Category: World Cruise
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UWC Day 068 – Hana, Hawaii – Back to Central Maui
A little bittersweet to be leaving camp, but the national park (to be fair), only allows 3 consecutive nights at a time when booking reservations, so that others can camp as well. Made the trek back to Central Maui, making a few stops along the way. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc068 Packing Up Caught the sunrise as…
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UWC Day 067 – Hana, Hawaii – Waiʻanapanapa State Park and more exploring of the East Side
Finally got a reservation at Waiʻanapanapa State Park and some more exploring of the East Side of the Road to Hana and surrounding area. Lovely day filled with sights, driving and hiking. Booked a reservation for the last one of the day to get the softer light, and less people (in theory) as most people…
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UWC Day 066 – Hana, Hawaii – East Side of the Road to Hana
Pretty awesome day enjoying the sights and sounds on the Hana side of the island. Nice, slow day, but full and saw a lot of things! Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc066/gallery Morning Start Woke up and drove the 2 min to the visitor center even though it wasn’t open, because it has bathrooms with flushing toilets, so…
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UWC Day 065 – Maui, Hawaii – Road to Hana and Kipahulu on East Maui
One of my favorite drives in the world is the Road to Hana (as the driver of course). Nothing like zig zagging through the rainforest with coastal views everywhere with the windows down and enjoying the fresh air. The curves and turn force you to just enjoy and not be blitzing to your destination, and…
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UWC Day 064 – Maui, Hawaii – ʻĪao Valley and Haleakala Summit for Sunset and Stargazing
First full day in Maui. Beautiful day in the ʻĪao Valley and then a tour up Haleakala Summit for the sunset and some stargazing with Maui Stargazing (and a huge telescope). Awesome day of sights. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc064/gallery Morning Start Started in the morning to some birds that were running around camp before I headed…
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UWC Day 063 – Transit Day – Maui, Hawaii
Kind of a weird day (seems like a theme for my birthday the last couple years). But eventually got to my destination, and ready for a little bit of time in paradise. Starting the Day Woke up with a migraine and knew it was gonna be a semi-rough day. Headed out with my stuff (thank…
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UWC Day 062 – Transit Day – Los Angeles, California
Transit day to California because all the routes to Maui got changed an hour earlier, so all connecting flights from Cabo to Maui now include an overnight somewhere. Thankfully, I have some friends in LA that I was able to crash with overnight. Chill Morning Didn’t do much in the morning, and even though I…
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UWC Day 061 – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – Up Close and Personal with Whales
Awesome day with whales and a little more time on land to relax and reset before some travel days. Disembarkation Got up at 9am to get downstairs by 9:15am to get cleared for customs to disembark the ship for a couple days. We were told we had to be there promptly because no one else…
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UWC Day 060 – Cruising Day – Preparing for a Side Trip
Another semi-relaxing cruising day, filled with preparations and getting ready for a small side trip. Logistics Drama Got a semi-confusing letter about disembarking from Cabo because of my little side trip to Hawaii. So many questions that came up because of that, that I had to spend quite a bit of time clarifying with guest…
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UWC Day 059 – Cruising Day – Logistics and Pictures
Spent most of the day on logistics for future plans. Caught up on tons of photos from the last couple days as well. Future Plan Drama Update Even though we had back to back cruising days, I had to wake up early to go cancel one of my whale watching tours (apparently when I booked…
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