by Dana | Jun 12, 2017 | favorite South Pacific cruising destinations, hiking swimming, Kelefesia TONGA, snorkeling
Kelefesia’s long tongue of a beach, viewed from the bluff. Kelefesia is part of Tonga’s magnificent Ha’apai island group.One of the most awesome aspects of cruising is the cruiser community. Friendships are quickly formed, information is... by GWTAdmin | May 6, 2016 | adventures ashore, best New Zealand attraction, Cathedral Cove Coromandel New Zealand, hiking swimming, road trip
Cathedral Cove trailhead as seen from the parkinglot overlook. Coromandel, New Zealand.When I asked locals and past New Zealand visitors what topped their “Don’t miss!” list, in no particular order, these were most mentionedVisiting a glow worm... by GWTAdmin | Feb 3, 2016 | adventures ashore, hiking swimming, new zealand abel tasman national park, road trip
Abel Tasman’s Split Apple Rock made me yearn for my kayak.Split Apple Rock Beach was one of Abel Tasman National Park’sless crowded beaches, maybe because it’s a 15-minutehike rather than a drive-up.Abel Tasman, New Zealand’s smallest... by GWTAdmin | Apr 24, 2014 | blue holes, cenote, cruiser activities, cruiser destinations, Dean’s Blue Hole, free diving, hiking swimming, local food, long island bahamas, provisioning, road trip, sinkholes, sport fishing
Long Island’s Dean’s Blue Hole Wes C. Skilesphoto for National Geographic While in many places the BAHAMAS’ Long Island coastline is quite pretty, we decided to blitz the island in a day.Long Island, ironically, is not the Bahamas’ longest island. At 110 miles...