Trip Itinerary
December 1, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 34 °F
Bali (Benoa), Indonesia
Lombok, Indonesia
Komodo, Indonesia (Komodo Dragons!)
Sail the Timor Sea
Darwin, Australia
Sail the Arafura Sea
Thursday Island, Australia
Sail the Coral Sea
Cairns, AustraliaRead more
About to board!
December 9, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 39 °F
Getting ready to board the flight from Seattle to Seoul. Woot!
Lunch?
December 9, 2022 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 43 °F
Arancini and Fried Chicken. Pretty tasty.
Traveling is always an adventure…
December 10, 2022 in South Korea ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
Flight came in late and we couldn’t make our transfer. Delta already rebooked our flight to Bali. So now we have a 7hr layover in Incheon, flying to Singapore, then to Bali. Instead of getting in atRead more
Breakfast in Singapore
December 11, 2022 in Singapore ⋅ 🌧 75 °F
Would have liked to see more of Singapore and the airport, but I’ll settle for some yummy food. 😄
Short flight and 2nd breakfast!
December 11, 2022 in Singapore ⋅ 🌧 77 °F
Love Singapore Airlines. Even though I flew coach, I can imagine how nice the other classes are.
Breakfast is grubbin! Local food, all the flavor!
Hello Viking Mars!
December 11, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
Embarked ship, settled in, and took a much needed shower.
Current temp 86F / 30C. A bit humid, but there’s a nice breeze.
The room
December 11, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Deck 5, mid-ship.
Love that all rooms have a balcony.
Mini-bar in room, restocked daily. An assortment of soda's, salty snacks, and chocolate bars!
Hello Lombok
December 12, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F
Beautiful morning. Moon still shining bright at 6am.
84 F / 29 C
Sunny with chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Lombok is a 4 hr ferry ride from Bali and home to ~4 mil residents.
Masjid Raya - Lombok
December 12, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
The residents of Lombok are primarily Muslim and has the largest mosque in Indonesia. The island is peppered with mosques so is known as “the island of 1000 mosques”.
Senggigi beach - Lombok
December 12, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Nice beach. Warm water.
Saw a Fiddler Crab, but only one...
Komodo National Park, Rinca Island
December 13, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Day 3 -
88 F / 31 C
Partly Cloudy and not too hazy.
Komodo National Park encompasses 3 islands - Komodo, Rinca, and Padar
Komodo and Rinca have ~1,800 dragons each and a much smaller population onRead more
Here there be dragons…
December 13, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Off to see Komodo Dragons!
Hopefully they’re out and about today.
Unfortunately we only get about an hour on the island. :-/
Pictures to come…
A few pics from Komodo National Park
December 13, 2022 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Rinca Island, Komodo National Park
A few pics, more to come!
Sailing the Timor Sea
December 14, 2022, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
85 F / 29 C
Sunny with some clouds.
Amazing blue ocean, nice breeze, and sighting of 1 Brown Booby so far.
Sailing 760 nautical miles (~875 land miles). We should get to Darwin, Australia aboutRead more
What I learned today…
December 14, 2022, Timor Sea ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Don’t try to navigate using the “North Star”, you’re not going to make it very far… It’s only visible at night in the north… The “Southern Cross” is the south’s equivalent.
IfRead more
Almost to Darwin
December 15, 2022, Timor Sea ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Not too much to see except empty seas. I’m not used to the ocean being so calm…
Should be arriving in Darwin at 2pm.
Time change has me all confused. Between yesterday and today, clocks moved 30Read more
Darwin, Australia
December 15, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 91 °F
Cloudy. 90F / 32C
Arrive: 2pm (12/15)
Overnight
Depart: 12 pm (12/16)
Time change: 30 mins ahead
DARWIN, AUSTRALIA
Darwin, Australia is the cultural hub of the continent's northernmost region, theRead more
Continent #7 !!!! 🌎🌍🌏🏆
December 15, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 91 °F
Woot! Final Continent reached!
Then it started pouring, but it’s a warm rain, so lovely. 😄
Storm clouds in Darwin
December 15, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 88 °F
A fellow passenger said it normally rains around 4pm. He was spot on!
Cloud video taken with Timelapse on my GoPro, attached to the rail of our balcony.
2nd video is where we were when it decided toRead more
Sunset Eco Cruise around the bay
December 15, 2022 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 86 °F
Amazing. Weather (no more rain and clear skies!) and sunset views.
Saw my first Spoonbill bird! So cool.
Darwin Jumping Crocs
December 16, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
Salt Water Crocs.
They grow up to ~4.5m (~13ft), though the largest recorded was ~8m (~24ft) their fresh water cousins grow to ~3.5m (~10.5ft).
Sailing the Arafura Sea
December 17, 2022, Arafura Sea ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
83 F / 28 C (Sooo much cooler)
Time change: 30 mins ahead
Day at sea and a very welcome day of rest. 🙂
Perfect day for the pool and taking pics around the ship.
Located north of Australia, theRead more
Sailing to Thursday Island
December 17, 2022, Arafura Sea ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
83F / 28C
751 nautical miles (~864 road miles)
Arrive: 12pm
Last tender: 6pm
THURSDAY ISLAND (QUEENSLAND), AUSTRALIA
Just off the northernmost tip of Australia's Cape York in the Torres Strait,Read more
Thursday Island
December 18, 2022 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
Had a pint at the “Top (most) Australian Bar”.
Walked around town a bit, but it was really really warm.



















































































































Wonderful itinerary! How many days? [Chris Baker]
Jenn J17 on the cruise part