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Hong Kong to Busan

In Hong Kong, we had another World Cruise Gala, it was again, over the top. Great food and entertainment. It was held in the Hong Kong Palace Museum. They opened just for us that night. Even though we could see it from our ship, it was a 30-minute bus ride. This was...

From Bali to Hong Kong

From Bali, we spent a day at sea and then two days in Indonesia. For whatever reason, the Immigrations department had an early, 7:30, manditory face to face meeting for all guests and would not let us back on until everyone cleared. Then, the next day, they did it...

Sailing North on sailwest.net

It’s a lake out here.  We have left Indonesia and are headed to the Philippines.  We are traveling due North and crossed the equator in the middle of the night.  So, we are still a day ahead of you, but we are no longer upside down.  It feels good...
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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Island of the Moai’s

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...

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Sea Days

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? ...

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Robinson Crusoe Experience

Robinson Crusoe Experience

March 22, 2025 Robinson Cruse Island was a great place. Kim went hiking in the morning and then after lunch we both went back to check out the small village. In the afternoon we attended a Pirate Party where we were fed Lobster, Octopus, Crab empanada, and fried fish....

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