Tag: wildlife-photograpy
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UWC Day 085 – Auckland, New Zealand – Driving through Paradise
A long, fulfilling day driving (a little nervously) through New Zealand just enjoying the peace and quiet. An excellent start to some side adventures. Morning Start Had to wake up and get down to immigration by 6:50, but as I got there, we mostly just waited again (nothing new). Got cleared eventually and after settling…
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UWC – Day 079 – Pape’etē, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Long day through the the middle of Tahiti chasing waterfalls and all the sights. Finished the day on a sunset cruise after splitting up from Mom and Nate. Nice relaxing cruise out for views of the sunset. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc079 Island Tour Woke up to some unfortunate news that our guide had hurt his knee…
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UWC Day 078 – Mo’orea, French Polynesia – “Off-road” Tour of Island and Snorkeling with Marine life including Pilot Whales
Really full, but really rather awesome day in Mo’orea. Spent the morning with a Royal Caribbean organized excursion to go “off-road” through the island, then did a snorkeling expedition of sorts to go search for marine life and it was ah-mazing. Really good time with Mom and Nate searching for all sorts of wildlife (and…
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UWC Day 073 – Honolulu, Hawaii – Halfday Success for more Dim Sum
Quick half day out and about in the city again. Successfully got to have dim sum at Jade Dynasty, and then walked around back to the ship and took in the sights. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc073 Jade Dynasty (Dim Sum) Delicious, and we were able to meet up with Nate after his hike up Diamond Head…
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UWC Day 072 – Honolulu, Hawaii – Exploring the City and Taking Care of Errands
Took Nate around the city, since Mom and I had been here about a year ago for the Honolulu Marathon. Had some great food, and really were motivated to find all the good dim sum. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc072 Views from Ship Lovely panoramic views right from the ship. Had a bit of time before we…
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UWC Day 071 – Kona, Hawaii – Chill Day in the City with the Family
Tender port, so we just went out and wandered around the city. Almost got a car to drive up the Kohala coast, but ended up just chilling since we had to be back for last tender. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc071 View from Ship Headed out to take a look at the view, and saw a big…
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UWC Day 070 – Hilo, Hawaii – Rejoining the Ship and Driving the Southern Coast of the Big Island
Rejoined the ship in Hilo and then did a quick self-drive around the south side of the island before heading back to the ship. Home sweet home. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc070 Morning Preparations Woke up at 3:30am and headed over to the self-serve car wash to rinse off all the (very slight) amount of dirt from…
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UWC Day 069 – Maui, Hawaii – Snorkeling Tours and Cleaning Up
Maui section of the trip is wrapping up, so had a couple tours, then needed to start getting packed up and cleaning the car for return tomorrow. Photo Gallery: https://pics.mattichan.com/-uwc069 Morning Snorkeling to Molokini Got up bright and early (around 5am) to get to the pier for my morning snorkeling tour to Molokini. I arrived…
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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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