National Braai Day. Hmmmm…. A day dedicated to grilling meat…..I think we can embrace this holiday. The official name for the holiday is National Heritage Day. As you can imagine there are many different heritages in South Africa so this can get a little tricky. A celebration for one group could be something not so great for another. But there is one thing that all South Africans love to do and that is Braai. So it is day to celebrate being together around a fire. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a tiny little store but they had a huge meat department</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For the holiday we went to a local waterpark right next to our estate. It was small in comparison to American waterparks but that did not mean it was not as fun. The kids had a blast. They had cool slides, trampolines, ball pits, lazy rivers and about 100 braai stations. They also had a DJ that was playing American 80’s music all day long. Lots of Tina Turner, Michael Jackson, Madonna and Prince. Over the years of traveling abroad we have learned that the international genre of music is American 80’s songs. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also had contests with the kids but everything was in the Afrikaan language so we got a little lost in translation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dan grilling on National Braai Day!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next day we checked out of our cottage but before leaving Stellenbosch we wanted to try one more picnic at a vineyard. The first one we tried to visit ended up being closed on a Tuesday but they did have wine and they were right in the middle of a lemon orchard so we were able to pick a box of lemons to take with us. As the day progressed so did the clouds and we were able to find a place to picnic but ended up eating inside one of the buildings because of the weather (it was old and beautiful so we didn’t mind). <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On our way out of Stellenbosch we ran into our first wild animal on the side of the road – Baboons! We were driving out of Stellenbosch and there they were sitting on and next to the road. We couldn’t believe it. Of course we had to stop to take some pictures. As our trip progressed over the next month we soon came to realize they are a bit of a nuisance and not very well liked among the locals. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are now officially starting our trek west along the Garden Route. Our next big stop is Oudtshoorn but to break up the long drive we decided to stop in a small town called Swellendam. We stayed at a very cute cottage around some farms but it was so windy we didn’t really get a chance to enjoy the outdoors. We were able to have a great dinner with our picnic leftovers and some meat from the braai. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We made it to AFRICA!!!! It is a dream come true!! After a very long flight from Dublin to Cape Town via Istanbul we have arrived. It was one of the most comfortable flights we had ever been on and our first of many with Turkish Airlines. We caught up on so many movies and even had some really good airplane food. Our layover was in Istanbul from Midnight to 2am so we thought we would be roaming around a sleepy airport but it was quite the opposite. I think this airport is operating at full speed 24 hours a day! If you look at the flights coming in and out you realize that they are the gateway airport for any country in the world. Some of the countries we didn’t even recognize and it makes you realize how big the world really is!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When most people think about visiting Africa there are a few things that you picture in your head. Let’s demystify what it means to arrive in Africa:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No, not at all. Cape Town is a normal big city. It reminded me a lot of Ft. Lauderdale with a big downtown and in the beach areas you have beaches on one side of the road and the chic hotels and restaurants on the other. It will be a while until we see some of the big African animals. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did see some animals near Cape Town but they are not what you would expect. Read on to find out what we saw!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No, but we did see some people in their safari pants and hats. They were definitely tourists!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, we stayed in a very safe area and we walked around at night to the restaurants. We will share with you a link to our accommodations and a little bit about the area and rental at the beginning of each section. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No, we had a good international mix of Asian, Greek, Italian, Seafood. The most important thing about food in South Africa is the braai. A braai is an open grill. It doesn't matter what is cooked as long as it is grilled. We quickly realized when we were booking our rentals that the braai is equally important to have as a bathroom. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A braai comes in all shapes and sizes. Sam enjoying a book around the braai in our Stellenbosch rental.</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>The Africa Plan</u></span></b><br />
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We stayed in Africa for a month and we split our time between two different areas - The Garden Route and Kruger National Park.<br />
