Monthly Archives: February 2025

It was Saturday, February 1st, the day before we left the ship. We went to an interesting coffee chat – perhaps the most interesting of all the interesting coffee chats!  This chat was with the hotel manager on the ship. … Continue reading →

We were in Melbourne on January 31, 2025. We woke up to very nice sunrise as we came into the harbor for our visit to Melbourne. We had ordered some Vegemite to have on our toast with our room service … Continue reading →

We were at sea on January 30, 2025. Oh, no!  We were running out of cruise!  We had a sea day, Melbourne, and then one last sea day before leaving the ship in Sydney. There are lots of activities to … Continue reading →

We arrived in Hobart Tasmania, our first port in Australia. From our balcony, we had our first views of the city. We could see some timber at this port, but not as much as in New Zealand! We can see … Continue reading →

Our second sea day was January 28, 2025. The map shows we made progress towards Hobart!   A look outside showed it was raining!  That was good because everything had been coated in a light salty crust due to the … Continue reading →

We were at sea on January 27, 2025. There we are – out at sea! When I left you last we were heading into a night of rough seas.  They were indeed!  We heard the impressive stats in the morning … Continue reading →

We entered Fiordland National Park at 7:30 a.m. on January 26, 2025. The park, established in 1952, is five percent of New Zealand land mass.  It is in the southern tip of the South Island. Our day was spent sailing … Continue reading →

We were in Dunedin on January 25, 2025. “Oh my, what a shock.”  That is what Randy said when he looked out our windows and saw logs, thousands of them, again.  We learned this species of pine originated in California … Continue reading →