The Portals of Iceland

 

These are the windows, doors, and gates that caught my eye in our 12-day road trip around the incredible island nation of Iceland. Enjoy!

Our 15-day roundtrip San Francisco to Hawaii Grand Princess Cruise

We sailed from San Francisco under the Golden Gate Bridge on a cold windy April evening. I only saw one ship on our ten bluewater ocean sailing days. We first tendered ashore from anchorage off Lahaina, Maui where we rented a car to drive up 10,000 feet to Haleakala National Park (another added to my park visit life list)! Our next inport was Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii where we rented a car for the short drive to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park where I explored the damage from the 2018 eruption of Kilauea Volcano (Pele lives!). Our third inport was Honolulu where we took "The Bus" to get to Hanauma Bay where I snorkeled on the outer edge of the coral reef and marveled at the tropical fishes and then I climbed Diamond Head and we toured the elegant Grand Dame of Waikiki, the 1920s Royal Hawaiian Hotel. Our last inport was Lihue, Kauai where we rented a car to drive to the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, Waimea Canyon. After 4 days at sea we arrived back on the North American Continent at Ensenada, Mexico which we walked around before boarding our ship to awaken docked at Pier 27 on the Embarcadero of San Francisco.

Here are the best images and panoramas of our trip. Enjoy!

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