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<i>What is the Garden Route??</i> It is a well known drive between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth with several towns to stop at along the way. Each one offering different activities and animal encounters. From Port Elizabeth we flew to Johannesburg to start our journey to Kruger National Park.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Garden Route - Just 10 hours straight through but this trip took us 2 weeks!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cape Town </span></u></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Accomodation:</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/plus/19814298" target="_blank">AirBNB rental </a>– a two-story townhouse in the Sea Point neighborhood. We were finally able to wash our clothes!! Yeah!! We were a little smelly when we arrived after traveling around Ireland without access to a washing machine. We were also able to work on our itinerary for the Garden Route and book the rest of our accommodations while we had wifi at the townhouse. The neighborhood also had some great restaurants and we had a fun evening in a Greek restaurant that we could walk to from our townhouse. It was an evening complete with gyros, Greek salads, fire, and breaking plates. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little plate breaking at the Greek restaurant. This amazed Sam!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>What we did in Cape Town: </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We booked a few extra nights in Cape Town to catch up on some sleep and recover from our long travel days. It worked out really well since Emma ended up catching a cold on the way down so she need an extra day of rest to feel normal again. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There is a lot to do around Cape Town but the one thing that hits you as soon as you arrive is the HUGE mountain in the middle of town called Table Mountain. It has a very flat top so the name fits. The catch to visiting Table Mountain is that you need to have a clear day to really enjoy it. Luckily, our first full day in the city was beautiful so we were able to take the cable car up to the top. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We were surprised how much walking around there was to do when we got the top. We ended up spending several hours hiking and stopping at the café for hot chocolate. It was a bit breezy and cool at the top. We also met an animal called a Rock Dassie. We had never seen one before and it was love at first sight for Sam. The Dassie became his favorite animal in Africa. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam and the Rock Dassie - The beginnings of a new friendship!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great family picture from the other side of Table Mountain</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Emma was feeling much better the next day so we took a trip down the cape peninsula to Simon’s Town. We were going south to see our first African animal – the African penguin! Yes, you read that right….a penguin. A long, long time ago before we had kids when I worked at Microsoft I met a group of people from South Africa when I was in Seattle for orientation. We became friends and they told me some cool things about their country and the one fact that stuck in my head for all of these years was the fact that they had penguins!! I thought these flightless birds lived in Antarctica. Do they really live in Africa??? I couldn’t believe it when they told me and now I couldn’t believe that we were actually driving down the coast to see them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Our next stop after Cape Town is a short drive to Stellenbosch (aka. the wine country). I can't wait to share with you our time in the vineyards and how we celebrated a national holiday in South Africa. </div>
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</span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Dates: September 13th – 18<sup>th</sup> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Total Miles Driven in Ireland: 600<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rental Car: Renault Captur (another tiny car)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21072722" target="_blank">Airbnb Shared House</a> – We stayed about 30 minutes from Galway in a little town called Gort. The house that we stayed in was HUGE!! We met the very nice owners when we arrived, but they pretty much stayed in their wing of the house when we were there. They had horses and dogs but it was pretty rainy and cold so the kids didn’t get a chance to play outside. They had other rooms to rent but for the first night it was just us so we had the whole communal living room and dining room all to ourselves. They also had a cart of board games and we had some late nights playing competitive Monopoly. <o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first Guinness!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shopping at the local grocery store in Gort. Always fun for the kids.</td></tr>
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Accommodations:</i></b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/26290201" target="_blank">Airbnb Shared House</a> – For our second stop, we stayed about 30 minutes away from Killarney in a pretty rural area. This was truly a home share experience. We had two bedrooms and our own living room, but it was a normal family home so we had a chance to interact with the family. We will always remember this stay because of the animals that they had – a dog (Winnie), a donkey (Neddie), and a horse (Ben). Our hosts (Kay, Larry and Marisa) were very kind to us and let the kids feed the donkey and horse while we were there. They also made us a traditional Irish meal of Bacon, Potatoes and Cabbage. This meal rated the best we had in Ireland. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i>What we did in Killarney:</i></b></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The town of Killarney was our favorite Irish town. The downtown area was a lot of fun to walk around with fun candy shops, stores, restaurants, and a much needed barber for Dan and Sam. The barbers never asked what kind of haircut they wanted they just started cutting. We realized most men/boys in Ireland have the exact same haircut so call it the Irish Cut. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We also visited a very cool sweet shop that had a hidden staircase and when you opened the door they had cardboard cutouts of the Willy Wonka characters. The kids loved this and the owner introduced us to the Irish candy called the bon-bon. It was my favorite candy on the trip. It tasted like a Starburst on steroids with a much better texture.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After eating a few meals, we also learned that the potato is by far the most important food in Ireland. It comes with every meal and sometimes in a couple of different forms. We ordered Shepard’s Pie for dinner one night and they asked if we wanted potatoes or fries with it. I was confused and asked if there were potatoes on the top of the pie. She said yes but then asked what kind of potato I would like on the side. That is a lot of potato for one meal. We also found out that chips (french fries) come with your bacon and eggs in the morning. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There was a little tea cafe along the trail and we stopped for sandwiches</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we found the big castle and the boys went up and down the grass hill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then had a few competitive races</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way from Killarney to the Dublin airport we found the Barack Obama Rest Plaza. We had no idea he had Irish ancestors and they named a whole rest area after him. </td></tr>
