What a difference a day makes. No, an hour makes. Yesterday was so rough that I actually got a headache and queasy stomach.  Then at about 4 pm the seas calmed, just like that. ...

As we travel through the South Island of New Zealand, it just keeps getting colder and wetter.  A few years ago, I said that New Zealand is very much like the Northwest.   Well,...

We were in Auckland for 2 days.  Nation LA to Tahiti Tahiti to Auckland Australia 13 23Austria 2 0Belgium 8 5Bulgaria 3 3Canada 34 34Denmark 3 3France 2 0Germany 12...

For the third year in a row, we spent a couple days in the Islands of Fiji.  We could never get tired of spending time here.  First off, we have never stopped in the...

Our friends showed us what they came home to during the storm. The fruit bowl was on the table and the champegne bottle was broken. I found some of my toiletries in the sink...

Yesterday was by far the worst day of weather I have ever experienced while at sea.  I have experienced big waves and seas several times, as you can see from my previous blog in...

We left Papeete at 10 PM, but not before we were treated to a show by local dancers, it was very nice. Notice Ross, the cruise director laying on the floor (top photo) in front....

One of the fun things to do on board is boat building. You must build your boat out of recycled trash found on the ship.  This year there were 6 teams.  The ship must carry a...

Well, it's been a while since my last post, and I apologise. But, we are on our 6th day of 7 sea days between Hawaii and Bora Bora. There's just not a lot to talk about on sea...

Kim left at 7 in the morning to hike Diamond Head. I slept in. No suprise there. In the afternoon our friends that were our neighbors on Puget Island picked us up and took us to...