I slept an anxious sleep last night thinking about having to leave this ship, this lifestyle and having to return to work and the bitter cold of NYC. We had to vacate our cabin by 8am and the ship by 10am, so the time between was spent eating and acting sad. At 10am we reluctantly […]
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Praslin, Seychelles & Last Day on the Silver Wind
Our last full day on the Silver Wind 🙁 The ship did try to make it to Le Digue again this morning but it was still unsafe so we were again anchored off of Praslin. As we had already explored this island, we were a bit lost as to what to do. We talked to […]

Vallée de Mai & Anse Lazio
Today we were set to anchor off of Le Digue, a remote island in the Seychelles, but the surf was too large to safely operate the tender boats to land. We would therefore be anchored off of Praslin and attempt to go to Le Digue tomorrow. Praslin is famous for nature reserve and UNESCO site […]

Seaplane Over the Maldives
Today started with an announcement that we were anchored off of the coast of Male, Maldives. The Maldives sounds like a lovely group of islands that is only concerned with going to the beach and running a tourism industry. Yesterday though, somewhere between lunch and napping, we had caught a lecture on the Maldives and […]

Sick in India (but not from India)
Sometimes things don’t go as planned when traveling. Sickness can not be avoided, and often times the medication or vaccines that we take to help prevent sickness are the things that end up making us ill! Malaria is no joke and malarone is a great medication for many people…but, it turns out, not for me. […]