We are excited to embark on another exciting adventure to the bottom of the world. And as always we start with bubbles! We look forward to sharing as we go along. And of course, once we reach Santiago, we must have Pisco Sours. Here’s to Ron! From Santiago, we boarded a plane to fly south …
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Many here still call the city Bombay. It is a sprawling metropolis, the financial center of India with a population of 22 million. It much more modern than the other cities we visited. The British seizing on the potential of the harbor, reclaimed much land from the swampy islands they received from the Portuguese in …
Well this is confusing. Woke up in Tahiti on April 1, arrived in New Zealand at 2:30 the “same” day but it was now April 2nd. Cathy and I argued about whether our trip just lost a day. I think the way you should count is “how many sleeps” (thank you Erin Lasser for the …
This should have been part of yesterday’s post, but I forgot, and Cathy insisted it is a story that should be told. One of the fun times on the ship was at 4:00pm each afternoon was tea time in the lounge. On days at sea the crew would host a trivia game. We did not …
March 28 At Sea We leave the Austral Island archipelago and head north about 400 miles to Bora Bora, our next destination. We anticipate arriving the morning of the 29th so we will have a day of relaxing at sea. I took the day to get a haircut in the morning. I must admit to …
This morning, March 26, we arrive just off the island of Raivavae in the Austral Islands, part of French Polynesia. This is the quintessential south sea island. A high central mountainous island that seems to float in clear blue waters surrounded by a fringing reef. It is so beautiful, so remote, I cannot get the …
The term “South Sea” originates with the Spanish explorer, Balboa, who first crossed the isthmus of Panama. From his vantage point, he was looking south over a vast ocean, hence he called it the “South Sea”. It was not until Magellan passed through the straights at the southern tip of the Americas, that what we …
A very interesting and exciting day. We rose early to hear the announcements of the plan for the day. Apparently, the surf is too rough for us to make a landing using the zodiac boats, so the plan is that the islanders will send out long boats, we will go from the ship to the …
We woke this morning to the sight of Henderson Island off the side of the ship. Don’t ask port or starboard, as I cannot figure out from our cabin which is which. Unfortunately, the swells continue so we could not go ashore, but we did have some time in the water snorkeling. Got some pics …
After two days sailing, we arrive at Ducie Atoll just around 1:00 pm local time, which is 4 hours behind Eastern DST. The Ducie Atoll is one of four islands that make up the Pitcairn island group. It is uninhabited and consists of a fringing reef washed by the swell of the ocean. The plan …
