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    The Milky Way with the Southern Cross near the bottom.

    Southern Hemisphere Star Photography

    January 30, 2024, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 73 °F

    Our cruise resident astronomer led many of us to the top deck and turned off the lights for a talk on the Southern Hemisphere stars. We caught several good photos with just our Google phones which have a night star setting.Read more

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    King bed, sitting area, and desk with makeup mirror inside desk. Small refrigerator.
    1Our entryway. We added a shoe caddy for storage.The bathroom. Heated floors. Two desalination systems on board for all water.Cubby, Terry's dresser and a safe.3The veranda which is taking on a lot of sea spray today. Glad I don't have to clean windows here.The light up closet. Ann's dresser.

    Our Cabin

    January 31, 2024, South Pacific Ocean ⋅ 🌬 73 °F

    Our home away from home is very comfortable. Small with lots of storage and we've added magnetic hooks to walls to hang things too. Honestly, there's so much going on we don't spend a lot of time here during the day. The closet lights up when you approach... need that at home! Compared to other cruises, these cabins are extremely quiet! No inside cabins at all. Can't hear anything from next door including loud televisions or talking. About 150 kilometers to New Zealand. Looking forward to getting there!Read more

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    Bay of Islands and Russell, New Zealand

    February 1, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F

    Expectations were high for New Zealand and they have been exceeded. Toured the countryside around The Bay of Islands (far north) then took the ferry across the bay to the idyllic little town of Russell. We're selling it all and moving to Russell! (Probably not the last time we'll feel that way about a destination in this trip.)Read more

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    Sky Tower
    War memorial museum3Haka demonstrationBeautiful carved boats1Terry finally finds an Albatross! Still searching for a live one.Interesting WWII propaganda.

    Two nights in Auckland

    February 2, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F

    A wonderful city, very friendly people; and again, someplace we could easily call home.

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    Gorgeous day for a hike.
    Mount MaunganuiThe trail around the mountain2Tug boat doing cookies!

    Tauranga (Mount Maunganui)

    February 5, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F

    Took an excursion out to the kiwi (the fruit not the bird) capital of New Zealand and learned everything we ever wanted to know about the kiwi industry. There are green, gold and ruby kiwi and they can be stored near 0° C for up to two years without degradation. In the afternoon we hiked from the ship around the extinct volcano that guards the entrance to the harbor.Read more

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    Napier, New Zealand

    February 6, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F

    The Hawke's Bay wineries treated us to a very nice wine tasting at the beautiful Hawke's Bay Club. Napier was rebuilt after a 1931 earthquake and fire. The art deco architecture style was chosen creating a very artsy and fun community. They rolled out the red carpet for us and we all enjoyed this lovely city!Read more

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    Wellington, New Zealand

    February 7, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F

    Wellington, NZ, is the coolest little national capital in the world! On the southwestern tip of the North Island it is also the southernmost capital of an independent nation. We enjoyed Zealandia Eco Reserve in the morning and the Wellington Cable Car and Botanic Gardens in the afternoon. We will not be going south to Milford Sound because of a large storm out of Antarctica. Captain Richard said 21 ft swells were not a good idea. Off to Australia.Read more

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    1Lots of these parrots flying around
    The largest pigeon I've ever seen, at least 18 inches tallUpper dam, Zealandia1Suspension bridge with some good sway, ZealandiaFriendly little guy1The living fossil of New Zealand, once extinct on the main islands but making a come back, about 16"Part of the dam structure at ZealandiaThe most southern capital in the world.Botanical gardens8Cacti!4Goodbye New Zealand, we'll be back!

    Windy Wellington

    February 7, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌬 68 °F

    Actually just a little wind in the morning but that's the city's nickname. We did find out this AM we will not be going to the fjordlands on the south island due to some extreme weather making its way north from Antarctica. Bummed!!! Zealandia, an eco-preserve, in the morning and a fun bus tour of the city in the afternoon.Read more

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    Maybe a 2 meter wrong span, just a baby!

    Wandering Albatross! 3 in total.

