The Silversea Silver Whisper just arrived in Honolulu Harbor. Back to the conclusion of our cruise. We've had anxious moments, but for me, this could well have been the best ever. The most important thing is that, after flying all the way to Iceland, than boarding the Azamara Journey to see the Total Solar Eclipse, then confronting three hurricanes on the Silver Whisper, we are well with more fabulous memories. Our usual starting lunch with salad and pasta. The ship had a 7PM departure, so we ordered room service caviar to have on our veranda to watch the parting. We then went for dinner at La Terazza, beginning with antipasto, and two white and two red wines. Then came spaghetti bolognese and an asparagus/egg dish. Ended with a coffee panna cotta. One of the highlights of this cruise was then the Chocolate Extravaganza at the pool deck. I don't know how these entertainers and passengers were dancing, for the ship itself was rocking. The following cav...
The Silver Whisper left Kahului, Maui and has just moored outside of Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. Our arrival. That steeple below is Mokuaikaua Church, founded in 1820 as the first Christian church in Hawaii. The walls are mostly made from lava rock, with the motar from burned coral. The interior features native 'ōhi'a wood. Open to the public. Contains various artifacts, such as a scale model of the Thaddeus, the ship that brought the original missionaries to Hawaii. At one time, Tropical Storm Norbert was headed straight for Hawaii and looked ominous. Now at 60 MPH, Norbert will not even reach hurricane strength, and should begin to weaken early next week, with a path that should pass south of the Big Island, Predicted to beome a post-tropical remnant low, south of the Hawaiian Islands. It will take time for Kauai to recover from the destruction caused by Hurricane Lowell this past Monday night into Tuesday. At one time, 90...