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The Sandlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06538205027976310869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250071613324777869.post-79315058082263964622018-11-15T18:35:00.000-08:002018-11-15T18:35:54.034-08:00Kilts, Lochs, Monsters and More....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By Kathy<br />
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Dates: September 6<sup>th</sup> – 12<sup>th</sup><br />
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Total Miles Driven in Scotland: 600<br />
Rental Car: Kia Rio (It was pretty tiny)</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our first stop abroad was Scotland. It is always been on my list of places to see after reading the Outlander and Harry Potter series, but I didn’t really think we would make it here so soon. We decided to skip the big cities and go to some of the smaller villages. We ended up in three very different areas in Scotland - the Highlands, Inverness and the Isle of Skye. We had most of our accommodations booked before we arrived but left two days at the end to decide where we wanted to finish our stay in Scotland. You can throw a stone in any direction and hit a bed and breakfast in Scotland, but we don’t really fit the profile for B&B stays so we ended up in some Airbnbs and a hostel. We will give you a little information about our each of our accommodations at the beginning of each section along with a link and pictures if we have any. We can quickly summarize Scotland in three words – hiking, sheep, and castles! </span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/10540530?wl_source=list&wl_id=338677599&role=wishlist_owner&adults=1&children=0&infants=0" target="_blank">AirBnb Rental</a> - Very cute cottage just outside of the town of Aberfeldy that was surrounded by sheep and horses. You could even see a house owned by JK Rowling in the distance. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Our first stop would be the highlands. We were pretty jetlagged when we arrived so we drove straight to the town of Aberfeldy from the Edinburgh airport. After our first Scottish breakfast and lots of yawns we checked into our rental and fell asleep. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We knew that Scotland would be a little pricey because of the exchange rate from the pound to the dollar so we immediately found the local grocery store called – COOP and were really surprised at how many cool things they had and that the prices were very reasonable. We loved it so much we bought almost all of our meals from the Coop and ate out just a few times during our entire visit. We did some hiking and found our first castle to visit. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids quickly found the sweet treats at the Coop!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool bridge in the town of Aberfeldy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We even found a tire swing on one of the hiking trails</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first castle - Castle Menzies </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our typical Scottish dinner of steak pies, breads, and cheeses....oh and some wine too! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We lucked out made it to the Highlands for one of the last Highland Games of the Summer. We arrived in the town of Pitlochry and as soon as we pulled into the parking lot we could hear the bagpipes playing and everyone walking around in kilts. This was a really fun day and we were probably the only tourists at the games. They had bagpipes, hammer throws, tug-o-war, dancing, track and field and bike races. They also had charity games, kid games and a lot of food. After the games we walked around the town and had dinner at the local pub.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dance competition </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The hammer throw!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Good ol' fashion tug-o-war!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a serious event!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys found their own game where they could pick any prize they wanted.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The prizes!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then they went hat shopping!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Emma went candy shopping!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The charity games - if your ticket ended in a 0 or a 5 you won a prize - they were pretty random prizes. It could be a toothbrush or a bottle of scotch</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys won drinks!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we found drinks! Yes, mine was purple! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking in Pitlochry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In town the kids got to hold a bird of their choice for a donation to the bird sanctuary</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner at the pub after purchasing our fleece pullovers - You will see these in many pictures from now on</td></tr>
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When we left Aberfeldy we drove through Cairngorms National Park and stopped in the town of Aviemore for an afternoon of mountain biking. It wasn’t extreme mountain biking, but it was the first trail that the kids have ever biked on a trail that was bumpy and not paved. It rained while we were biking, so we were pretty muddy when we returned. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the trail - right before the rain started!</td></tr>
