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Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina For us, Raleigh is home base. Raleigh is a short 2 hour drive from our house. I drive between Raleigh and Chapel Hill so often that I am used to the drive and it’s a quick hop down 86. I lived in Raleigh for a while so I am familiar with the […]

Grand Turk

Grand Turk, 2016 In Grand Turk, most cruisers flock to Margaritaville which you can go to in any beach city in the USA. We don’t want to do that. We rented a golf cart through Karib (now closed) which was $90 for the day. With the golf cart, you can ride anywhere on the island. Grand […]

Half Moon Cay

Half Moon Cay is probably the most beautiful place on Earth. It’s a private island owned by Holland America Cruise Line, which is a subsidiary of Carnival Corp.  The sand is as soft as baby powder, the ocean was as warm as could be and the water was crystal clear. It was heaven. Our first […]

Nassau, Bahamas

Nassau, Bahamas Our cruise took us to Nassau in the Bahamas as our first port of call. We didn’t really know what we wanted to do, so we just ended up getting off the ship and taking a cab over to Paradise Island, and going to Atlantis. The whole area looked sketchy between the ship […]

Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston, Day 1 After we left the Riverbanks Zoo & Garden in Columbia, we hopped on the interstate and continued our journey on down to Charleston, South Carolina. We arrived at our hotel that evening and rode up the street to Outback Steakhouse for dinner. We ended up staying at Mainstay Suites in Mount Pleasant. […]

Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina Day 1 This is a trip where we’re heading to Charleston, SC to cruise on the Carnival Ecstasy. We always like to head down a few days prior to our cruise so we can check out the city and see and do things. We want our kids to experience all that they […]