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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: Location: N 05° 56.30′, E 082° 57.10′ Speed: 14 knots Course: 260º Weather: Partly Cloudy/High Thin Overcast Temperature: 28 C; 82 F Wind: NE 4 knots; 5 mph Sea: 1-2 ft swells Typical Sea Day. Up, Exercise, Breakfast 9:30 Lecture: “How the Spice Trade Changed the World” 11:00 Lecture: “Sri Lanka – Religions […]
Noon Report: Location: N 06° 12.10′, E 088° 25.40′ Speed: 14 knots Course: 267º Weather: Partly Cloudy/High Overcast Temperature: 28 C; 82 F Wind: NE 5 knots; 6 mph Sea: 1-2 ft swells Another sea day…So we stared with waffles at Mamsen’s. Then it was off to a Resident Historian Forum. These are times set
Noon Report: Location: N 06° 27.80′, E 093° 42.80′ Speed: 14 knots Course: 266º Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 28 C; 82 F Wind: E 9 knots; 10 mph Sea: 1-2 ft swells Today we began our crossing of the Andaman Sea on our way to Sri Lanka. We began by sleeping until a civilized hour
Noon Report: Location: N 07° 53.82′, E 098° 16.69′ Speed: Anchored Course: Anchored Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: SE 5 knots, 6 mph We anchored off of Phuket Island shortly before 08:00 and were on our tender ashore before 9:00 We met our guide and bused up and headed out to
Noon Report: Location: N 05° 25.26′, E 100° 20.79′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: NNE 1 knot, 1 mph First a warning.We’re spending a couple of days visiting Buddhist, Hindu, and Chinese Taoist temples.These are stunning works of architecture and art.There are lots of photos. Don’t feel
Noon Report: Location: N 06° 15.18′, E 099° 43.44′ Speed: Anchored Course: Anchored Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: S 5 knots, 6 mph The highlight of today was a boat ride. We tendered to shore… And took the 40 odd minute ride to the mangrove forest. While some of us took
WE MADE IT! We have just finished 7 port days in a row – the longest stretch of the cruise. Thank you for your patience, I have (all but) finished uploading photos and videos from yesterday so with a run of 3 sea days on our way to Sri Lanka we should be able to
Noon Report: Location: N 02° 59.10′, E 101° 20.02′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Cloud Cover Temperature: 26º C, 79º F Wind: WNW 1 knot, 1 mph Up and at ’em and ready to explore! 8:45 saw us at the Star Theatre waiting for our group to be called for our trip to the Mah
Noon Report: Location: N 01° 15.71′, E 103° 49.07′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: NE 8 knots, 9 mph Today was “Serious Tourist” day: Our first stop was the Gardens by the Bay. Here’s a view from above: To the right and lower left you see the
Noon Report: Location: N 01° 15.71′, E 103° 49.07′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Clear Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: NNE 8 knots, 9 mph Another early excursion today. Our first stop was the National Museum of Singapore. It’s a nice museum in a great neo-classic building. Our guide walked us thru exhibits showing