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Our next stop would be Evanton which is located just outside of the town of Inverness. The kids wanted to see Loch Ness and take a look to see if they could spot the monster so we decided to stay here for a couple of nights. This area was not really our favorite stop in Scotland. The Loch was pretty and we visited Urquhart Castle along the lake but it was so busy with tour buses we did not stay long. On the way back to our apartment we did find a very cool hiking trail that had some treehouses long the trail. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids looking for the Loch Ness Monster</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first tree house on the hike. Complete with trap doors.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail to the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view from the top</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.skyecowshed.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Cow Shed Boutique Hostel</a>. This was our first hostel stay and the kids loved it! We rented out an entire room of 6 cool bunk beds so that we could have it to ourselves. The kitchen was HUGE and they even had retro arcade games that the boys enjoyed. After the pictures of the hostel you can read about how we ended up here! <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now we come to the part of our trip that we did not have planned. After some research and a family vote while we were in Inverness we decided to make the long drive out to the Isle of Skye. It was supposed to be one of the most spectacular areas of Scotland but the catch was that it would cause us to have two very long days of driving. After lots of discussion we decided to go for it! We are happy to report that it was definitely worth the drive. It was so beautiful we wish we had more time to spend. Jack even recognized the area as Giant Land from the BFG movie and we looked it up and sure enough that is where it was filmed. </div>
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The first day we stopped at Old Man Storr, Kilt Rock and the Quiraing before reaching our hostel in Uig. We were very surprised to have really strong winds and we didn’t realize that it was the remnants of one of the hurricanes from the Atlantic. You can run from the storms but you can't hide! <o:p></o:p></div>
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After staying in Uig for the night we started back towards Edinburgh to catch a very early flight the next day but before we left the Isle of Skye we stopped and hiked the Fairy Pools. <o:p></o:p>Scotland was loved by all and someday we hope to return!! </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dates: August 31<sup>st</sup> – September 5<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our hurricane season adventure begins in the big apple. Dan and I have both been to NYC but this would be the first visit for the kids and they were very excited. But there was a little catch to our visit. Out of all of the places we would go during the next two months, New York would be the easiest to get back to in the future, so we told the kids we would need to have a tight budget for this leg of the trip and save more fun money for the other locations. We quickly realized that the typical attractions like the Empire State Building, a Broadway show, 30 Rock would be out of budget when you multiplied everything by 5 people. We know they will come back another time to experience these parts of NYC. They did a great job researching and making a list of things to do while we were there. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is their list of the top things they wanted to do. These lists made us realize sometimes we need to simplify the list in our adult heads. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b>Emma</b> </i>– eat some cool desserts and take some pictures in Central Park, Times Square, and the <span style="font-family: inherit;">Brooklyn Bridge</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Cool Dessert - A big Lollipop Passion goblet from the Sugar Factory</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It is easy to say you will keep a budget but your budget in NYC can quickly go under with lodging. The price to stay in the city for 5 nights was pretty steep. So we looked at other areas and ended up in the Bay Ridge neighborhood in Brooklyn. We stayed on the first-floor apartment of a traditional Brooklyn brownstone. After reading so many books set in Brooklyn I was very excited to see Brooklyn and to actually stay in one of the brownstones. Our hosts, Rob and Gino, did a great job restoring the brownstone and we were within walking distance to restaurants, stores, bodegas and the subway. They even had a razor scooter for the kids to ride around the area. <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/3666653?wl_source=list&wl_id=333145816&role=wishlist_owner&guests=4&adults=2&children=2&infants=0" target="_blank">Click here to see it on Airbnb</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The local Brooklyn FD invited Sam in for a picture when they saw him walking through the neighborhood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our hosts - Rob and Gino</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look closely and you will see Sam in the front row</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam was the only one of us that wanted to go on Thunderbolt - hmmm...I wonder why!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The iconic Wonder Wheel - we rode in one of the swinging cars in the middle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Emma!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack and Sam won lots of tickets!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We learned that there are some really great things to do around the city that are free or very close to it and it turns out they were more fun for the kids than the typical attractions. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was a huge highlight of our trip. Central Park is beautiful and if you are on a bike you can ride through the whole park. We rented 5 bikes for 2 hours for the same cost as a 10-minute horse and carriage ride. After living on a boat for a while the kids were very excited to get on some bikes. ($55)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little ice cream stop during our bike ride</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the road again.....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful day in Central Park!