Swaying palm trees and undulating ocean waves greet you as you visit thetropical islands of Tahiti, the Marquesas Islands-home of artist Paul Gauguin, and theTuamotu Islands. See native dancers. See a fairy tern that lays its single egg on a branchof a tree – not in a nest. We visit Pitcairn Island, the island that became home to FletcherChristian and the sailors who joined him in the “Mutiny on the Bounty”. You will meet adescendant of one of the mutineers. We will close the journey at Easter Island and showyou some of the Moai (giant statues), which always have their backs to the ocean.

Wednesday February 11

$18

Travel from east to west following the routes traveled by those creating ourcountry. We’ll travel Route 66 established 1926 running from Chicago to Santa Monica,CA. Washington, D.C., Revolutionary War and Civil War locations will bring our historyto the front. Modern cities have mega offerings; however, small villages and by-wayshave their unique charm. Pioneers traversed Dodge City and the Rockies in coveredwagons, but we’ll visit by camera.

Thur. March 5, 2026

$18

Alaska is huge and varied. Take Alaska’s Inside Passage to see glaciers; mush ona dog sled ride; see the start of the Iditarod Dog Sled Race; pan for gold in Anchorage;fly north above the Arctic Circle to Deadhorse on Prudhoe Bay; follow the Alaska PipeLine for 300 miles; travel on the Yukon River; and see Mt. McKinley (Denali) NationalPark. In Hawaii, we will visit the USS Arizona Memorial, petroglyphs in lava, and walkon the cooled lava flows. No visit to Hawaii is complete without seeing the beachesincluding those with green, black or white sand. Hawaii also has rocky beaches due to itsvolcanic geography.

Thur. April 9, 2026

$18

Visit Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral formation in the world. Travel to Ularu,formerly Ayers Rock, considered by Australia’s original people to be sacred – a bit likethe Garden of Eden. Contrast the magnificent Opera House at Sydney with the sites of thegold rush that followed the American gold rush of 1849. Kangaroos blending into thelandscape, elusive koalas, and 12” tall Fairy Penguins are part of the native animals youwill see as you travel the varied landscape of Australia. Tour Kakadu National Park andsee a Crocodile shaped hotel, hear some Dreaming Stories, and see beautiful falls,

Mon., May 11, 2026

$18