February 9, 2012 Per request of my grandpa, I have decided to send out a calendar of dates for my trip. Bahamian Beginning: Arrived January 16 after a red-eye flight from LAX Ship Embarkation and departure: January 19 20 (more than 24 hours behind) *Bahamas blog post sent: January 20 *Seasick blog post sent: January 21… Read More #SAS Dating…
And no I don’t mean in the old-school “awesome” terms, I mean there are 10-foot swells outside the boat, coming at us from all directions, resulting in a large half the boat puking their guts out. Luckily I have yet to join the masses. I’ve been feeling totally fine but decided to pop the seasick… Read More #SAS Our boat is rockin!
Don’t eat at this one outdoor plaza restaurant in Manaus about a 15-minute cab ride from the main port. The restaurant name is unknown but they didn’t blend the drink. Not good. Just fyi… If you like getting caught in the rain, however, Manaus is your city. I’d say it was a perfect ending to… Read More #SAS If you like piña coladas…
So after 3 days of traveling down the Amazon River, we arrive in Manaus, Brazil tomorrow morning and begin the Brazil leg of this “epic voyage,” as the deans like to call it. Tuesday I will just be wandering the town of Manaus, enjoying the town, shopping, trying the food and scouting out good places… Read More #SAS The Amazon River.
Anyone ever have a reading day in elementary school? You got to bring pillows and blankets and books to school and just sit around all day and sometimes the teacher would even bring a huge thing of Costco size pretzels or big bag of popcorn. I pretty much lived for those days. Reading days were… Read More #SAS Reading Day
Pronounced DOE-mih-NEE-kuh, the Nature Island On Monday I went on an FDP to see the last native people left on the island. When the itinerary said we were going to see indigenous people and their villages and way of life, I didn’t expect to see small plantation style houses and everyone wearing jeans and tees.… Read More #SAS Dominica
Mackenzie Jill ∞ Celiac Without A Cause 