This week I went to the San Juan Island in Washington Sate. The tip of San Juan Island The San Juan Island has a rich history dating back to the Salish people who lived on the island for thousands of years before European settlers arrived. In 1859, a border dispute between the United States and…… Continue reading The San Juan Island
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New Zealand /23
Day 1 – Rain Today it was rainy and stormy all day, so the sailing camp I would have gone to was canceled. We went to a trampoline park to get our energy out, and the funniest part was that the roof was leaking in many places. It turns out the weather was only going…… Continue reading New Zealand /23
Tahiti
Arriving in Tahiti We arrived in Papeete around 10 pm on Sunday the 15th and went to the Hilton, where we spent the night and the next day, getting used to the time zone difference. On Tuesday, we flew to Raiatea, where we headed into town. To the Ship! When we arrived in Raiatea, we…… Continue reading Tahiti
Robben Island
The History Robben Island was first occupied by the native south Africans, called the Khoi. The first Europeans to come to South Africa were the Phoenicians in about AD 400, which we know from cave paintings. The Chinese came in the 1400s, and the Portuguese in the 1500s. In 1510, a ship from Portugal headed…… Continue reading Robben Island
Zanzibar: A Woven Story of Slavery, Markets, Turtles, and a Doozy of a Kite Lesson
We are in Zanzibar I arrived in Stonetown, Zanzibar, on Wednesday night. We checked into Hotel Verde and, by and by, went to bed. The Tour of Stonetown On Thursday, I took a tour of Stonetown, Zanzibar, with a local guide. While waiting for the guide, we browsed the local shops in the old square…… Continue reading Zanzibar: A Woven Story of Slavery, Markets, Turtles, and a Doozy of a Kite Lesson