We are off for Australia/New Zealand
9 Disember 2022, 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!Baca lagi
San Francisco
9 Disember 2022, Amerika Syarikat ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
Leaving on a jet plane for Singapore then Meet cruise ship in Bali for Australia/New Zealand
Singapore Airport/Overnight stay
10 Disember 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 30Baca lagi
Boarding ship in Bali
11 Disember 2022, 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!
Welcome to Bali Indonesia
11 Disember 2022, 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!
Lombok Indonesia
12 Disember 2022, Filipina ⋅ ⛅ 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 isBaca lagi
Komodo National Park (Rinca) Indonesia
13 Disember 2022, Filipina ⋅ 🌧 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 100Baca lagi
Almost to Darwin? TIMOR SEA
14 Disember 2022, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Out to see today, the sea is so calm. See no other boats. Are we out here all by ourselves?
Arriving in Darwin
15 Disember 2022, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F
Thursday Island
18 Disember 2022, 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 tenderBaca lagi
Sailing the Coral Sea
19 Disember 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 andBaca lagi
Sailing to Townsville
20 Disember 2022, Australia ⋅ 🌧 77 °F
Sailing
Good morning Cairns
20 Disember 2022, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Welcome to Sunny Townsville
21 Disember 2022, 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 2Baca lagi
Goodmorning Airlie Beach (Whitsunday)
22 Disember 2022, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Taking a bus tour of the island this morning. Very windy. Nice and sunny, in the 80's.
Sailing to Newcastle
25 Disember 2022, 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!
Welcome to Newcastle
27 Disember 2022, 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.
Welcome Sydney
27 Disember 2022, 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 largestBaca lagi
Sydney (New South Wales) Australia
28 Disember 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, didBaca lagi
Sail the Tasman Sea
29 Disember 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,Baca lagi
Melbourne (Victoria) Australia
30 Disember 2022, 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 theBaca lagi
Last Day in Melbourne
31 Disember 2022, 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 mindedBaca lagi
Happy New Year Day (Tasman Sea)
1 Januari 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!Baca lagi
Day 2 of theTasman Sea
2 Januari 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 aBaca lagi
Day 3 at Sea
3 Januari 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.


















































