Captain's Blog

Celebrating my birthday on board. The beautiful dragonfly brooch was part of Avril's gift.

Our ship, the NCL Pride of America. (We'll airbrush the blue skies in when we get home. The weather is warm, but usually overcast and very windy)

Ross in shopping heaven. His own shop! This is where the shop assistant asked if I qualified for a "senior's" discount. Not quite what you want to hear on your 49th birthday!

We had to do the touristy thing and attend a luau. It was great fun, and it seemed very intimate with only 688 other people, since there are 2,000 people on the ship.

There was a very good show of traditional Hawaiin dancing.

Ok. This is our tour guide Tommy. Remember him, because when I have time I will be writing about him in some detail.....

Every tour includes a stop at a factory. This one produced orchids.

We visited the National Volcano Park. This picture is actually taken inside a lava tube.

On top of
Mount Kiluea

Above are just a few highlights of our trip to Hawaii so far. The interenet on the ship is extortionate, so we were delighted to find this internet cafe in Kona. Of course it is famous for coffee, but we decided to forgo the scenic tour so we could update the blog. Good to know we still have our priorities right!