Posts in Tag: lighthouses
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Touring Barbados – A Visit to the South & East Coasts
In a previous post I described a visit to Harrison’s Cave and other sites in north central Barbados by way of rental car. Despite getting lost a few times it was a lot of fun and not hard to do, but with the $25 USD a day rental insurance added to the vehicle rental cost […]
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Port Royal Golf Course – Why It’s So Difficult and So Beautiful
Yesterday after playing Turtle Hill Golf Course we hit the beach at Horseshoe Bay and then headed for Bermuda’s capitol, Hamilton. It’s another glorious morning in Bermuda and on our last day on the south coast we are set to golf at one of Bermuda’s top courses, Port Royal Golf Club which only two months before […]
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Horseshoe Bay Beach and a Quick Visit to Hamilton, Bermuda
Day three of the Bermuda trip dawns portentously with this beautiful sunrise as seen from our balcony at the Fairmont Southampton. The excitement of last night is forgotten, although there is still a manhunt underway for two suspects who shot and killed Bermuda gangster Prince Edness outside the Waterlot Inn. Yesterday our touring got off […]
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The North Sea – Visiting Holland’s Fabulous Sand Dunes
In the last post our Cycletours bike and barge tour of Holland visited the world’s largest flower auction at Alsmeer followed by cycling right through the city of Amsterdam to the historic outdoor museum at Zaanse Schans. I continue to be amazed at the wide variety of things to see and do in this country. […]
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Kauai Helicopter Tour – Creating Memories That Will Last a Lifetime
This is one of a continuing series on a visit to the four main islands of Hawaii that Alison and I made a few years ago. The posts have been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post we played our first round of golf at the beautiful Princeville Makai course, sharing it […]
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Diamond Head Madness – The View Makes Up for the Crowds
This is the second of twenty-five posts from a trip to the four main islands of Hawaii a few years ago. All have been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the first post I extolled the virtues of staying at Waikiki’s Pink Palace aka the Royal Hawaiian. In this one we’ll start our exploration […]