Nov 2022 – Jan 2023

Hawaii & down to New Zealand

Its been 3 years since we were on a cruise ship. We took the extra points and will be cruising with our friends, Rick and Darla plus Laura and Wayne. We'll travel from Hawaii to Fiji, Bora Bora then to Australia and back to New Zealand. Baca lagi

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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Tambah ke senarai baldiKeluarkan dari senarai baldi
- Kongsi
- Hari 28
- Rabu, 21 Disember 2022 8:20 PG
- ⛅ 23 °F
- Altitud: Paras Laut
- Coral Sea -29.350324, 158.72439629°21’1” S 158°43’28” E
Rockin and A Rollin
21 Disember 2022, Coral Sea ⋅ ⛅ 23 °F
For the past 24 hours, the ship has been going through some heavy seas. Swells up to 15 feet. The water is splashing out of the pool and even onto deck 7.

We’ve been eating breakfast recently in the private location of Onida and Santa Claus joined us.

We had lunch with Mary and then played LCR followed by a birthday dinner for Rick with Darla and Laura and Wayne.

Tomorrow we will arrive in Sydney, Australia.Baca lagi
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
- Tunjukkan perjalanan
- Tambah ke senarai baldiKeluarkan dari senarai baldi
- Kongsi
- Hari 28
- Rabu, 21 Disember 2022 10:30 PG
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitud: Paras Laut
- Australia Dawes Point -33.851855, 151.20684733°51’7” S 151°12’25” E
Arrivng into Sydney harbor
21 Disember 2022, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 28
- Rabu, 21 Disember 2022 6:49 PTG
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitud: 43 kaki
- Australia Government House -33.861908, 151.21479733°51’43” S 151°12’53” E
Lunch at Watson Bay and boat taxi
21 Disember 2022, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
A delicious fish and chips. We connected up with the internet.

And then as we were leaving, we had a pleasant conversation with Emma and her friend.

They were from Melbourne. I kiddingly said that we would be there on Christmas Day. “Can we join you for Christmas Day?” I gave them my card and said we would be expecting an email. Ha.

Then we walked to the Captain Cooks Hop On and Off ferry to take us back to the main bay.

Next we knew, Emma was running up to us asking if we wanted to go on their private VIP TAXI boat? We’ll Duh? Why not!

What a blessing! They gave us a private tour on water, cranking up the music and we sang along to tunes such as “Sweet Caroline and New York, New York”.

Lesson learned- just engage people and you can be a blessing to someone and they can be a blessing to you too.Baca lagi
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PengembaraGreatest trip ever…dad Marr
21/12/22Balas
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 29
- Khamis, 22 Disember 2022 11:23 PG
- ☁️ 68 °F
- Altitud: 92 kaki
- Australia Susannah Place -33.860367, 151.20730633°51’37” S 151°12’26” E
President of NCL
22 Disember 2022, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
So we’re setting breakfast in Onda up on deck 12.

I notice the president of NCL Walking thru. I asked for a selfie with him and his reply was “No, I want a selfie with you!”

We said goodbye to Darla and Rick. We’re continuing on to New Zealand with Laura and Wayne!Baca lagi
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 29
- Khamis, 22 Disember 2022 12:31 PTG
- ☁️ 70 °F
- Altitud: 66 kaki
- Australia Susannah Place -33.86038, 151.20759833°51’37” S 151°12’27” E
I walked the Sydney Harbour Bridge!
22 Disember 2022, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 30
- Jumaat, 23 Disember 2022 9:06 PTG
- 🌙 64 °F
- Altitud: Paras Laut
- Tasman Sea -37.864164, 149.83519137°51’51” S 149°50’7” E
Garden of Eden
23 Disember 2022, Tasman Sea ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
Just a short stop today. Glenn and I had a quick motorcycle ride.
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 31
- Sabtu, 24 Disember 2022 12:13 PTG
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitud: 404 kaki
- Australia Romaine -41.099392, 145.90704341°5’58” S 145°54’25” E
Rhododendron Garden
24 Disember 2022, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Lovely, lovely, lovely!

