Noon Report: Location: N 16° 25.50′, E 059° 14.70′ Speed: 16 knots Course: 257º Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 27 C; 81 F Wind: WNW 2 knots; 3 mph Sea: Calm Another day another time change.We woke up this morning having slept an extra hour. We are now on Arabian Standard time – 9 hours ahead […]
WARNING: This post contains art. Noon Report: Location: N 17° 45.44′, E 066° 02.40′ Speed: 16.8 knots Course: 258º Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 26 C; 80 F Wind: NW 5 knots; 6 mph Sea: Calm This is the first Sea Day of a 5 day run across the Arabian Sea, up the Gulf of Aden,
Noon Report: Location: N 18° 55.85′, E 072° 50.64′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: High Overcast Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: NW 7 knots, 9 mph Another early excursion this morning: “The Hidden Charm of Old Mumbai.” On the way to our first stop we passed several religious sites including this Parsi Temple. They
Noon Report: Location: N 18° 55.85′, E 072° 50.64′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: High Overcast Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: NW 9 knots, 11 mp 8:45 saw us leaving the Theatre and onto the dock and waiting in (a much shorter) immigration line. Basically they just checked that our document had a Mumbai
Noon Report: Location: N 18° 55.85′, E 072° 50.64′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: High Overcast Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: NW 4 knots, 5 mph We weren’t schedule to arrive in Mumbai until noon today, so the morning was very much like a typical sea day: Up, Exercise, Breakfast, 9:30 lecture “Mumbai: India
Noon Report: Location: N 15° 24.96′, E 073° 47.47′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: High Overcast Temperature: 24º C, 75º F Wind: W 8 knots, 9 mph Goa was a Portuguese colony until 1961, so its culture is somewhat different from other parts of India. Our excursion today was “Goan Heritage” – a look at
My deepest apologies. For some reason (I’m blaming the fact that we were docked right next to a major Indian Naval Base) we have been without internet since our arrival in Mumbai on Saturday April 1. So I’m WAY behind in posting. Suffice it to say that we really really enjoyed our time in Mumbai
Noon Report: Location: N 12° 41.47′, E 074° 30.96′ Speed: 11 knots Course: 340º Weather: Partly Cloudy/High Overcast Temperature: 27 C; 81 F Wind: NNW 7 knots; 9 mph Sea: <3 ft swells Sea day between Cochin and Goa. The day started out like a normal sea day – complete with a visit to Mamsen’s
Noon Report: Location: N 09° 58.04′, E 076° 16.18′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: High Overcast Temperature: 32º C, 90º F Wind: W 8 knots, 9 mph First, the frustration. As far as the interweb is concerned we’re in Hong Kong now. I’m not sure what that means from a technological standpoint, but from an
Noon Report: Location: N 07° 48.57′, E 077° 03.12′ Speed: 9 knots Course: 286º Weather: Partly Cloudy/High Overcast Temperature: 28 C; 82 F Wind: NW 11 knots; 13 mph Sea: 3 ft swells Mostly a normal sea day. We’re crossing below the tip of India and heading up the west side to our first Indian