Round Australia

Tuesday, February 4th, 2020   At Sea   We are getting ourselves on to Sri Lankan time, and were supposed to move our watches forward one half hour last night. I was able to get my mobile phone to change time, but my Fitbit failed to...

Friday, February 7th, 2020   At Sea   Laundry Day   Yes, it was time to hit the launderette. Thanks to Ruth placing my washing in the washing machine soon after the launderette opened, everything went very smoothly. But, yay, I do...

Sunday, February 9th   At Sea   Heading to Australia   With the money I had saved not going on the tours I decided to treat myself to a pedicure, especially as there was a 20% in port discount today, and they were going to honor...

Monday, February 10th, 2020   At Sea   We were due to have passengers disembark in Singapore and Hong Kong. This is currently not an option, and so these passengers now either have the choice of disembarking in Port Kelang or in...

Friday, February 14th, 2020 At Sea Valentines Day without my Valentine, in the Doldrums So now we are well and truly in the southern hemisphere, but instead of brilliant sunshine and gentle breezes, it is overcast and rainy. Ruth went out for...

Saturday, February 15th, 2020   Still at Sea   It has been 10 days since we last set foot on land, and it will be another 3 until we can do so again. Hopefully.   Nearly every one I have spoken to is OK with this. They do discuss...

Sunday, February 16th, 2020   Yup, Still at Sea   There was still no message from guest relations regarding our plane tickets. Ruth was also getting very frustrated about the lack of information about disembarkation on Tuesday.  ...

Monday, February 17th, 2020   At Sea   Packing Day   I have to change cabins in Fremantle when Ruth leaves and Brian arrives. I had tried to see if I could remain in the same cabin until New York, but someone new is moving in...

Thursday, February 20th, 2020   At Sea   Yes, we are back at sea again. It was a cloudy stormy day, so no sunbathing or swimming, most of the day was spent going to talks, and reading in the Commodore Club. I have no complaints.  ...

Friday, February 21st   At Sea   People often enquire if there is a problem with noise from the Promenade Deck above the cabins on deck 6. Well we can certainly hear the joggers thumping above, but it is not that loud, and does not...

Saturday, February 22nd, 2020   At Sea   This is the bag I received last night: We decided it was time to send out the invitations for our planned stateroom soiree on Monday. The issue is always how many people can you comfortably...

Sunday, February 23rd, 2020   At Sea   We put our watches forward by a half hour last night – I thought that Canada and India/Sri Lanka were the only countries with a half hour time difference, but clearly this part of Australia does...

Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 At Sea   A much needed sea day after 2 hectic port days in Darwin, so I spent most of the day in the Commodore Club. It is jolly hot out on deck, but lovely and cool inside.   As we are heading towards...

Thursday, February 27th, 2020   At Sea   Ruth has been home for 9 days now, and still has problems with getting back to her regular sleep routine, and recovering from her arduous journey home. Brian has settled well into our new time...

Friday, February 28th, 2020   At Sea   Today was another treat. We spent most of the day passing by beautiful little islands. We were going really slowly, so we had a good look at them. Most seem to be deserted, but they had beautiful...