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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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Before we start… Someone today asked how to get to the next post, or the prior post, or any post in this blog. Near the bottom of the post (right above the “Comments” section) you will see, on the left and right, a reference to the prior post and a reference to the subsequent post. […]
Noon Report: Location: S 06° 56.69′, E 110° 25.40′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Scattered Showers Temperature: 28º C, 82º F Wind: WNW 12 knots, 14 mph We had an early call for our excursion today so it was up, quick breakfast, slather on the sun screen, throw the required docs in the day bag,
Noon Report: Location: S 06° 29.20′, E 113° 23.20′ Speed: 12 knots Course: 284º Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 27º C, 81º F Wind: WNW 5 knots, 5.75 mph Seas: 1.5 meters, 5 feet Woke up this morning to low clouds (or high fog) shrouding dead calm seas. I actually had to open the curtains to
Noon Report: Location: S 08° 44.67′, E 115° 12.73′ Speed: Docked Course: Docked Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 26º C, 79º F Wind: SSE 2 knots, 2.3 mph Up this morning and dressed (me, Cheryl slept). Found Ralph in the kitchen fortifying himself with coffee before our morning walk. It seems that someone paved a path
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Noon Report: Location: S 11° 13.70′, E 123° 07.90′ Speed: 15 knots Course: 265º (That’s due west!) Weather: Cloudy Temperature: 28º C, 82º F Wind: W 23 knots, 26.5 mph Swell: 11 ft. We’ve been rockin’ and rollin’ since yesterday afternoon and it’s gotten a bit worse since this morning. When I got up this
Noon Report: Location: S 10° 48.70′, E 129° 22.70′ Speed: 16 knots Course: 268º (That’s due west!) Weather: Partly Cloudy Temperature: 28º C, 82º F Wind: NW 19 knots, 22 mph That wind speed is classed in the UK as a “Fresh Breeze” which translates to “pretty windy” and “choppy seas”. We’re getting buffeted about
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