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Whales
February 16, 2024 At sea. After 5 weeks at sea, today we finally saw whales. So, dolphins twice Orcas once Whales once. That’s a pretty poor showing!
Mystery on the Dock
February 15, 2024 New Plymouth, NZ Our last day in New Zealand, for a couple of years. It was just another day until……..wait, let me back up a little. Throughout this entire Cruise, we have always docked with the starboard side of the ship to the dock, leaving...
Next stop Austraila
February 14, 2024 Happy Valentine’s Day all. We spent the day in the small town of Picton. When Kim came back to the ship for lunch, she said she wanted me to go see this city park, it was beautiful. So, after lunch (spoiler alert for those...
Wellington
February 13, 2024 With the Super Bowl in the rear-view mirror, we spent the rest of the day cruising to Wellington. As usual, Kim shall go exploring and I will go on watch (for what I don’t know yet) and let others entertain me without them having a clue that...
Super Bowl Monday
February 12, 2024 Super Bowl Monday! Starts in 2 hours. So, last night after I went back to my harbor master duties, I was able to safely move cargo ships in and out. Even the Viking Cruise liner got out to sea safely. Finally, it was getting close...
Harbor Master
February 11, 2024 First a shout out to my brother- and sister-in-law for a successful 45 years of marriage. Kip is Kim’s little brother. I have been told there is a special place in Heaven for women that put up with guys like Kip, hang in there, Colleen...