Random thoughts from the sea
Day 53, Grand Asia 2017 Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017 – At Sea Happy Thanksgiving! Or perhaps I should say Happy American Thanksgiving. This is the second time we have celebrated on this cruise, as we joined our Canadian friends to celebrate theirs last month. My family had a tradition for
Continue readingDay 52, Grand Asia 2017 Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017 – Brisbane, Australia Downtown Brisbane is awash in Christmas decorations, reminding us of the approaching holiday. Of course, we all remember when the Christmas decorations came out after Thanksgiving, or at least after Halloween. Heck, Christmas merchandise was already making its
Continue readingDay 51, Grand Asia 2017 Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017 – At Sea In case we had forgotten that we left the exotic (to us) ports of Asia for the decidedly commonwealth nations of Australia and New Zealand, tonight’s gala dinner reminded us. The theme was Bowlers and Bumper Shoots (I
Continue readingDay 50, Grand Asia 2017 Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 – At Sea After leaving Darwin on the “top end” of Australia, we sailed due east for more than a day and then turned generally south, charting a course down the northeast coast of Australia. It is taking us six sailing
Continue readingDay 49, Grand Asia 2017 Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 – Cairns, Australia Some places I wish we would stay overnight – one day simply is not enough. Cairns is one of those places. It’s a beautiful small city sitting on the coast of Queensland, Australia. Restaurants and bars line the
Continue readingDay 48, Grand Asia 2017 Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 – At Sea Writer’s Block. It’s something that can happen when you commit to writing a blog post a day, and you are on your 23rd sea day – each of which is essentially the same. Despite a full complement of
Continue readingDay 47, Grand Asia 2017 Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 – At Sea Exotic ports and exciting adventures draw many people to cruising. When most of us look for a cruise, we start with the itinerary. Where does it go, and what will we do when we get there? If your
Continue readingDay 46, Grand Asia 2017 Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017 – At Sea I’ve been on the hunt for SD cards for my Sony camera, but generally when I find them on shore, they are more than I want to pay. This is causing me to rethink my photo travel strategy.
Continue readingDay 45, Grand Asia 2017 Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 – Darwin, Australia With today’s port call of Darwin, Australia, we’ve left Asia behind. I can’t quite put my finger on why, but I feel a different vibe on the ship. Those who joined us in Hong Kong and will leave
Continue readingDay 44, Grand Asia 2017 Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017 – At Sea I had a curious note on my bed tonight, asking me to set my clock ahead by 30 minutes in order to be on the local time when I wake up tomorrow morning in Darwin, Australia. Thirty minutes?
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