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One more day
March 10, 2024 Sorry for the lag in my posting. We are still having a great time and seeing fantastic sights. We have gotten past the cultural shock I talked about last time and accept the life style of these people. The greatest takeaway is these people are very...
A change of scenery
March 7, 2024 Culture shock? I’m saying night and day here. We are seeing Dirty air, trash everywhere, floating trash, major changes overnight. About all that remains the same is the heat and humidity. Another culture difference is several times a day,...
In Indonesia, kinda
March 6, 2024 Our anchor is being hauled and we are leaving Dili, Timor-Leste. It is a very young country, winning their independence from Indonesia just 22 years ago. As it is a portion of an Indonesian island, they still refer to it as part of Indonesia, even though...
Farewell Australia, Hello Indonesia.
March 2, 2024 We made it to Darwin, finally. I really don’t understand my attraction to this city, but I have always wanted to visit. We are here for two days. Fortunately, we found people auditioning for the Darwin awards all over town. Kim even gave it a try. ...
On our way to Darwin
March 1, 2024 Cruising in the Arafura Sea today. Between Australia and New Guinea. Last night we had our, I think, seventh time zone change. It was only 30 minutes, what? Well, yes, there are 30-minute time zones. The only other time we experienced...
Cooktown
February 29, 2024 As we prepare to leap into March Madness, we find ourselves asking one question: Where is the Ocean and what lake is this? Yesterday, in Cooktown (population 2,500), the ship had to anchor quite a distance from the town and it was about a 30 minute...