Return flight to Houston from Boston.
Category: USA
2021 Boston, Massachusetts – Day 4
Whales and penguins! Today I started with a whale watching cruise and visited the New England Aquarium. I watched the sunset from the river nearby M.I.T.
2021 Boston, Massachusetts – Day 3
Fenway Park, Boston Commons, Granary Burial Ground, Old State House, Old South Meeting House… seriously a full day of adventure
2021 Boston, Massachusetts – Day 2
The first full day in Boston. I finally use my metro pass, take a ferry and visit the USS Constitution and Bunker Hill.
2021 Boston, Massachusetts – Day 1
Flight to Boston and the first day of the adventure. A visit to Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall before a culinary delight for dinner – a lobstah roll.
2021 Boston, Massachusetts – Day 0
Check in for my flight to Boston, Massachusetts
2021 Carnival Mardi Gras Eastern Caribbean Cruise – Day 9 [Disembarkation and return to Houston]
It’s time for my trip to come to an end. I easily disembark the ship and walk across the street from the port to take photos and videos of the ship with the drone. An easy shuttle from the cruise terminal to the airport gave me plenty of time to relax at the airport before my flight.
2021 Carnival Mardi Gras Eastern Caribbean Cruise – Day 5 [San Juan, Puerto Rico]
Today was the ship’s first port call, and technically the ship hasn’t left America yet (though it did sail through international waters) as we are visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico today which is a US territory. I visited a couple of Spanish forts and enjoyed the Spanish Colonial architecture.
2021 Carnival Mardi Gras Eastern Caribbean Cruise – Day 2 [Sailaway from Port Canaveral]
The first day onboard the new Carnival Mardi Gras.
UnCruise Adventures – Wilderness Explorer [Alaska]
Videos recorded during one of my best trips ever while cruising on the UnCruise Adventures Wilderness Explorer (or while exploring pre/post cruise)
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 16 – Seattle, Washington and return flight]
Today’s adventure included the first Starbucks, a Japanese Garden and a ride on the Great Wheel. Oh and I flew back from Seattle to Austin.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 15 – Seattle, Washington]
Today I explored Seattle via light rail and took a ferry to Bremerton and back. It doesn’t sound like much, but it was still a full day. Plus I flew my drone at night to capture the skyline of Seattle at night.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 14 – Juneau, Alaska to Seattle, Washington]
An early departure from Juneau and a full day in Seattle. I visited Chihuly Gardens and Glass as well as the Space Needle for sunset.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 13 – Juneau, Alaska]
A long and busy day. The highlight of the day was visiting Mendenhall Glacier and hiking to nugget falls. Another awesome meal at Deckhand Dave’s and finally a scenic walk around Juneau before packing.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 12 – Disembarkation in Juneau | Day 8 of Cruise]
Disembarkation from the cruise. The trip isn’t ending, just yet. Today I went up the Mt Roberts tramway and took a helicopter flight and landed on a glacier. I also got to watch the ships leave the port in the evening.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 11 – Fords Terror and Dawes Glacier in Endicott Arm | Day 7 of Cruise]
In the morning we visited Fords Terror, saw a couple of brown bears (momma and baby), I took the polar plunge and then we cruised to Dawes Glacier at the end of Endicott Arm. We saw a bunch of seals hitching a ride on the chunks of ice and the ice itself came in interesting shapes. At the end of the day we enjoyed being anchored at a beautiful location called Wood Spit.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 10 – Sandborn and Robert & Crow Island | Day 6 of Cruise]
Today the weather tricked us into believing we might have a gloomy day at Sandborn, but the weather quickly improved. A zodiac tour in the morning and kayaking in the afternoon with a lot of wildlife sightings and a most scenic sunset.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 9 – LeConte & Thomas Bay | Day 5 of Cruise]
A wonderful morning in LeConte Bay among huge floating chunks of ice and a wonderful afternoon in Thomas Bay with a short hike up to see a waterfall. Whales were spotted yet again this evening.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 8 – Blashke Islands | Day 4 of Cruise]
Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My…. Well, not really but today I did get to see a lot of wildlife, both in and out of the water. In the morning I actually snorkeled and in the afternoon we got to see an otter, harbor seals, a sea lion, eagles, whale and even a one eyed mink….Later the ship went through the Wrangell Narrows.
2021 Alaska UnCruise – Fjords & Glaciers [Day 7 – Yes Bay | Day 3 of Cruise]
A day at Yes Bay…. I kayaked in the morning, saw a brown bear on the afternoon skiff tour and even saw whales…