Lynda

Our first stop in Vietnam was Nah Trang. Small city and a lovely beach area. We didn’t do much here but it was lovely. Linda and I went to the spa and the guys went and found an ATM and then massages. I had the most wonderful facial and manicure – 2 hours of peace […]

Let’s take a few moments to talk about our comings and goings at the different ports around the world. Many of the ports put on productions for us that usually include people in costumes, music, dancing and songs. Some have elaborate welcomes with the captain and director of the ship taking part. There have been

I feel like I am back on vacation – at least I am able to leave my room and walk around a bit. I love Japan! It is so modern, clean and friendly. They love their pets – mainly small dogs – they seem to carry them or roll them in buggies and DRESS them

It has been a long couple of weeks (17 days, actually) – I am getting stronger everyday. My days have been spent mainly in our cabin, the infirmary and short trips to the dining room or windjammer for meals. We started in Manila, Philippines, we have stopped in Subic Bay – Philippines (visited the hospital

update – still not 100%. Ian is out exploring Busan, Korea. I am touring the ship and my room. Finally figured out ho w to update on my iPad – that will make posting easier. If I am not feeling better by Seoul (about 3 days away) I have a referral to a specialist at

On one of the sea days enroute to Lombok I awoke in the morning from a dream. I immediately told Ian I had dreamt that there was a tornado off the side of the ship but in my dream the Captain said that everything would be ok and we should not worry. Later in the

Just a quick update until I get caught up with all our adventures in the past few weeks. A number of things have prevented me from updating the blog. Our adventure in Bali was marvelous until the plane ride to Manila. The plane ride was ok – but they sprayed bug spray before we landed

After Brisbane we travelled to Airlie Beach. Picture perfect town. Ian’s snorkel adventure to the Great Barrier Reef was cancelled due weather. Luckily, I had arranged a fly over the GBR. I sent Ian in my place and I had a lovely leisurely stroll through Airlie Beach. Ian got to ride next to the Captain.  

March 11, 2024 – Brisbane, Australia –  We were in Brisbane today – went to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary and got our fill of animal encounters. We did an excursion with Royal. It took us on a tour of the city and then to the sanctuary where we were allowed to get up close

March 8, 2024 – Day 29 of our 95 day journey and Day 27 of the cruise. We were up at 5 this morning – another time change. It was perfect though as it gave us a leisurely start to get ready and go outside to enjoy our approach into Sydney. It seemed that we