Random thoughts from the sea
Day 52, Grand Asia 2017 Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017 – Brisbane, Australia Downtown Brisbane is awash in Christmas decorations, reminding us of the approaching holiday. Of course, we all remember when the Christmas decorations came out after Thanksgiving, or at least after Halloween. Heck, Christmas merchandise was already making its
Continue readingDay 50, Grand Asia 2017 Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 – At Sea After leaving Darwin on the “top end” of Australia, we sailed due east for more than a day and then turned generally south, charting a course down the northeast coast of Australia. It is taking us six sailing
Continue readingDay 49, Grand Asia 2017 Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 – Cairns, Australia Some places I wish we would stay overnight – one day simply is not enough. Cairns is one of those places. It’s a beautiful small city sitting on the coast of Queensland, Australia. Restaurants and bars line the
Continue readingDay 45, Grand Asia 2017 Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 – Darwin, Australia With today’s port call of Darwin, Australia, we’ve left Asia behind. I can’t quite put my finger on why, but I feel a different vibe on the ship. Those who joined us in Hong Kong and will leave
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