Monthly Archives: October 2017

Our 22 day Transpacific crossing ended with fond farewells to fellow travelers, our favorite waiters, Alroy and Yogesh, and our cabin attendant, Hospicia,  who dazzled us with her creative towel animals many nights. We saw some great shows and had a lot of laughs with some of the off beat comedians.  One of our favoritesContinue reading “Saying Farewell to the Explorer and Hello to Sydney”

Mystery Island willl remain a mystery to us.  Our anticipated arrival to Mystery Island was cancelled due an emergency evacuation of one of the passengers.  We were very disappointed since this was the one Island Bruce and I really wanted to visit and to snorkel around.  However, we both felt sympathy for the person whoContinue reading “Missed Mystery Island but Made it to Lifou and Mare”

Yesterday, Fiji left me feeling a little letdown by the aggressiveness of the people and the not overly impressive topography of the country.  So needless to say,  I wasn’t expecting much from our visit to Suva which was on the same island of Fiji, just the other side.  What I found was far more impressiveContinue reading “Delightful Suva”

It has been a crazy but fun filled three weeks traveling across the Pacific.  Unfortunately I wasn’t able to upload photos while on the ship so I’m sending the blog out now with highlights of the ship crossing.  We have seen lovely sunrises and sunsets. On day 13 of our trip, we crossed the internationalContinue reading “Rolling Around in the Mud on Lautoka”

The internet hasn’t been cooperating so I haven sent out the blog for several days.  On Friday, we woke up to the breathtaking landscapes of Maui.  So much different then the island is Oahu, it has a rugged landscape and mountains with not a single high rise in sight. After breakfast, Bruce and I madeContinue reading “Magnificent Maui”

I could barely sleep a wink last night in anticipation of arriving in Hawaii. I woke up before dawn because I had this brilliant idea that I would photograph the sun rising over Hawaii.  The only problem was, Hawaii was to our west and the sun was coming up in the east.  So no sunriseContinue reading “Aloha Hawaii”

We have been cruising six days and the four of us finally started relaxing.  After the whirlwind trip in Washington State, we all needed some down time but there was always so much fun stuff to do.  Day six we finally chilled out.  We did our usual gym in the morning then headed up toContinue reading “Cruising Towards Honolulu”

When you think of cruises you think food.  From the buffet to the main dining room to all the specialty dining venues if you choose to pay more, eating can become a full time habit.  So after three days of indulging in three meals a day, we decided to forego our midday meal. We beganContinue reading “How To Stay Healthy on a Cruise”

Today was our third day on the ship and our second full day at sea.  The seas were noticeably calmer this morning as I and many others no longer needed to hold on to railings as the ship pitched and rolled.  In the dining room, faces were perkier and a little less green. Linda, Stan,Continue reading “It’s warming up slowly”

It’s been a crazy few days.  We woke atop the mountain and watched the sunrise.  It was going to be another beautiful day. Judy fixed a delicious pancake breakfast with fruit and then we said our goodbyes with a promise to see each other before we were using walkers. We took a northern route backContinue reading “Finishing up in Washington State and getting onboard the Explorer of the Seas”