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">New York is a great walking city. You can see some cool buildings, good people watching, and maybe even run into an event. When we were there they had Brazilian festival that covered several blocks right downtown. When you reach Times Square you can spend some time just taking in the scenery and people. (Free)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam finding his inner peace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The streets of NYC!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found the festival food!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peking duck at the Brazilian festival - only in New York!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack doing some Dr. Strange moves (Dr. Strange is a Marvel character that protects New York)</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>911 Memorial –</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was the first time that we have been to NYC since the memorial was built. It is a beautiful memorial that brought back a lot of memories of that day in 2001. (Free)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Governors Island –</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We didn’t even know that this island existed in NYC. It is an old military island that has been turned into a park and is just a small ferry right from the terminal. We found it when we were looking for bike riding options for Sam’s birthday. There are no cars on the island and they have bike and walking trails, container restaurants, playgrounds and even some glamping tents if you want to stay there. Not on the normal tourist itinerary so we primarily saw locals taking advantage of the island on Labor Day (aka…Sam’s Birthday). (Ferry cost: $3 round trip per adult and kids are free. Bikes $55 for 2 hrs)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking around the island before picking up our bikes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is not our bike.....but a cool art sculpture made of car bumpers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were lots of container restaurants on the island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found our bikes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids and Lady Liberty</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Right next to the Governors Island Ferry is the Staten Island Ferry terminal. We decided to take the ferry to Staten Island to see the Statue of Liberty. Another plus for the kids was that they had some of their favorite snacks onboard. (Free)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the ferry port!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ferry - lots of Marvel movie talk about Spiderman and Iron Man during our ferry ride.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The girls and Lady Liberty</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><i>Walking the Brooklyn Bridge –</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was a big item on the list and something none of us have ever done. It was very cool to walk to the top of the bridge and see the cars driving below you, the city skyline and the water. (Free)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bottom of the bridge - Sam is not a happy camper</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the top - Sam is still not happy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found at the bottom of the bridge - Things that make you go hmmm...</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To our surprise we did really well with our eating out in the city. This can be a pretty big expense in the city but if you look around you can find some great places to eat that cost a lot less. Street food is a given in NYC. We had some good gyros, hot dogs, etc.. We also ate quite a bit around our Brooklyn neighborhood and the prices were very reasonable. Chinatown and Little Italy were two of the spots in the city that we ate dinner. Joe’s Shanghai in Chinatown was the biggest surprise and proved to be our favorite restaurant throughout our trip and we ate big dinner of soup dumplings, noodles, and drinks for under $50. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first pizza in Brooklyn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soup dumplings at Joe's Shanghai. Emma is not sure Dan can pick it up without the soup pouring out. It is a skill of concentration picking up dumplings filled with soup.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack working the chopsticks trying not to break the dumpling</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The subway and lots of walking. New York is such a great walking city and I do not think a day went by when our feet were not sore at the end of the day. The subway was easy for the longer trips from Brooklyn into Manhattan and we even ended up taking it all of the way to the airport when we left NYC.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The NYC subway!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Besides seeing the sights of the city we also had some things we had to do to get ready for our trip abroad. Everyone needed a backpack for their luggage and we all need a few clothes (long pants, long sleeved shirts). Everything you took had to fit in your backpack. No rolling luggage or big duffels on this trip. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sam and his new backpack with a little chipmunk hat thrown in!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emma getting fitted for her backpack at REI</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of many trips to Duane Reade (aka Walgreens). We had long list after being in the islands for a while.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was a great first stop on our trip and it surprised both Dan and I how much fun we had in the city. The kids had a blast and they voted that the favorite thing they did was the bike riding in Central Park. When we head back to Grenada we are going to try to do another bike ride in the park (if it is not too cold) and eat another round of dumplings at Joe’s. