Manila
27th February 2014. Manila – City of Contrasts. (Note what the man is holding!) Manila is the Capital of the Philippines, found by the shore of a large bay on the largest island… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: February, 2014
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Airlie beach
20th February 2014. Arlie Beach only has a population of 4,000 and according to my guide it has “nothing of real historical interest or outstanding architecture” and has one road in and out.… Continue reading
Brisbane
18th February 2014. What can I say about Brisbane? Well it’s up the coast from Sydney and on the banks of the Brisbane River. It’s the capital of Queensland and within 10 years… Continue reading
Sydney-Sun
Sunday 16th February 2014. Sunday dawned even duller and wetter than Saturday and today we took the ferry over to Manly on the other side of the bay to visit a friend and… Continue reading
Sydney–Sat
Saturday 15th February 2014. Yes you’ve guessed it, we reached Sydney, and by getting here at 5.00am the Captain managed to find a parking space right opposite the the Opera house and by… Continue reading
Bay of Islands
12th February 2014: Sailing Northward from Auckland towards the tip of the North Island you come across the Bay of Islands. A sheltered bay with Islands, Beaches, Boats, Dolphins, Forests, Hotels and Gift… Continue reading
Auckland
11th February 2014: What can we say about Auckland? Well, Well, I said American Samoa was close to paradise, but I would prefer to live here. It’s like Sydney, but with a village… Continue reading
Tongatapu
7th February 2014: After a day at sea, or was it two?? We arrived today at Tonga which is part of the Friendly Islands. We were up to see the dawn as Tonga… Continue reading
Ships Clocks
Friday 7th February 2014..or not….We have been having an extra hour in bed every few days throughout this world cruise and we are now 11 hours behind the UK. Well, all good things… Continue reading
Tutuila
5th February 2014. Before I go any further, Tutuila the main Island in American Samoa is a big, big, hit with everyone on board. We loved it! My wife was out before dawn… Continue reading
Crossing The Line
3rd February 2014. Many years ago, when I was ill in bed, my mother read me a story about a dynasty of seafarers founded by a boy sent to sea on a whaler… Continue reading