Random thoughts from the sea
Day 22, Grand World Voyage Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023; Uturoa, Raiatea, French Polynesia. As anyone who cruises much knows, the itinerary can change. Bad weather or unfavorable seas can prevent the ship from docking safely, as happened to us in Samoa a few years ago. Political unrest can make it
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Day 21, Grand World Voyage Monday, Jan. 23, 2023; Uturoa, Raiatea, French Polynesia. My friends Barbara and Richard love the Tales of the South Pacific cruises, with their many stops at the tropical islands from Tahiti to Fiji. They spend the days snorkeling and enjoying the beautiful beaches under the
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Day 19, Grand World Voyage Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023; Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia. Papeete is just as I remember from three years ago – a bustling city harbor with ferries and unusual luxury yachts, crazy traffic, buskers with ukuleles on street corners and fragrant flowers everywhere. Three years ago, Elaine
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Day 16, Grand World Voyage Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023; Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia. After eight days at sea with nary a sight of land, the mountains of Nuku Hiva rose in the darkness from the vastness of the ocean. At least that’s how I imagined it. By the time
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