Random thoughts from the sea
Day 45, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022; Napier, North Island, New Zealand. As we neared the top of the hill, our driver said, “If you are really quiet, we might be lucky and see a gannet.” We crested the hill and thousands of very
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Days 43 and 44, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 14-15, 2022; Wellington, North Island, New Zealand. There are so many things I know little about, and World War I is one of those subjects. So, the amazing exhibit on the 1915 campaign at Gallipoli
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Day 42, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022; Lyttelton/Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand. Of course I remember reading about the destruction in the Christchurch area of New Zealand caused by earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. I was interested in seeing the aftermath. But – duh
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Day 41, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022; Port Chalmers/Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand. As I was just about to publish this post, some news broke. The Majestic Princess, with 4,600 guests and crew, docked in Sydney this morning after a cruise to New Zealand
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Day 40, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Friday, Nov. 11, 2022; Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand. Today’s destination is acclaimed to be New Zealand’s most famous tourist destination, a world’s top travel destination and the eighth Wonder of the World (the latter according to Rudyard Kipling). And
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Day 37, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Our serendipity of docking at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Circular Quay in Sydney was everything I could have imagined. We pulled in at noon and I lucked out, as my stateroom
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Day 35, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022; Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia. Yesterday the captain warned us that tendering at Moreton Island might be tricky. I wonder if he knew then it would be impossible and was just preparing us for the news. The seas
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Day 33, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Friday, Nov. 4, 2022; Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia. Today brought another new and fun port on the Australian east coast between Cairns and Sydney. On previous cruises I’ve visited the city of Brisbane, the beach resort town of Mooloolaba and the
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Day 32, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022; Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is almost as if God gave Queensland, Australia, a beautiful coast where the rain forest meets the pristine sandy beach and decided it was too much of a good thing. So, God put
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Day 30, South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand Cruise Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022; Conflict Islands, Papua New Guinea, Coral Sea. If your idea of paradise is almost endless light sand beaches shaded by tall palms and other tropical trees, surrounded by coral reefs, then the Conflict Islands should be on
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