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February 3, 2023 This Morning we landed in Tauranga NZ. At first sight Tauranga is very much a commercial port.Large amount of raw logs on shore ready for shipment. Large cranes unloading sea containers. We went on shore around 9AM . When we sailed in this morning we were greeted by a rather large mountainContinue reading “Tauranga”

February 2, 2023 Good Morning, today’s stop is Auckland on the North Island of New Zealand. We were docked right downtown. Beside our ship, foot ferries were taking of continuously to take people to outlying areas and islands. We set off on foot this morning exploring the City. This is a City with a very impressiveContinue reading “Auckland, New Zealand”

January 31, 2023 Good Morning, I got up early this morning and watched the sunrise while the ship was being anchored on the pier in the City of Nuku’alofa in Tonga.Nuku’alofa is the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga. Tonga consists of over 170 island.We are docked on the island of Tougatapu. Population of TongaContinue reading “Nuku’alofa – Tonga”

January 29, 2023 Good day, we are in the middle of 4 sea days in a row before we get to Tonga. It is quite warm outside this afternoon, perfect time to get to my ” little office in the Ocean Bar ” to do a little writing. Last night we had an event calledContinue reading “Seadays”

January 23, 24, 2023 Hallo Readers, we arrived this morning in Uturoa on the island of Raiatea, the second largest Island in French Polynesia. Tahiti is the largest island.We are having a overnight stop in this City. We are anchored right in town here with all the stores in walking distance.This morning we boarded aContinue reading “Uturoa, Raiatea”

January 22, 2023 After a short cruise overnight, we arrived this morning on the Island of Moorea. The population of Moorea is approximate 17,000. Moorea is about as close to paradise as you can get. An abundance of beautiful sand beaches and lush green mountains. For today we had booked a scenic boat ride toContinue reading “Bahia d’ Opunoha, Moorea”

January 20, 2023 Hallo all, this morning we sailed into Papeete  on the island of Tahiti in  French Polynesia. Tahiti is the largest island pop.200,000 the capital Papeete has a pop. of approximate 27,000 . The beaches here consist mainly out of black lava sand. Away from the coast the island consist of lush greenContinue reading “Papeete, Tahiti”

January 18. 2023 This Morning we landed in Nuka Hiva the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia.By some this is considered one of the remotest places on the planet.Population of 3500 over 150 sq miles.Some of you might know this place from Herman Melville’s book Typee.There has been rumors of cannibalism around thisContinue reading “Nuka Hiva”

January 16,17, 2023 Hallo all, I have to catch up on a couple of seadays. First of all Carol participated in a mixology class. This entails making fancy cocktails. She really enjoyed this class. Over the next few days I will post some of her favorites. Another activity she participated in was the towel foldingContinue reading “Seaday”

January 15, 2023 Seaday #……..Good Afternoon,Sitting in the Ocean Bar writing another story about another day at sea. Usually it’s myself and another older gentleman who roars in here on his electric scooter and then goes on to quietly reads his book in the corner by the window. Besides us two there is no oneContinue reading “Seaday #………”