The final stage of this retirement on tour journey is coming to a close. A dawn arrival into Sydney Harbour this morning and we are up on deck just as…
Read MoreMonth: February 2012
Brisbane – Australia – Family Visit
Early hours of this morning our ship entered the mouth of the Brisbane River where we sailed up the winding river past industrial estates of natural gas and oil refineries…
Read MoreAirlie Beach – Queensland – Australia
Since departing Darwin on the 15th Feb we sailed along the coast of tropical Northern Territory and North Queensland. Now with the Pilot on board to guide us down the…
Read MoreDarwin–Australia–Sunrise to Sunset
We were very exited to be coming into our home port so did not sleep much and were up before dawn to watch the sunrise over the harbour as we…
Read MoreSanur Beach – Bali – Indonesia
Today we sailed into the waters of Bali. The ship anchored 1 or 2 kilometres off shore outside of of the port of Benoa. The tenders were used to transport…
Read MoreCrossing the Equator
We crossed the Equator between Brunei and Bali and the customary King Neptune ceremony was to initiate the pollywogs.Avery wet captain top rightPassed dome Island in the Philippines.Watched tropical thunderstorms…
Read MoreBrunei
Today we sailed into the port of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. We caught the ship’s shuttle service for the 45 minute drive to the capital city of Brunei, Bandar Seri…
Read MoreA Day in Hong Kong
The ship docked this morning next to Kawloon in Hong Kong harbour so just a short walk to the shops and Honk Kong Island ferry. Most of today was spent…
Read MoreNah Trang – Vietnam
This is our second visit to Nah Trang. We were here in Dec 10 did not think we would be back so soon! Nah Trang - Vietnam Armed with local…
Read MoreVietnam–Phu My & Vung Tau
We had an early arrival at the river port of Phu My so we were up at 6am and on deck to watch the sun rise as we cruised upriver…
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