Thursday, January 19, 2012
Boarding! Next Stop Dominica
I am boarding the MV Explorer today for my trip around the world so my updates on here will be a bit limited as well as the pictures but i will do my best to keep this updated with the latest on my travels. I have to say that the bahamas is very expensive and you best have enough money to cover because of how expensive it is around the area especially the restaurants and hotels for meals can run you about $20 a meal so about $60 in a day for three meals or $40 for two meals. My experience though was an experience to remember and i had a great time despite the expensive stuff and the bit of sad news from back home but i am not going to let that ruin my trip. Anyways Dominica is my next stop!
Tried something new
I went to Twin Brothers and goldies about 15 minutes from the hotel in a small restaurant area called the fish fry which has multiple conch restaurants. I have to say that of the two, goldies was the best overall. I had Conch fritters at both places and i have to say that they taste better at goldies. Both were a great experience to go and try. I only have pictures from the Twin brothers and look below! Conch to me has a chewy texture like octopus but is very good.
Above: These are conch fritters and my margarita which had a lot of alcohol in it.
This one above is a strawberry and mango smoothie
This one is Lobster, Conch and Shrimp Alfredo Pasta (THIS WAS SO GOOD!)
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Bahamas!
Hey Everyone!
I made it into Nassau, Bahamas last night on American Airlines. My only comment about them is they have the most uncomfortable seats. I was more comfortable on Spirit Airlines when i went to Chicago. Moving on...I am staying at the Sheraton and I really love my room. I have a King size bed all to myself and a balcony with a really nice view. The weather is warm out here for sure. I went down to the international bazaar and checked it out. It was really nice. I went and got more stuff for the trip. My plans for the rest of the day include going to the dolphin grill in the hotel and then Senor Frogs tonight for dinner. I will go to Twin Brothers tomorrow for Conch then head off to visit Atlantis before going back to the hotel.
Here are some quick pictures of the place :)
I made it into Nassau, Bahamas last night on American Airlines. My only comment about them is they have the most uncomfortable seats. I was more comfortable on Spirit Airlines when i went to Chicago. Moving on...I am staying at the Sheraton and I really love my room. I have a King size bed all to myself and a balcony with a really nice view. The weather is warm out here for sure. I went down to the international bazaar and checked it out. It was really nice. I went and got more stuff for the trip. My plans for the rest of the day include going to the dolphin grill in the hotel and then Senor Frogs tonight for dinner. I will go to Twin Brothers tomorrow for Conch then head off to visit Atlantis before going back to the hotel.
Here are some quick pictures of the place :)
Monday, January 16, 2012
For Mrs. Hagan's Class
Hello Mrs. Hagan's Class
It was such a pleasure to meet you all and be able to answer as many questions as I can for you. I have this blog up for you all as well to be able to read and enjoy the experiences up. Once I am gone, don't hesitate to email me at my email address: miranda.denny.s12@semesteratsea.org You may at any time leave a comment on here with any last minute requests, email or write a letter to me and send it to the address that i provided of anything that you didn't get to tell me before I left. I encourage you to read my blogs whether you are at school or at home and if you don't understand something. Please either ask your teacher or ask me the definition or if you still aren't sure, it never hurts to google the word ok?
I will put small videos up here as i am able to do so and have time to do that amongst my school work that i still have to do while i am on board. When i come back from the trip i will be working on a presentation for the class.
I will be in the Bahamas on January 16th until January 19th which is when i leave. I will take pictures of food in the bahamas and i will be trying a dish that my family wanted me to try which is Conch (pronounced as konk) amongst other things to see. I will be getting a lot of marine life pictures if not in the bahamas then probably in dominica.
(Note to the teacher: Below are all the links that you can show in the class if you wish to at any time.)
http://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/spring-2012/spring-2012-itinerary.php
http://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/spring-2012/spring-2012-field-program.php
(Side Note: For my classes and other things, refer to another entry on my blog that briefly lists the classes that i am taking.)
Here is a map of the bahamas for you all and i will post the next one with the map of Dominica up before i leave on the trip and so on. Enjoy! Also this site provided was made by a Spring 2012 SAS Student who did some research for everyone. Feel free to check it out for all the ports and countries.
http://oursas.com/nassau/
It was such a pleasure to meet you all and be able to answer as many questions as I can for you. I have this blog up for you all as well to be able to read and enjoy the experiences up. Once I am gone, don't hesitate to email me at my email address: miranda.denny.s12@semesteratsea.org You may at any time leave a comment on here with any last minute requests, email or write a letter to me and send it to the address that i provided of anything that you didn't get to tell me before I left. I encourage you to read my blogs whether you are at school or at home and if you don't understand something. Please either ask your teacher or ask me the definition or if you still aren't sure, it never hurts to google the word ok?
I will put small videos up here as i am able to do so and have time to do that amongst my school work that i still have to do while i am on board. When i come back from the trip i will be working on a presentation for the class.
I will be in the Bahamas on January 16th until January 19th which is when i leave. I will take pictures of food in the bahamas and i will be trying a dish that my family wanted me to try which is Conch (pronounced as konk) amongst other things to see. I will be getting a lot of marine life pictures if not in the bahamas then probably in dominica.
