How we cruised the Panama in style
Panama Cruise Summary Before I start talking about our first week here in Florida I will summarise the trip and throw in some new pictures for you all. As you…
Aruba – my kind of paradise.
Aruba – The Happy Island. Aruba certainly is a “happy island” as the locals say and even with such a quick visit we could see why. Despite their ‘winter’ (in…
The little town that could…Santa Marta
Santa Marta, Colombia. The little town that could….if it tried a bit harder. Like all the ports we’ve visited on this trip Santa Marta was nothing like I expected. We…
Our Transit through the Panama Canal
Our Panama Canal transit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal As we arose so did another magnificent sunrise off the coast by Panama City. We were waiting for our turn to enter the Panama Canal.…
Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Lucious.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puntarenas We’ve just left Puntarenas, Costa Rica and it’s a bit of a surprise box, this port. I have the feeling there is much more to this country than meets…
Puerto Chiapas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Chiapas Well, I have just posted the blog on Cabot San Lucas and here I am already getting ahead by preparing my next. My Navy mates would understand the long…
Cabot San Lucas – Fantastic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_San_Lucas Well last time I blogged we had just set sail for Fort Lauderdale in Florida via the Panama Canal. We are now into day 4 of the cruise and…
L.A. Last Days.
Hi everyone, the photo’s today are of our last few days in L.A. and then the start of our cruise. I hope you enjoy them. They start with 2 sights…
A lifetime dream shattered
After a day flat out at Universal we were supposed to go to Disneyland on the 9th. Right! The alarm went off at 6:30 am (it’s an hour and a…
Art, a battleship and a great drive.
On the 6th of May we took a drive to Pasadena which is really just up the road from us. Our target this day was, the unknown to us, Norton…
Go for a drive said I
Just 48 hrs after we got out of bed in Townsville we’d had around 6 hours sleep. So the question was what will we do today? “How about a drive”…
Day 1 and the Pace is Hectic.
I ‘m trying to scratch up some notes on day 1 of our USA trip. This is difficult when you are jetlagged. It’s currently 3:30 am here in L.A. while…
So let the games begin!
Well, on this first day of the 21st Commonwealth Games we are about to begin the next exciting chapter of our life. This time it will be a year or…
Our last post from beautiful Penang
Unless something memorable happens before we fly out from Penang International Airport tomorrow this should be my last post before we leave. You may have noticed several new features are…
Does Chinese New Year ever end? Wow!
We are having a ball here in Penang but we will both be happy for a rest at the end of the CNY celebrations. It has been a monster week…