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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 01° 15.71′, E 103° 49.07′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Overcast Temperature: 26º C, 79º F Wind: NNE 10 knots, 11.5 mph The 9:30 lecture this morning was Russell Lee’s last lecture. In a couple of days he and his wife will leave the ship (at the end of their contracts) […]
We’re still alive. We’re currently in Kuala Lampur Indonesia in the middle of a 7 day series of Port Days. We’re trying to get caught up (might get Singapore Day 1 posted this afternoon). Thanks for being patient. Cheers, R&C
Noon Report: Location: 04° 23′ 45.2″ N, 104° 07′ 25.6″ E Speed: 15 knots Course: 161º Weather: Partly Cloudy Events: 7:15 Exercise 8:45 Breakfast (Aren’t we takin’ life easy!) 9:30 Lecture – Singapore: Birth of a Country 11:00 Lecture – Singapore – the State of the City-State 11:45 Lunch 1:00 Cheryl Massage 3:00 Choir Rehearsal
Noon Report: Location: N 09° 32.30′, E 099° 53.70′ Speed: Anchored Course: Anchored Weather: Overcast Temperature: 26º C, 79º F Wind: ESE 18 knots, 21 mph This morning we were anchored at the Thai island of Koh Samui – a stunningly beautiful jewel in the gulf of Thailand.It was fun and interesting that local regulations
Noon Report: Location: N 08° 16.30′, E 103° 49.00′ Speed: 15 knots Course: 281º Weather: Overcast Temperature: 25º C, 77º F Wind: E 17 knots, 19 mph Seas: 1 meter, 3 feet It’s really a matter of finding a free treadmill. Cheryl has discovered that it’s easier to find a treadmill at 7:15 am than
Noon Report: Yep This was our last morning in port so there was no programming.We really had nothing to do aside from blogging so we slept late, exercised, breakfasted (We celebrated with waffles at Mamsen’s.) and at 12:30 I’m still here in the Explorer’s Lounge while Cheryl has retreated to the pool deck to read
Noon Report: SR/DD (Same Report, Different Day) Another early call so it was a quick breakfast and onto the bus.(Note: This excursion was billed as a boat ride on the Saigon River but water levels being what they are…) An hour or so later we arrived at the Ky Long “Artist Village” This amazing, welcoming,
Noon Report:– See yesterday Day 2 of our Vietnam visit dawned, well, gray and gray. We had an early excursion call so we were up and out to breakfast before heading to the StarTheatre to wait for our tour number to be called. This morning’s adventure was the “included” tour we booked yesterday evening.For the
Noon Report: Location: N 10° 38.38′, E 106° 45.74′Speed: DockedCourse: DockedWeather: Light OvercastTemperature: 31º C, 88º FWind: E 1 knot, 1 mph Walking the deck this morning I could see land ahead in the haze. It appears that we have arrived in Vietnam. We spent the rest of the morning winding our way… We docked
Noon Report: Location: N 04° 39.70′, E 107° 22.50′ Speed: 18 knots Course: 358º Weather: Overcast Temperature: 25º C, 77º F Wind: NE 20 knots, 23 mph Seas: 2.5 meters, 8 feet This is a bit of SOS/DD: Same Old Stuff, Different Day. They continue to feed us information about the history of Vietnam –