(Note to the teacher: Below are all the links that you can show in the class if you wish to at any time.)
http://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/spring-2012/spring-2012-itinerary.php
http://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/spring-2012/spring-2012-field-program.php
(Side Note: For my classes and other things, refer to another entry on my blog that briefly lists the classes that i am taking.)
Here is a map of the bahamas for you all and i will post the next one with the map of Dominica up before i leave on the trip and so on. Enjoy! Also this site provided was made by a Spring 2012 SAS Student who did some research for everyone. Feel free to check it out for all the ports and countries.
http://oursas.com/nassau/
Traveling Journey of the Denny Child Begins
Hello to all including family members and close friends: (This is a repost from October with LOTS updates that i made in between then and the trip)
I am doing semester at sea through the University of Virginia. I will be be traveling to Nassau, Bahamas for an extended vacation from January 16th, 2012 to January 19th, 2012 before the boat leaves on January 19, 2012 around the afternoon. I am staying at the Sheraton Hotel and Resort in Nassau (Pictures of the place will show up on January 17, 2012.)
For my family and close friends: I will not be on facebook until May so the best way to contact me is through here. I may provide an email address specifically just for SAS email closer to the trip so that my other emails will not be overrun with other email. My facebook page will have a note on the site that i will tag everyone on so that way the link will be on there with additional information. It is currently up right now. Please check the notes on my page. It is open to everyone right now who is my friend on facebook. :)
For Mrs. Hagan and her 3rd Grade Class
I am so excited to have met you before i left and i can't wait to keep in touch with you the entire trip and share all the wonderful experiences with you. You are all more than welcome to leave comments on here about anything or if you just want to look at my blog and read about what I discover on my journey. Thank you for giving me such an awesome opportunity. Please enjoy reading this and check for any blogs that I post up just for the class! Enjoy your class and have fun! Mrs. Hagan, thank you for providing me with such a great opportunity to be able to share my experiences with your class. You are such a wonderful teacher to instill such an interest into your students to hopefully one day travel like i did. Enjoy! I do have a post up for your just your class so please make sure to glance at that later on. I have a map out and ready for each Country so you can use this to show your class during the time that i am in a specific country.
Moving on...
I will be documenting my experiences and pictures on this site as much as i can from pictures from being on the boat to countries and everything in between. I am happy to share this with all of you and I welcome any comments, questions, constructive criticisms and insightful thoughts about what I have experienced. So i have a few things that everyone should keep in mind about the blogs and who i put them up for. I am entitled to shut the blog down at any time and only certain users will be allowed to receive any updates from me. Please keep the following in mind when leaving comments.
Towards the bottom of the page I have posted several links to my itinerary, and a few other items for basic information. I will be welcoming ideas of places that i should look to go to while i am in the countries that i am at. You are also welcome to post information on current events in countries (I really would love that because i like to read about things like this) along with other information on any law changes, currency updates, etc. For the food lovers, i will take pictures of all the food that i eat in every nation (especially in the Asian countries) and on board the boat just for the fun of it and for my marine lovers. I will try my best to get as many pictures as possible of marine life on the coasts. (Yes Debbie, you get plenty of them for your own personal enjoyment )
- I dont want any spam comments on my blog
- Do not advertise for business or a company on my page for any reason
- Insults and/or derogatory language will not be used at all.
- I welcome constructive criticism on both the blog sites
- Do not disrespect others that leave comments on the blog
Towards the bottom of the page I have posted several links to my itinerary, and a few other items for basic information. I will be welcoming ideas of places that i should look to go to while i am in the countries that i am at. You are also welcome to post information on current events in countries (I really would love that because i like to read about things like this) along with other information on any law changes, currency updates, etc. For the food lovers, i will take pictures of all the food that i eat in every nation (especially in the Asian countries) and on board the boat just for the fun of it and for my marine lovers. I will try my best to get as many pictures as possible of marine life on the coasts. (Yes Debbie, you get plenty of them for your own personal enjoyment )
There will be plenty of pictures, i promise. A selected amount will be put up but if you want to see all of them. Wait until i get back. A slide show will be developed hopefully during May when i get back for everyone to see. I will not be on Facebook at all during the trip so all your updates on me will be on this site alone unless I personally email you otherwise. I wish you all well and i can't wait to see you in May when i get back.
Some sites below to give you some information about the cruise :)
http://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/spring-2012/spring-2012-itinerary.php
http://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/spring-2012/spring-2012-field-program.php
(I will put up a list of the ones that I will be doing around Thanksgiving and then update in December and January)
http://www.semesteratsea.org/voyages/upcoming-voyages/spring-2012.php (Watch the video on this one)
http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/semester-at-sea/2011-sas-viewbook/2011091902/?referrer=http%3A//www.semesteratsea.org/landing/overview/inquire-apply-or-login.php#0
For all other info Visit http://www.semesteratsea.org/
I leave a warning, they are not for little kids, they can touch some very controversial things and they are a bit dark so don't read them unless you keep a bit of an open mind to things. I don't really write clean stories all the time. the poems however are mostly fine give or take one or two. I don't mind if you like or dislike on there but please constructive criticism is appreciated. Thank you!
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