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Hello faithful followers

Well, it's been a while since my last post, and I apologise. But, we are on our 6th day of 7 sea days between Hawaii and Bora Bora. There's just not a lot to talk about on sea days. I am as you probably know, I am a creature of habit. I get up and work on my computer...

Hawaii in the rear view mirror

Kim left at 7 in the morning to hike Diamond Head. I slept in. No suprise there. In the afternoon our friends that were our neighbors on Puget Island picked us up and took us to Walmart where Kim stocked up on snacks and sodas, she thinks she might starve on the ship?...

A wonderful and relaxing trip

I've been quiet because it's been a quiet trip so far. We have settled into our "sea day" routine and are enjoying ourselves. On a typical sea day, we eat breakfast and catch up on emails and life. At 11:15 Kim goes to trivia and I head for the pool deck. Kim's trivia...
Paradise

Paradise

Tonight, we had dinner with the expedition photographer.  He stated again that we were in an area that almost no one had seen on a cruise ship, including him.  We are going where cruise ships have seldom been.  Even the captain has never been...

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Life in French Polynesia

Life in French Polynesia

April 9, 2025 Kim found a phone, we have not had service for over a week. After a very wonderful day at Anaa Island, we made it to Tahiti for our 3 day stop.  At Anaa Island, we were treated to a Polynesian Dance and songs along with tasty treats served on a banana...

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Ship Happens

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...

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More about the islands

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...

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Pitcairn Island and the descendants of Fletcher Christian.

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...

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Dining with the Captain

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...

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