sunrise at Newark airport
sunrise at Newark
Miriam and Michael's apt in LA
David's chunky ring
uncle David
Breakfast in LA
little sis Hannah
Mir & Michael
cousin Ronit
David burns a few final calories before embarking
Dad & cousin Deborah
Hannah in the porch swing
Hannah
Aunt Iris
Deb
me, Jane and Dad
Mir graduated from UCLA this weekend!
Deb & Dad
cousin Ilana oh my's
Hannah, me, Mir, dad
David, Deb, Mir, Ronit, Ilana, Iris
David, Mir, Iris
Michael is pleased - soon his house will be empty!
Yummm... crepes for breakfast...
... and fruit salad, too
Mir's breakfast spread
M&M
Hannah inspects the lizard
Ronit aboard the ship
Yang Yang
Bengal Bar aboard ship
Ilana & Ronit
Deb wrestles with maraschino cherry
shazzam!
Yang Yang and Benjamin
our tiny ship bathroom
departing from the Port of LA
Achim conquers the world
on deck
the main dining room on deck 7
Grandpa Karl and Grandma Hanci prepare to hear Benjamin's big news
Grandma crosses her fingers for good luck after hearing the news that Benjamin and Yang Yang are going to be parents!
Grandma is pleased by the good news...
Benjamin is pleased too!
David
Achim enjoys tea time - the ship's best-kept secret. Scones and tea.
3 girls to a room... pulling down Ilana's berth
Achim has his morning coffee in our room
breakfast scrabble in the buffet at Cafe Del Sol on deck 12
Cafe Del Sol
our mailbox at E201
our door
happy 85th birthday Grandpa Karl!
the open deck on 12
the deck bar
Grandpa sticks it out
Achim and Ronit
Achim, Ronit, Ilana
B&YY
cousins
B & Deb
some not-so-shrimpy shrimp
Domenico, our Italian head waiter - fantastico
dinnertime
chocolate mousse
sunset at sea
Achim captures the sunset
cute cousins!
ooh la la
Deb & Achim
Ilana, Ronit, Deb, Achim
the ship's atrium
atrium
atrium boutiques
cloudy day on deck
sunrise at sea from the back of the boat
Grandma looking fashionable
pool on deck 12
Deb muses
Ilana and grandma
Domenico makes fried bananas
Ronit's towel elephant
Listening to Grandpa tell stories during his Shingles quarantine
hot tub
decks 11-12
self portrait at sunrise
what did I say about life vests?
watching ice carving
angel fish
poolside bar
evening on deck
sunset
night from the bow
bow of the ship
hooneymooners
me, Ronit, Deb, Achim at Akaka Falls State Park, Hawaii
Akaka Falls
Banyan trees at Akaka Falls
Banyans
rainforest at Akaka Falls
bananas
me and Achim at the beach near Hilo
our rental car
the sign says it all. Honolulu.
Honolulu
Honolulu, Oahu
Honolulu - our ship in the background
municipal building in Honolulu
Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Oahu
Hannah tries to get her ears pierced at a hard-core body piercing store, Waikiki
Ronit, Achim, Ilana, Deb & me on the tender
Kauai water hike after we were drenched
Ronit and Achim on Kauai
cute!
Ronit
bamboo!
Ilana
we hiked over and through this river for hours...
shelf fungi
wha? a mosquito?
a cool boulder in the bamboo forest
crossing back over
white ginger
ginger
where we were headed...
... we didn't make it
post-hike taxi ride
the Regal Princess in port at Kauai
Nawawili port, Kauai
sunrise outside Honolulu, Oahu
Achim
sunrise over Honolulu
our ship
eye, captain
At the Lahaina train station, Maui
all aboard!
Kaanapali, Maui - Whaler's Village
Kaanapali
Achim's eyes and the Kaanapali beach
customs at Lahaina, Maui
Lahaina
departing from Lahaina
Dad (with pitchpipe) & David
Grandma works on her book
Hannah dances to the music of the trio
formal night no. 2
shazzam
back of the boat, deck 10
ping-pong table
golf cage
cafe
Deck 6 hallway
from the bow of the ship
LAND HO! Mexico
Benjamin & Iris make a quick taxi dash for Ensenada
twisted beer
Ensenada, Mexico
the photo that wasn't worth it
downtown Ensenada
me & Yang Yang
eyes
me & Hannah
!!
David in Ensenada restaurant
Yang Yang satisfies a craving for spicy food
yummm
making tortillas
mangy dog
even the Kahlua is different in Mexico
bye bye, Mexico...
... hello, Port of LA!
Port of LA
Mom, Achim, Deborah
Achim & Mir
is it over there?
cute, always cute
I want my cheesy puffs!!
We made it...
we even had fun
BEFORE
DURING
AFTER
my essay is almost finished!
not our boat. note the climbing wall
