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Ship Happens
April 3, 2025 Just a few observations over the last few days. We have a nice, insulated ice bucket in our room, but the housekeepers keep putting it in the refrigerator. Out on the pool deck, they have uninsulated ice buckets that sit in the sun at 84...
More about the islands
April 1, 2025 Breaking news….. There has been another Mutiny. It seems that the guests of the Seabourn Pursuit, inspired by the tales of the Bounty, have seized the ship and set Captain Steve off in a zodiac with the 2 faithful officers that still believe in...
Pitcairn Island and the descendants of Fletcher Christian.
March 31, 2025 So, I told you earlier that I don’t really prepare for these trips as much as I should, my bad. I knew where we were going, but the impact of standing on the ground that explorers like Robinson Crusoe, the ancient Moai statues and Captain Bligh first...
Dining with the Captain
Another great thing about small ship sailing.....dinner was us, a couple from Austrailia and a couplle from San Francisco. Captian Steve is a young man from Scotland, Married for 24 years and has 2 boys, 13 and 8. He met his future wife while working on a container...
Island of the Moai’s
Moai March 27, 2025 Easter Island Well, it’s absolutely in the middle of nowhere, it is lush with greenery, inhabited by wild horses and the weather is perfect. The Island is rather small though, about the size of Washington D.C. If you are over 60 there is one...
Sea Days
So, should I start by apologizing for not posting these last few days? Well, there is a lot of water between Robinson Crusoe Island and Rapa Nui (Easter Island to you American folks). I absolutely cannot say that nothing has happened, but what is worthy of sharing? ...