Got free internet by sitting on the library steps before catching the shuttle back the the NCL Spirit. Ran into Jane and Dennis and caught up on our day. Always good to meet up with new friends.Baca lagi
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- Hari 32
- Ahad, 25 Disember 2022 11:41 PG
- ☀️ 81 °F
- Altitud: 89 kaki
- Australia Melbourne City Centre -37.813358, 144.96557637°48’48” S 144°57’56” E
Melbourne Christmas Day
25 Disember 2022, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
We had about 60 folks that attended the 12pm Christmas Eve service. Glenn led it. Laura read scripture and the piano bar guy, John, played the keyboard as we sang several traditional Christmas songs. Glenn gave a brief devotional and others stood up and shared.

We had dinner in Cagney with Laura and Wayne.

We’ve been handing out Christmas gifts (candy and Guatemala coaster) to staff.

We’re walking around the CBD (city business district). All stores are closed. Glenn texted with dad to get the score of the Cowboys game. Yes, we won!Baca lagi
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 35
- Rabu, 28 Disember 2022 9:10 PG
- ☀️ 64 °F
- Altitud: 846 kaki
- New Zealand Cemetery Point -44.664228, 167.91201744°39’51” S 167°54’43” E
Milford Sound
28 Disember 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Breathtaking
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 35
- Rabu, 28 Disember 2022 2:31 PTG
- ⛅ 70 °F
- Altitud: Paras Laut
- New Zealand Surgeon Bay -45.282988, 167.00418145°16’59” S 167°0’15” E
Doubtful and Dusky Sound
28 Disember 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
Breath taking, again!

We had a delightful surprise. Our stateroom was decorated in Happy Anniversary. And we had a special chocolate cake made for us. Yes, it was 44 years ago today, December 28,1978 and we had our very first date.Baca lagi
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- Hari 36
- Khamis, 29 Disember 2022 11:04 PG
- ☀️ 70 °F
- Altitud: 33 kaki
- New Zealand Dunedin -45.876762, 170.50486745°52’36” S 170°30’18” E
Dunedin, New Zealand
29 Disember 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
We took the shuttle to the city center. Walked to a garden then a historical museum. Very good.
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 37
- Jumaat, 30 Disember 2022 10:28 PG
- ☁️ 57 °F
- Altitud: 26 kaki
- New Zealand Takiritawai River -43.788227, 172.75822443°47’18” S 172°45’30” E
Sheep shearing
30 Disember 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
We took an excursion that took us to a sheep shearing demonstration.

And how the dogs chase the sheep. It takes 8 months to 2 years to train.

“The Lord is my Shepherd”

“All we like sheep have gone astray”Baca lagi
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 38
- Sabtu, 31 Disember 2022 11:24 PG
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitud: 354 kaki
- New Zealand Wellington Botanic Garden -41.283997, 174.7670941°17’2” S 174°46’2” E
Rose garden with Jane and Dennis
31 Disember 2022, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Day excursion with the Millers

Besides taking the gondola ride to. The top of the mountain, we leisurely walked down the hill through the rose garden.

Then the shuttle bus to the TePapa museum. Fascinating.

Good day in Wellington!Baca lagi
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- Hari 39
- Ahad, 1 Januari 2023 8:09 PG
- ⛅ 59 °F
- Altitud: 72 kaki
- New Zealand Napier City -39.489456, 176.91970839°29’22” S 176°55’11” E
Onekawa Bible Church
1 Januari 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
We connected with the Martin family from Onekawa Bible Church.

They picked us up in town and then showed us around. Now at church.

We met some lovely folks at church. However, I’m exhausted, so we’ve returned back to the boat to rest up for our evening activitiesBaca lagi
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 40
- Isnin, 2 Januari 2023 10:49 PG
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Altitud: 82 kaki
- New Zealand Mount Maunganui -37.627132, 176.16838137°37’38” S 176°10’6” E
Tauranga, New Zealand
2 Januari 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Glenn and I trekked around the base of Mauao.

Stunning views as the Kiwi would say.

After the 90 min hike around the base of the mountain, we rewarded ourselves with a Copenhagen waffle cone.
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PengembaraThis is where my friends Brian and Melanie served for a while. I got to visit them there once as a surprise!
7/01/23Balas
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- Hari 41
- Selasa, 3 Januari 2023 11:14 PG
- ☁️ 70 °F
- Altitud: 167 kaki
- New Zealand Freemans Bay -36.847897, 174.76347436°50’52” S 174°45’49” E
Auckland Sky Tower
3 Januari 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
We helped Wayne and Laura off the sip. Thankfully their hotel was just several blocks away.

