Tag: geography

  • The flat fellas visited the second largest city in Portugal — Porto

    The flat fellas visited the second largest city in Portugal — Porto

    #flathal #flatstanley #porto #portugal #leixoes The itinerary said Leixões (Porto). The first thing Flat Hal and Flat Stanley set out to understand is why two places were listed — and how far apart they are. It got a little more interesting when it was announced we were being offered a shuttle to Matosinhos. A third…

  • Europa Point Lighthouse, Gibraltar

    Europa Point Lighthouse, Gibraltar

    #flatstanley #flathal #gibraltar On the way to Europa Point Lighthouse we rounded a corner and a giant, manmade waterfall emerged from the rock of Gibraltar! Flat Hal and Flat Stanley were delighted with the sight their guide had warned them to watch for. This water is the waste water (brine) discharged from a desalination plant…

  • Taking A Moment To Look Back…

    Taking A Moment To Look Back…

    Having started in Florida, Flat Hal and Flat Stanley sailed from the Caribbean through the Panama Canal, down the Pacific, around the southern tip, and up the Atlantic, including an unforgettable journey up the Amazon, giving them the opportunity to experience South America from nearly every angle – a virtual circumnavigation of the Continent. From…

  • Flat Hal and Flat Stanley are sailing the Southern Ocean!

    Flat Hal and Flat Stanley are sailing the Southern Ocean!

    #flatstanley #flathal #southernocean The Southern Ocean surrounds Antarctica. Whether you are coming from the Atlantic or the Pacific, you can sail as far south as you can, and reach the Southern Ocean. Here you will find a place where scientists from around the world gather to study and do research. Flat Hal and Flat Stanley…

  • Hawaii!  

    Hawaii!  

    Did you figure out our first stop was going to be Hawaii? There are websites where you can follow the daily progress of a cruise ship.  This is one way my friends and family can “follow along” when I travel. In this second map you can see the Hawaiian Islands, and San Diego… we had…

  • Another day at sea — do you know where we are sailing towards?

    Another day at sea — do you know where we are sailing towards?

    There are several places a cruise ship can go to from San Diego, can you think of some of the possibilities? We could be heading North. We could be sailing South… or even going on a cruise through a Canal. After catching the end of a pretty sunset tonight Flat Stanley, Flat Hal and I…