possum52 Posted August 22, 2020 #126 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Somewhere on the South Island NZ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted August 22, 2020 #127 Share Posted August 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, possum52 said: Somewhere on the South Island NZ? Yes. But where? I thought I'd make an easier one closer to home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted August 22, 2020 #128 Share Posted August 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: Yes. But where? I thought I'd make an easier one closer to home. Lake Wanaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted August 22, 2020 #129 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Just now, possum52 said: Lake Wanaka No, but good try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted August 23, 2020 #130 Share Posted August 23, 2020 3 hours ago, MMDown Under said: Love the turquoise colour of the water. Did you visit on a cruise? The chocolate sounds delicious. Was it a drink? Not a cruise on that trip. It quite far inland so might be difficult for most cruises to visit. We visited Semuc as part of a road trip through South Mexico and we decided to add Belize and Guatemala. The chocolate wasn't a drink it was solid but softer than modern chocolate, it didn't crack when you bite into it, it also didn't melt. Last year saw a doco about history of chocolate and learnt that our modern chocolate was the result of the Lindt factory accidentally leaving something called a conching machine on overnight😂. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 23, 2020 Author #131 Share Posted August 23, 2020 44 minutes ago, MMDown Under said: Next one! Glenorchy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 23, 2020 Author #132 Share Posted August 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, ilikeanswers said: Not a cruise on that trip. It quite far inland so might be difficult for most cruises to visit. We visited Semuc as part of a road trip through South Mexico and we decided to add Belize and Guatemala. The chocolate wasn't a drink it was solid but softer than modern chocolate, it didn't crack when you bite into it, it also didn't melt. Last year saw a doco about history of chocolate and learnt that our modern chocolate was the result of the Lindt factory accidentally leaving something called a conching machine on overnight😂. We saw chocolate being made by hand in Mexico. They used quite a bit of sugar with it so it was too sweet for me. It could be eaten as is or mixed with hot milk or water as a drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikeanswers Posted August 23, 2020 #133 Share Posted August 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: We saw chocolate being made by hand in Mexico. They used quite a bit of sugar with it so it was too sweet for me. It could be eaten as is or mixed with hot milk or water as a drink. That would be interesting to watch🤗. The Kekchi chocolate wasn't sweet, I guess they have a different palette. Though in Villahermosa we had a chocolate almond drink and you could choose how much sugar to add. The Horchatas however were always super sweet😉. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 23, 2020 Author #134 Share Posted August 23, 2020 14 minutes ago, ilikeanswers said: That would be interesting to watch🤗. The Kekchi chocolate wasn't sweet, I guess they have a different palette. Though in Villahermosa we had a chocolate almond drink and you could choose how much sugar to add. The Horchatas however were always super sweet😉. It was fascinating. I suspect every family or town makes it a little differently. They had some flavoured with vanilla or cinnamon, and I think there was one with nuts in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted August 23, 2020 #135 Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 minute ago, ilikeanswers said: Not a cruise on that trip. It quite far inland so might be difficult for most cruises to visit. We visited Semuc as part of a road trip through South Mexico and we decided to add Belize and Guatemala. The chocolate wasn't a drink it was solid but softer than modern chocolate, it didn't crack when you bite into it, it also didn't melt. Last year saw a doco about history of chocolate and learnt that our modern chocolate was the result of the Lindt factory accidentally leaving something called a conching machine on overnight😂. 28 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Glenorchy Yes! Well Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 23, 2020 Author #136 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Where is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted August 23, 2020 #137 Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 hour ago, MMDown Under said: I am surprised I hadn't heard of it. But my experience of Central America is limited to around the Panama Canal. If you do a Cape Horn cruise, most of the cruise lines stop at Ushuaia, I often spell it wrong, probably have this time. The stop before theire is often the Falklands, which is where stopped also and tendered ashore, just don't tell the Argies you went to the Falklands, it is the Malvinas to them, Argentine Sovereign Territory then think, although the British differ. I recollect a couple of pax going ashore in Ushuaia with T shirts emblazoned 'Falklands.' The ships security officer at the gangway advised the pax to change into something different, so as not to cause problems in town with the locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted August 23, 2020 #138 Share Posted August 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Where is this? Somewhere on the Panama Canal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 23, 2020 Author #139 Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, NSWP said: Somewhere on the Panama Canal ? No. You don't see water that blue in the Panama Canal. Edited August 23, 2020 by OzKiwiJJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted August 23, 2020 #140 Share Posted August 23, 2020 1 minute ago, OzKiwiJJ said: No. You don't see water that blue in the Panama Canal. I should know that having done it twice, I give up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted August 23, 2020 #141 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Isles of Pines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 23, 2020 Author #142 Share Posted August 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, possum52 said: Isles of Pines? Getting warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted August 23, 2020 #143 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Lifou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent05 Posted August 23, 2020 #144 Share Posted August 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, NSWP said: Somewhere on the Panama Canal ? 11 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Where is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent05 Posted August 23, 2020 #145 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Tromso Norway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 23, 2020 Author #146 Share Posted August 23, 2020 11 minutes ago, kent05 said: Tromso Norway No, a long, long way from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted August 23, 2020 Author #147 Share Posted August 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, possum52 said: Lifou Yes, the Church of St Francis Xavier which is on the hill to the right of the tender wharf. The photo was taken from our balcony on Sun Princess on our very first ocean cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted August 23, 2020 #148 Share Posted August 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Yes, the Church of St Francis Xavier which is on the hill to the right of the tender wharf. The photo was taken from our balcony on Sun Princess on our very first ocean cruise. Rob found a photo he had taken of the church on one of our cruises there back a few years. From almost the same position. Leigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted August 23, 2020 #149 Share Posted August 23, 2020 4 minutes ago, OzKiwiJJ said: Yes, the Church of St Francis Xavier which is on the hill to the right of the tender wharf. The photo was taken from our balcony on Sun Princess on our very first ocean cruise. It looked lush and tropical. Does it have beaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum52 Posted August 23, 2020 #150 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Where was I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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