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

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

Honolulu

Friday 31st January 2014. After travelling south- west for four days from San Francisco if you are lucky you land up at the Islands of Hawaii. If you are not you end up… Continue reading

Keeping in Touch

30th January 2014. Because people have asked listen very carefully I shall tell you only once! I have been managing to create and send postcards from the Aurora in the middle of the… Continue reading

SAN Francisco-Sun

Sunday 26th January 2014. Another unseasonably warm and sunny day. We picked up our tour guide at 9.30 and headed off to see the sights of SF. Of course like countless others we… Continue reading