Monthly Archives - February 2024

A Face Only A Mother Can Love

We were at Komodo Island today. It was very hot and humid, our life for the next several days. We were told to bring an umbrella to protect from the sun. I took mine and used it. I also wore a hat and had a bottle of water.. We walked along a boardwalk...

Last sea day

We had our last art class today. Good thing, I was getting tired of dots. We will have our exhibit on the next sea day which will be after Bali. We went to guest services to book tours for Ho Chi Min City. Our stay was extended with the new itinerary so we had...

February 27, 2024

We are sailing through the Atafura Sea. Never heard of this sea, but it’s very calm sailing. We are on the way to see Komodo Dragons. ‘Today was a pretty good day. I decided to do laundry this morning. I walked into the laundry room expecting it to be busy. All washers were...

Sailing the Indian Ocean

Never thought I’d be saying in I’m the Indian Ocean!! Today is the first of 3 days at sea. We went to breakfast in the restaurant for a change. We were up early because we set clocks back an hour. Now we have to do it again tomorrow. Pretty soon we’ll be 12 hours...

Thursday Island

Our last stop in Australia. It was a hot, sticky day. The water here is a beautiful turquoise color. I’m sure the photos don’t do it justice. Our tour was at 1:00 PM. We decided to take the tender ashore early and have a look around. We were told all the shops were...

BIG NEWS!!!

There has been much speculation and gossip about our itinerary, since it isn’t safe to go through the Red Sea these days. They finally gave us the news today. We will be leaving the former itinerary in India and heading southwest to Mauritius. From there we will go to a few ports in...

Great Barrier Reef

As you can see from the morning photo, it was a cloudy, drizzly morning in Cairns. We took a bus to the wharf to board our boat to see the Reef. It was still a bit wet out but I needed to be outside for fresh air and a view of the horizon to...

Whitsunday Islands

As you can see from the daily balcony shot above, it was a gray cloudy day in the islands. We were just south of the Great Barrier Reef. There are 74 islands and all are a National Park..There are a few privately owned islands too. Hamilton is the biggest city, with an airport and...

Sailing the Coral Sea

I went to a cooking class this morning. The menu was trout salad, pork loin with slaw and pineapple upside down cake. We did all the chopping to make the meal. Our chef showed us the correct way to make julienne carrots and apples. How to get skin off garlic, how to...

Brisbane and Koalas

Bunny was well enough to make the trip to the Koala Sanctuary. We almost missed the tour because there was a 10 minute walk to get off the ship, and through the terminal. They should have mentioned that! I didn’t get the front seat because we were late. I like to sit there...