Dec 2022 – Jan 2023

Australia/New Zealand

A 33-day adventure by Linda Read more

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December 9, 2022
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- Day 1
- Friday, December 9, 2022 at 7:30 AM
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 23 ft
- Australia Pig Creek -20.408147, 148.5879820°24’29” S 148°35’17” E
We are off for Australia/New Zealand
December 9, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
George & I left Kansas City for a Viking Cruise Ship around Australia &New Zealand for 32 days! I will attempt to keep you posted. First stop San Francisco for about 1.5 hrs, next stop Singapore! YikesRead more
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- Day 1
- Friday, December 9, 2022
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Altitude: 112 ft
- United States Memorial Court 37.779032, -122.41990637°46’45” N 122°25’12” W
San Francisco
December 9, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
Leaving on a jet plane for Singapore then Meet cruise ship in Bali for Australia/New Zealand
TravelerLeft KC this morning at 7:30am headed to San Francisco. This will be a 3 and half hr flight
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- Day 2
- Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 10:00 PM
- ⛅ 77 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Great Barrier Reef -22.84728, 151.96090922°50’50” S 151°57’39” E
Singapore Airport/Overnight stay
December 10, 2022, Great Barrier Reef ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
After 17.5 hrs from San Francisco we land in Singapore. The most beautiful airport, so decorative for Christmas. Since it's overnight, we have a tiny room for about 4 hrs of sleep, I think I got 30 minutes. The Singapore airplane was even decorated. The stewardesses were so beautiful.Read more
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- Day 3
- Sunday, December 11, 2022 at 12:28 PM
- ⛅ 88 °F
- Altitude: 85 ft
- Indonesia Kaliungu Kelod -8.65249, 115.2191188°39’9” S 115°13’9” E
Boarding ship in Bali
December 11, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Finally made it to Bali from Singapore around 10 am, shorter fight, only 2 and a half hours! Very hot and humid, around 90 with an index of 100 degrees!
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- Day 3
- Sunday, December 11, 2022
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Altitude: 66 ft
- Australia Proserpine -20.400238, 148.58162120°24’1” S 148°34’54” E
Welcome to Bali Indonesia
December 11, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
A few pics of Bali. Indonesia required visas to enter, couldn't leave airport without, just a money making sceme to me. $60!
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- Day 4
- Monday, December 12, 2022
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Altitude: 33 ft
- Philippines Engineer Island 14.5955, 120.972114°35’44” N 120°58’20” E
Lombok Indonesia
December 12, 2022 on the Philippines ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Today saw alot of different stages of rice fields, very populated and crowded. Lots of people using small scooters. The people are primarily Muslim and have the largest mosque in Indonesia and is known for over 1000 mosquesRead more
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, December 13, 2022
- 🌧 84 °F
- Altitude: 33 ft
- Philippines Engineer Island 14.5955, 120.972114°35’44” N 120°58’20” E
Komodo National Park (Rinca) Indonesia
December 13, 2022 on the Philippines ⋅ 🌧 84 °F
This National Park spans 670 Sq miles, encompassing 26 sm isles, and 3 larger islands, Rinna has the largest lizard in the world, the famous Komodo dragon. It was extremely hot, heat index over 100 degrees!Read more
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, December 14, 2022
- ⛅ 88 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia Blind Creek -19.25091, 146.83073619°15’3” S 146°49’51” E
Almost to Darwin? TIMOR SEA
December 14, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Out to see today, the sea is so calm. See no other boats. Are we out here all by ourselves?
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- Day 7
- Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 2:22 PM
- ⛅ 91 °F
- Altitude: 121 ft
- Australia Civic Park -12.465, 130.84512°27’54” S 130°50’42” E
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Arriving in Darwin
December 15, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F
Traveler Beautiful clear water but looks like rain
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Travelerit did rain later in the afternoon!
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- Day 10
- Sunday, December 18, 2022
- ⛅ 86 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia Blind Creek -19.250968, 146.83045419°15’3” S 146°49’50” E
Thursday Island
December 18, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Arrived on Sunday morning, walked off the boat, rode a hot& stuffy tender to this island , found out that only a few stores were opened, the only bar was up a long hill, turned around took the tender back to the boatRead more
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- Day 11
- Monday, December 19, 2022
- 🌧 84 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Great Barrier Reef -12.867203, 143.64569112°52’2” S 143°38’44” E
Sailing the Coral Sea
December 19, 2022, Great Barrier Reef ⋅ 🌧 84 °F
86F / 30C
Rainy
Arrive: 8am
Back on board: 5pm