    February 8, 2024, Tasman Sea ⋅ 🌬 63 °F

    I think we have our first albatross sighting!!! These things can have a wing span of over 11 feet, greater than an Andean condor, and live to be 80 years old. They rarely flap their wings, they do something called dynamic soaring, skimming the water and then gliding upward, then back down to the water, graceful.Read more

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    I learned felting today onboard and made a gnome! It's really easy and fun.

    Almost to Melbourne...

    February 11, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F

    Woke up this morning and here was Skull Island outside our window!

    Our sister ship the Viking Sky, also on a world cruise but slightly different itinerary, was spotted off the starboard bow.

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    Bondi Beach211Current view from the shipView from under the bridge2

    Sydney Day Trip

    February 18, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F

    Fun tour of Sydney sites and Bondi Beach.

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    Humphead wrasse over a meter long. Wasn't scared of us in the least.
    Saw two giant clams about 3 ft wide with neon blue pinpoint dots all over the openingSaw a small blacktip

    Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef

    February 25, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 84 °F

    Just WOW... We saw more in our 2 hours of snorkeling the GBR than we have seen in all our other snorkeling trips combined, and we've been to some nice spots all over the Caribbean and Mexico.

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    Update - Africa around the horn!

    February 25, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 84 °F

    We finally got our new itinerary for avoiding the Red Sea and heading around the horn of Africa. We're excited and looking forward to it!

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    I think we doubled the population of the island so they roll out the red carpet.
    A nice presentation on the culture, a mix of Polynesian and Australian aborigine.Of course the war memorial in ANZAC park.When in Rome...WWII fort, this area was the first line of defense and heavily bombed by the Japanese.1We're in the tropics now and we feel it!

    Thursday Island

    February 25, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F

    The Torres Straight at the northern tip of Australia is home to a chain of islands and the Shire Seat is Thursday Island. Visited Whitsunday on Thursday and Thursday on Sunday...

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    Boats here have souls, they need eyes to see where they are going, find fish and long ago alligators
    Buddhist Temple in the center of Ho Chi Minh City.Buddhist Temple in the center of Ho Chi Minh City.Silverland Yen Hotel rooftop pool.1Ben Thanh MarketNot the only crazy thing we saw carried on a scooter this is a refrigerator!Early morning at Ben Thanh market cat nap at a coffee stall.

    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    March 8, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 95 °F

    Sites from inside Ho Chi Minh City. A great city to visit and so much to do and see. We stayed in the center of the old colonial city which was then Saigon One night then off to the Mekong Delta for a night and back to the city.Read more

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    1The leaky boat...
    Our crew enjoys pineapple while awaiting our rescue boat!Lovely couple that fed us pineapple and allowed us to see how they live on the river.Rice noodle and paper demo.Friendly people everywhere!6Terry finds durian to buy for all to enjoy.?.2Durian can be skipped but discovered later when frozen it's like barely acceptable ice cream.2Tom, our guide, poured the taste of snake wine from the cobra's mouth to shot glass.4When in Rome...that was nasty.A great few days on the Mekong Delta.1Feet in pool, city view, ciders, and very tired but great memories.

    Mekong Delta

    Mar 9–10, 2024 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F

    Vietnam is an assault on the senses in the best possible way. Friendly people, strange fruit, and snake wine! Two days in Saigon and two days on the delta we will never forget.

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    Buddhists, Catholics, and Muslims all share and respect each other according to our guide.
    Everywhere we turn, a beautiful site to see.2The water and island were incredibly clean and beautiful! Would love to spend more time here.Thai food, great company, a beautiful beach... Who could ask for anything more?2Deb and Jack, S. Carolina, great travel buddies!Terry makes a friend. There were about twenty elephants all rescued from work or held as pets.Elephants are sacred here and depicted everywhere.Each home and business have small shrines.Another day full of adventure and learning! Doesn't suck!Ann found a kitty hiding in the temple

    Koh Samui Island, Thailand

    March 13, 2024 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F

    Thailand's second largest island, Koh Samui was beautiful! A short but memorable visit to Buddhist Temples, fed elephants at a sanctuary, ate spicy but delicious Thai food, and swam in the crystal waters with friends.Read more

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