8 januari, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
We registered at the Sofitel Hotel yesterday. Very nice room. Nice view of the Beverly Hills. Every meal has been outstanding. We have met several cruisers so far. We all are chomping at the bit toMeer informatie
Verenigde StatenCaliforniaLos Angeles CountyWestgate HeightsGetty Center34°4’40” N 118°28’27” W
9 januari, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
We left the Sofitel about 9:30 am to begin our bus journey to the Getty Museum; then finally (!) to the Neptune.
At the Getty we took a tram to arrive at the museum (no parking at the museum).
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Verenigde StatenCaliforniaSanta BarbaraPoint Castillo34°24’4” N 119°41’21” W
10 januari, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
10;30 sharp this morning, we took a tender to Santa Barbara (our first ever!). Calm seas and beautiful weather!
Before we left, we started off the morning with Cathy's breakfast in our stateroom,Meer informatie
Verenigde StatenCaliforniaLos Angeles34°3’16” N 118°14’39” W
11 januari, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
We left Santa Barbara looking forward to five days at sea. What to do? As it turns out, a lot. I'm breathless from keeping up with our self-imposed schedule of breakfast, shower, gym, bridge lessons,Meer informatie
Verenigde StatenHawaiiHonolulu CountyFoster VillageUSS Bowfin21°22’6” N 157°56’17” W
16 januari, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌬 75 °F
After 5 sea days, on Tuesday we arrived in Honolulu Hawaii. After disembarking, we jumped on a Viking shuttle and toured the city, ending up in Pearl Harbor, where we boarded the USS Missouri. IMeer informatie
North Pacific Ocean 15°51’17” N 157°1’43” W 18 januari, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We have another five days at sea heading to Polynesia. We will stop at Bora Bora, Moorea, and Tahiti.
The ocean has been a little swelly and white cappy at times, but the ship is steady and takes theMeer informatie
Frans-PolynesiëÎles Sous-le-VentVaitapeRade de Teavanui16°30’48” S 151°45’23” W
23 januari, Frans-Polynesië ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
Our first stop in French Polynesia is Bora Bora (population about 4,500) arriving at 12 PM.
We tendered into the small beachside town, arriving in time to board a little skiff holding 12 passengersMeer informatie
Frans-PolynesiëÎles du VentPapetoaiTarell Passage17°29’24” S 149°52’14” W
24 januari, Frans-Polynesië ⋅ 🌧 81 °F
Moorea has a kind of 'sinister' skyline of cragerty mountains that could be home to King Kong!
Lush green like all the Polynesian islands.
Dropping anchor at the foot of 'Magic Mountain we tenderedMeer informatie
Verenigde StatenHawaiiHonoluluBerth Number 2C21°18’5” N 157°51’57” W
25 januari, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We docked in Papeete (Tahiti) and took the walking excursion to tour the little city of some 27,000 people. Humid, warm ... typical for this latitude.
My initial impression was that the town was aMeer informatie
Nieuw-ZeelandAucklandUniversity of Auckland36°51’2” S 174°46’4” E
27 januari, Nieuw-Zeeland ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
How was the embark process? Long wait or crowded? [Stone]
Reiziger We are on an excursion through Venice, then the Getty Museum ... then embarkation!
Reiziger Embarkation easy peasy