CAIRNS (pronounced “Cans”), AUSTRALIA
Queensland's seaside resort town, Cairns is the gateway to a rich array of natural beauty onshore and off.
Catamarans and other ships take marine lovers to the Great Barrier Reef; stretching for 1,400 miles, it is the largest continuous coral reef system on Earth. Inland, the wet tropics have given rise to Daintree and Kuranda National Parks, vast rainforest systems of extraordinary biodiversity and a profusion of birdlife. For all its appeal to outdoor enthusiasts, Cairns' thriving culture is a pleasure to absorb from outdoor cafés or along the scenic waterfront promenade. The city's rich history lives on in its many heritage-listed buildings and memorials, many of them lining popular Abbott Street.Read more
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- Day 12
- Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at 9:48 PM
- 🌧 77 °F
- Altitude: 46 ft
- Australia Flying Fish Point -17.495706, 146.07465517°29’45” S 146°4’29” E
Sailing to Townsville
December 20, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 77 °F
Sailing
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- Day 12
- Tuesday, December 20, 2022
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia Townsville Railway Pier (historical)-19.251046, 146.83103219°15’4” S 146°49’52” E
Good morning Cairns
December 20, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
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- Day 13
- Wednesday, December 21, 2022
- ⛅ 84 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia Blind Creek -19.250859, 146.8307419°15’3” S 146°49’51” E
Welcome to Sunny Townsville
December 21, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Oh my goodness, so nice and 🌞 Our tour guy said they had 350 days of sunshine! Even in their winter months its about 50-60 degrees.No humidity today. The picture below is of our guide, he served 2 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. I asked him why he would fight a war that basically America was hit, he said because America is our Allie, we have to protect our Allies.Read more
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- Day 14
- Thursday, December 22, 2022 at 9:32 AM
- ⛅ 81 °F
- Altitude: 20 ft
- Australia Shute Harbour -20.292663, 148.78539620°17’34” S 148°47’7” E
Goodmorning Airlie Beach (Whitsunday)
December 22, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Taking a bus tour of the island this morning. Very windy. Nice and sunny, in the 80's.
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- Day 17
- Sunday, December 25, 2022
- ⛅ 79 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia South Channel Hunter River -32.91809, 151.77380832°55’5” S 151°46’26” E
Sailing to Newcastle
December 25, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
A sea day. Rained off and on most of the morning. Sun came out in the afternoon. A nice time to catch up on stuff. We set the clocks up another hour, now we're 17 hrs ahead of home!
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- Day 19
- Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 12:00 PM
- ☀️ 77 °F
- Altitude: 43 ft
- Australia Enterprise Park -32.91554, 151.7840732°54’56” S 151°47’3” E
Welcome to Newcastle
December 27, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Just short 6 hour stop, next stop Sydney. A very pretty city, huge compared to where we've been! It was "boxing day" look that up. Beautiful beaches,alot of history.
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- Day 19
- Tuesday, December 27, 2022
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 26 ft
- Australia Bondi Pavilion -33.89, 151.27833333°53’24” S 151°16’42” E
Welcome Sydney
December 27, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
I wanted to watch us come into Sydney, naturally the ship came in earlier, so I missed it. A friend barely got a few pics, so she sent them to me. More pics to come. Sydney has the world's largest natural harbor, and Sydney was founded as a penal colony in 1788.Read more
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- Day 20
- Wednesday, December 28, 2022
- 🌬 63 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Bass Strait -39.030679, 146.97099839°1’50” S 146°58’16” E
Sydney (New South Wales) Australia
December 28, 2022, Bass Strait ⋅ 🌬 63 °F
A sunny beautiful day walking around the pier, ferry boats went back & forth all day transporting people around the harbor. We walked to the Opera House, watched them setting up for New Years Eve, did some shopping in an area called The Rocks, a district named for the sandstone from which its original buildings were made, once hosted drunken sailors & ex-convicts, now shops & markets. Got 13,000 steps in. We will have to come back, too much to see. Extremely clean and friendly place. They are expecting over a million people on New Years Eve!Read more
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- Day 21
- Thursday, December 29, 2022
- ☁️ 64 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Tasman Sea -36.872556, 150.49568836°52’21” S 150°29’44” E
Sail the Tasman Sea
December 29, 2022, Tasman Sea ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
A full day at sea on our way to Melbourne. The Tasman was named for Dutchman Abel Janszoon Tasman, the first European to set foot on New Zealand & the island of Tasmania in the 1640's. Overcast day, very windyRead more
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- Day 22
- Friday, December 30, 2022
- ⛅ 77 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia Hobsons Bay -37.854008, 144.92940737°51’14” S 144°55’46” E
Melbourne (Victoria) Australia
December 30, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Capital of the Australian state of Victoria, Melbourne has been called the world's most livable city. It enjoys a scenic setting on the large bay of Port Phillip. Today it's celebrated as the country's cultural capital of the arts and exudes a rich and lively British flair. St. Patrick's Catheral, cost 500,000 to get married there, so choose wisely! Gas is about $3 a literRead more
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- Day 23
- Saturday, December 31, 2022
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia Melbourne Ferry Port -37.846627, 144.93046937°50’48” S 144°55’50” E
Last Day in Melbourne
December 31, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Melbourne is often described as Australia's "most European city". Broad tree-lined boulevards,beautiful parkland and botanic gardens, and Georgian municipal buildings. This is a very sports minded city, lots of areas 111, sport arenas, grand prix, Australia Open. Lots of walking, biking. So impressiveRead more
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- Day 24
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Great Barrier Reef -19.922726, 148.6774719°55’22” S 148°40’39” E
Happy New Year Day (Tasman Sea)
January 1, 2023, Great Barrier Reef ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Out to sea for the next 3 days on our way to New Zealand. Tonight we have to set our clocks up an hr. Didn't do much today, didn't go to bed till 1am, the latest we've been up since last New Year! Read, took alot of "cat naps"Read more
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- Day 25
- Monday, January 2, 2023 UTC
- ⛅ 59 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Tasman Sea -44.672195, 159.416844°40’20” S 159°25’0” E
Day 2 of theTasman Sea
January 2, 2023, Tasman Sea ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
Second day at sea, very cloudy till around 11am, mostly sunny the rest of the day, took a nap around the pool, worked on a puzzle with other puzzle enthusiasts, ate dinner with new friends, went to a show to see Tom Ward, a finalist on Australia's Got TalentRead more
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- Day 26
- Tuesday, January 3, 2023
- 🌬 63 °F
- Altitude: Sea level
- Tasman Sea -46.39989, 166.455846°23’60” S 166°27’21” E
Day 3 at Sea
January 3, 2023, Tasman Sea ⋅ 🌬 63 °F
The best weather day at sea, sunny but windy. Had to move clocks up another hour. Now we're 19 hrs ahead of home! Read, cat napped, sunbathe around the pool.
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