Our LAST Port, Santa Cruz de La Palma La Palma ( Spanish pronunciation: [la ˈpalma] , locally [lɐ ˈpɑ(l)mɐ] ), also known as La isla bonita (English: The Beautiful Island ) and officially San Miguel de La Palma , is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands , Spain . La Palma has an area of 708 square kilometres (273 sq mi) making it the fifth largest of the eight main Canary Islands. The total population at the end of 2020 was 85,840, [2] of which 15,716 lived in the capital, Santa Cruz de La Palma and about 20,467 in Los Llanos de Aridane . Its highest mountain is the Roque de los Muchachos , at 2,423 metres (7,949 ft), being second among the peaks of the Canaries after the Teide massif on Tenerife . [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Palma] An early morning docking and an early excursion Meet at 7 am for the excursion and off the ship soon after Sun sti...
We exited the Great Barrier Reef areas and passed through the Torres Strait between Australia and New Guinea on our way to Darwin In the morning we still had the great colors in the water that we have seen as we past slowly through the Great Barrier Reef. As we moved through the morning, the Captain came on the loudspeakers to give an update on our travels and mentioned that we would see Hammond Rock as we were going through Torres Strait. So everyone was out on the decks to see this as most of us had never heard of it. Hammond Rock So after we saw it, did a little search. Seems like from a maritime/mapping perspective Hammond Rock and Torres Strait are synonymous. Also from a geological view, it is very interesting (north end of the Reef and tjhe rock was described as looking like a mushroom under the water and will eventually break off) We had a lot of clouds/rain come in and out during the day Toni, along with her regular craft class, tried waterc...
Barcelona, Spain Tour seeing the Park Guell and La Sagrada Familia Street that three architects battled to out do each other Gaudí gave Casa Batlló a unique façade, full of imagination, thanks to his work as a free and joyful artist. He thus created an exuberant and marine-inspired façade, adding involuntary sculptures, recycled materials and decontextualised objects, converting them into art. ... On the ground, noble and first floors, the façade incorporates slender stone columns in the shape of bones, decorated with characteristically modernist floral elements. [ https://www.casabatllo.es/en/antoni-gaudi/casa-batllo/facade/] Park Guell Park Güell (Catalan: Parc Güell [ˈpaɾɡ ˈɡweʎ]; Spanish: Parque Güell) is a privatized park system composed of gardens and architectural elements located on Carmel Hill, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Carmel Hill belongs to the mountain range of Collserola – the Parc del Carmel is located on the northern face. Park Güell is...
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