Southern Hemisphere Star Photography
30 января 2024 г., 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 whichЧитать далее
Our Cabin
31 января 2024 г., 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 hereЧитать далее
Bay of Islands (Waitangi), New Zealand
1 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
There are 150-some islands. Treaty of Waitangi signed here by Britain and the Maori chiefs. Took ferry to Russell, across the bay and enjoyed this beautiful area. Off to Auckland tonight.
Bay of Islands and Russell, New Zealand
1 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 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 ofЧитать далее
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Maori Waka or canoe, some of these can be over 120 feet long.
Two nights in Auckland
2 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
A wonderful city, very friendly people; and again, someplace we could easily call home.
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And yes, I have put on a little weight. Damn cruise ship food!
ПутешественникJust found out the current exchange rate is 1USA to 1.65 NZ. So standing by my comments from Bay of Islands & Russell .🇳🇿 😆
Tauranga (Mount Maunganui)
5 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 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 theyЧитать далее
ПутешественникI actually have one but the wifi is a little slow on the upload.
Napier, New Zealand
6 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 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 chosenЧитать далее
ПутешественникAnn, you look bright, fresh and fit the decor beautifully.
Wellington, New Zealand
7 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☀️ 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 EcoЧитать далее
Milford sound was my favorite, but you guys got to see a lot of NZ! [Cam]
Windy Wellington
7 февраля 2024 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ 🌬 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 wayЧитать далее
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Haha can't believe you got mom on that thing after seeing Jurassic Park lol!
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Woah those are called living fossils? Never seen anything quite like it! Really looks like a dino guess that's why it's called a living fossil
Wandering Albatross! 3 in total.
8 февраля 2024 г., 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 doЧитать далее
Happy Birthday, Ann!
10 февраля 2024 г., Tasman Sea ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Happy birthday to the love of my life. I'm so lucky to be able to share these journeys with this amazing person.
ПутешественникThank you! It was a great day. Taking a felting class and dinner with friends.
Almost to Melbourne...
11 февраля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 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.
Melbourne, Australia
12 февраля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
ПутешественникWill you be going to Perth? There used to be a fantastic wine cruise/tour up the Swan River if it's still there, and you don't have any other plans.
Philip Island, Australia
14 февраля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 61 °F
Beautiful Island named for Queen Elizabeth's husband, Prince Philip. Happy Valentine's Day!
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Valentine's Day treats left in every stateroom from the crew.
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Wallaby everywhere running free... bit of danger to drivers.
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Philip Island Blue Penguin baby waiting for Mom to return from the sea with food. They are 💙 blue!
G'day Sydney & The Blue Mountains
17 февраля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Sydney here we come! The view from our veranda first thing this morning.
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What is in the sky in this picture? Oops...just a reflection
Sydney Day Trip
18 февраля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Fun tour of Sydney sites and Bondi Beach.
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Sydney has so many beautiful parks and open spaces. Our guide said it's becoming more important all the time as very few people can afford a home here ...median 1.122 million dollars Australian. That's two bedrooms one bath. Rentals are about the same ticket shock. Very little supply and soaring demand equals high prices.
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More people than I've ever seen on any beach! Beautiful spot! Love to spend more time here.
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Interesting modern art. Egg sack looks ready to unleash more spiders!
Brisbane, Lone Pine Koala Preserve
20 февраля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
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Is this a place where Koalas were and still may be, from the wild fires?
ПутешественникI believe so. Some had some patchiness that could have been burns.
Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef
25 февраля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 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.
ПутешественникThe diversity and color of the coral was something I just wasn't expecting, and the fish were incredibly numerous. So much more than we expected. We are ruined for life and can never snorkel anywhere else. 😖
ПутешественникStunning. Brought back memories of the most beautiful places I have been too. And all were between 20 ft and 120 ft under the ocean water. It is a different world in every way in those amazing places.
Update - Africa around the horn!
25 февраля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 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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We are on list to join overland India to avoid a few sea days. And Viking is giving everyone that stays aboard an included Safari. Never thought we'd get too Africa except Egypt but this looks great!
Thursday Island
25 февраля 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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...
ПутешественникVery nice. Will you be heading to Singapore and Southeast Asia next?
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It looks humid. No wonder the statue wore shorts and vests as a uniform.
Bali! We're not in Kansas anymore...
1 марта 2024 г., Индонезия ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
Statuary everywhere! Bali is 90% Hindu. There are temples and shrines on almost every block. Even gas stations have little statues at the entrance.
Bali Benoa, Indonesia Day Trip
2 марта 2024 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Waterfall Adventure, Bat Temple, Swimming
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
8 марта 2024 г., Вьетнам ⋅ ☀️ 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 aЧитать далее
Mekong Delta
9–10 мар. 2024, Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 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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Snake "wine," AKA rice vodka with four kinds of snakes in the jar.
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
13 марта 2024 г., Таиланд ⋅ ⛅ 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 crystalЧитать далее
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Doesn’t look like many people on the beach. Is it beach season there or it hasn’t been discovered completely by tourists yet
ПутешественникIt's a smaller island and that was a smaller beach but very nice beach. Also, the resorts kind of privatize the beaches.
ПутешественникThe southern cross is at the bottom kind of laying on its side.
ПутешественникSo beautiful.
Great pictures guys! Love the southern cross (play some CSN for me while you’re down there) [Cam]