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What can I say. This is what happens when a pandemic gets in the way of your travel plans for a couple of years. So in January 2021 we booked a cruise – from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to London – by way of Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Mumbai, Rome. You get the picture. So buckle up buttercup and let’s see how this all plays out.
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One additional note. Our cruise ship has wifi. It’s supposed to work in the middle of the ocean. But I’m not sure how much bandwidth we’ll have to upload photos and videos, so posts might be delayed from time to time. Bear with me and we’ll see what we can do.
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Noon Report: Position: S 39° 28.46′, E 176° 55.04′ Speed: Moored Course: Moored Because we were still at sea (not arriving until noonish) there was a 9:30 forum with our Resident Historian: “Maori Symbols and Meanings”. She reviewed symbols seen in Maori architecture, and jewelry drawing comparisons to symbolism in European architecture, use of color, […]
Noon report Position: S 37° 38.72′, E 176° 10.92′ Speed: Moored Course: Moored We had an early excursion this morning so we slept in and skipped the morning walk. (It was either that or get up early, as if.) We gathered in the Theatre at 8:30 and waited for our group to be called. Then
Noon Report: Position: S 36° 50.54′, E 174° 46.11′ Speed: Moored Course: Moored This morning I tried something different – 4 miles on the waterfront. I started heading a mile south going as far as one of the many marinas around town: Returning to the ship I proceed a mile north to the container port:
Noon Report: Position: S 36º 50′ – E 174º 46′ Speed: Moored Course: Moored Late start this morning – We had no fixed agenda items until 6:30 so our plan was to knock around Aukland in the morning and head to the museum in the afternoon. The first task was to find a replacement for
I’ve taken a bunch of photos from 3 cameras – tried to eliminate duplicates – and grouped them into 3 slideshows. Enjoy. Hobbit Holes: Details: Green Dragon:
Noon Report: Position: S 36º 50′ – E 174º 46′ Speed: Moored Course: Moored So this is life in port. The gangway is on Deck 2 so a section of the deck is closed so it was a kind of a ‘yo-yo day’ – around, back, around, back, rinse and repeat. Also, since they weren’t
Noon report: Position: S 36º 50′ – E 174º 46′ Speed: Moored Course: Moored So here’s the deal. We had just finished the 9:30 lecture on the role of Submarines in the Pacific Theatre of WWII when there was an overhead announcement. Here’s a summary: Weather in Auckland is deteriorating and by this evening will
Not many photos today so here’s a sunrise: Noon Report: Position: S 33° 44.23′, W 179° 11.22′ Speed: 13.1 knots Course: 236º The seas are rough and choppy. The wind is blowing. But the good news is that the swells and the wind are behind us so our ride, as we surf along, is fairly
Noon report: Position: S 30° 44.08′, W 173° 15.06′ Speed: 17.3 knots Course: 244º So I guess this is how it works. We got up this morning, changed our clocks one day, and we’re pretending there is not difference. Easy Peazy. Other than that it was a normal morning: up, exercise, back to the room
Hello all you faithful readers! Just a note that this morning we suddenly have much faster internet – so much so that I’ve been able to catch up! So this morning I published Tahiti (1/24) and forward. Enjoy, R