Saturday, February 29th, 2020 Yorkey’s Knob Yorkey’s Knob was our bonus port because we missed Bali, which was on offer because we avoided Bitung. I initially thought that it was going to be a poor substitute for Bali’s palm fringed shores, but I…
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 white beaches, mangrove…
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 zone despite the fact…
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 the Great Barrier Reef,…
Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 Darwin Day 2 It was still hot, but not quite so hot today. We have been very lucky with the weather in Darwin. There was a cyclone nearby a few days ago, and there is a tropical depression just off shore, which is why it’s so…
Monday, February 24th, 2020 Darwin Day 1 It was really hot and humid when we headed ashore in Darwin. It was a very short walk to the air-conditioned cruise terminal. There was no ATM or wifi, but there were several souvenir shops selling jewelry,…
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 too. I don’t know why I…
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 squeeze into a cabin? After…
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 disturb us. However, if…
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. The best talk of the…
Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 Fremantle/Perth I love it when you have overnight stays in a port. I do miss the motion of the seas while I sleep, but it is so nice not to feel rushed on your first port day, and obsessed by getting back to the ship on…
Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 Fremantle/Perth Land at Last Fremantle may not be the prettiest port we have sailed in to, but in the early morning light it looked good to us. Ruth and I had breakfast together and then at 8:30 it was time to bid her…