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The Sandlinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06538205027976310869noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6250071613324777869.post-17936305604513679032018-11-11T09:56:00.000-08:002018-11-11T09:56:08.407-08:00Prequel - Our Hurricane Season Adventure<span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">By Kathy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This post is a quick prequel to our hurricane season adventure. It feels like I am writing a Star Wars movie using the word prequel. When I was working on the NYC post I realized some background information might help along the way. We also have gotten many questions on how we came up with the countries on our itinerary, when we booked the trip, and how we found all of the places to stay. This post will also help in the coming weeks when we tell you about our adventure over the last few months. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Most of you know that during peak hurricane season SandStar is out of the water therefore we do not really have a place to live – our water house is on land and our land house is rented. But we knew these few months of the year would give us an opportunity to knock something off the bucket list. We wanted to go somewhere that we would need more time to visit than what we normally have available when we live on land with jobs and school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Africa was our primary focus for this year’s trip. At first, we were going to stay in Africa for the entire trip but then after lots of flight researching and creating a secondary bucket list we were able to incorporate a few more places for the same flight cost. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is our itinerary:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>New York City</i> – 5 days <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Scotland</i> – 7 days<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Ireland </i>– 5 days<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>South Africa</i> – 30 days<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Greece </i>- 8<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>days<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Total: about 55 days. We also have a few extra days of long flights and a buffer day in NYC before heading back to Grenada. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course we had a few reservations. The main one being </span>everyone's<span style="font-family: inherit;"> happiness and sanity with such a long trip and moving around so much. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Why Africa??</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For years Dan and I have been saying that we would love to take the kids to Africa to see the animals in their environment before a time comes when they might not be as easy. So Africa was always high on the list but planning a trip to Africa can be very daunting. It is a big continent….where do you begin??? The flight time </span>alone<span style="font-family: inherit;"> could make you steer away from going.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had lots of help from some special friends when we were in the Bahamas – SV Panache and SV Cool Runnings. Both are from South Africa, but they actually live in Florida when they are not cruising. They were a huge help to us when talking through our itinerary. We quickly figured out that South Africa was the country to focus on and we came up with a rough itinerary from our very important meetings over pancakes and muffins with SV Panache and wine and beer with SV Cool Runnings. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little sundowner planning with Gudrun and Dave from SV Cool Runnings</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A breakfast meeting with Gideon and Brett from SV Panache and my Aunt Arlene and Uncle Mike who were visiting.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Did we book everything way in advance??</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is another question we get a lot especially when people find out that we changed locations about every 2-3 days. How in the heck did you book this trip going to so many places? The next sentence that follows is usually – You must have been planning for months. The truth is quite the opposite. We booked everything very close to our departure and we actually left Grenada with only a little bit of our lodging booked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Flights </i>- Booked mid-July for a departure in September <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>NYC lodging</i> – booked mid-July. We would be visiting during a holiday weekend, so I wanted to get this one booked first. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>South Africa lodging</i> –Booked only our RV rental in early August for the last two weeks we would be there in October along with the camps for the first 8 days we had the RV. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What did this mean during out trip?? </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It meant that when we had some internet it was spent researching our next stop or next few stops during our trip. Our trip would have been much different if we had booked everything in advance and to focus on all of these locations at once would have been overwhelming. You also talk to people along the way and pick up little bits of information that can change where you want to go next. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dan found a great website to search for flights. It was called Opodo. It took a few long nights of moving dates around to come up with the right combination for a low price for our big flights between countries. It is amazing what one day can do to the price. We ended up flying with Turkish Airlines. We had one ticket that got us from Ireland to South Africa to Greece to NYC all of them flying through Istanbul. We were pleasantly surprised by the service and comfort on Turkish Airlines. We did lots of catching up on movies and the food was even good! </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Lodging –</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a very long trip with a modest budget for the amount of time. We would need to keep an open mind to some different types of lodging along the way. I will provide a link to our lodging in each area in our future blogs, so you can see the types of places we stayed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our time in NYC will be our next blog and will have a bit of a different spin than a typical trip to the Big Apple!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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