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February 9, 10, 2023 Good Day, Early this morning we are slated to arrive in Sydney. Carol snug out the room at 4 AM to witness the arrival in Sydney harbour. We were assigned to dock in White Bay Cruise Terminal. First thing this morning, all passengers had to go through Australian immigration, and nobodyContinue reading “Sidney, Australia”

February 12, 2023 Today’s visit, Port Arthur on the island of Tasmania as the Aussies say Tassie. Port Arthur was established in 1830 as a prison for repeat offenders from all Australian Colonies. By 1840 more than 2000 convicts an soldiers lived here. The penal settlement closed in 1877. Today, there still are the remainsContinue reading “Port Arthur, Tasmania , Aus.”

February 5, 2023 Hi Folks, Today is going to be a very important day for Carol, as we are planning to hook up with her brother Brian. The last time she met him was 6 years ago.The ship docked at the pier at around 7 AM . We were one of the first off theContinue reading “Wellington, NZ”

February 4, 2023 Hi All, Today we spend the day in Gisborne NZ. Gisborne has a population of about 40,000 . Farming and logging are the main industries. Gisborne is also known for its wineries and it’s surf beaches. Today’s port was a tender port, that meant we had to ride the lifeboats over fromContinue reading “Gisborne, NZ”

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”