Then Glenn and I grabbed a coke and chips and watched people jump off the 51 story building!
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PengembaraThank you so much for your help. We couldn't have done it without you♥️
2/01/23Balas
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 43
- Khamis, 5 Januari 2023 12:05 PTG
- 🌧 70 °F
- Altitud: 476 kaki
- New Zealand Mangakopikopiko Stream -39.343685, 176.762139°20’37” S 176°45’44” E
Farm in Napier
5 Januari 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
Antoinette met us again in Napier to take us to her farm. We also had father-son join us too. Sterling and Randy from Arizona and South Carolina.

What a great way to see New Zealand, by a local family.

We got a tour of the Martin’s farm then returned home for a delightful lunch.Baca lagi
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PengembaraGlad you were able to get into port!
4/01/23Balas
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Kongsi
- Hari 43
- Khamis, 5 Januari 2023 1:39 PTG
- ☁️ 72 °F
- Altitud: 371 kaki
- New Zealand Mangakopikopiko Stream -39.347561, 176.77140839°20’51” S 176°46’17” E
Sheep shearing
5 Januari 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Dean showed us how he sheers the sheep.
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 44
- Jumaat, 6 Januari 2023 12:43 PTG
- 🌧 66 °F
- Altitud: 135 kaki
- New Zealand Wellington -41.283081, 174.77600141°16’59” S 174°46’34” E
Wellington
6 Januari 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 66 °F
We took a free tour of the New Zealand parliament. No photos allowed. Rich history.

We walked, purchased some postcards and enjoyed the light rain shower.
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 45
- Sabtu, 7 Januari 2023 10:29 PG
- 🌧 59 °F
- Altitud: 92 kaki
- New Zealand Lyttelton Harbour -43.602493, 172.72076443°36’9” S 172°43’15” E
Lyttelton, New Zealand
7 Januari 2023, New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 59 °F
A quaint little town. We strolled through the streets. A Rainey dreary day. We pulled out our winter jackets even though it’s summer here.
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Hari 46
- Ahad, 8 Januari 2023 11:42 PG
- ☀️ 59 °F
- Altitud: 125 kaki
- New Zealand North East Valley -45.847904, 170.53257845°50’52” S 170°31’57” E
Steepest street - Dunedin, NZ
8 Januari 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
The pastor of Grace Bible Church picked us up for the service, then June and David took us back to the Octagon by way of the steepest street in the world.

Beautiful day. We walked around. Got a magnum ice cream bar and enjoyed this quaint little town.

We ran into Cheryl from the ship. I didn’t recognize her since she wasn’t wearing her uniform.Baca lagi
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Kongsi
- Hari 47
- Isnin, 9 Januari 2023 12:25 PTG
- ☀️ 75 °F
- Altitud: Paras Laut
- New Zealand Surgeon Bay -45.283713, 167.00517245°17’1” S 167°0’19” E
Dusky and Doubtful Sounds
9 Januari 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
The day was gorgeous. Blue sky. Mild temperatures.

We started off watching the views from the Spinnaker Lounge up front. And then we switched to the back of the boat to watch the 2nd Sound while eating lunch.

Yesterday during our evening meal, Mae, our concierge, and her co-worker came to our table. She said the hotel management wanted to let us know that there was a balcony room available and wanted us to move. We were surprised and delighted. 7 days left and we could watch the dramatic landscape going through the fiords.Baca lagi
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Hawaii & down to New Zealand
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- Kongsi
- Hari 47
- Isnin, 9 Januari 2023 4:29 PTG
- ☀️ 70 °F
- Altitud: Paras Laut
- New Zealand Saint Anne Point -44.56041, 167.76820444°33’37” S 167°46’6” E
Milford Sound
9 Januari 2023, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
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- Kongsi
- Hari 49
- Rabu, 11 Januari 2023 5:29 PG UTC
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitud: Paras Laut
- Tasman Sea -41.282143, 151.18566941°16’56” S 151°11’8” E
Sea Day 1 and 2 Tasman Sea
11 Januari 2023, Tasman Sea ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Sunset was gorgeous. Especially, enjoying it from our “New” balcony stateroom.

We got some photos with the Captain Ash, cruise director, Jun and other officers at the Latitude party!!

Knock knock. We keep getting complimentary cheese and crackers and today, chocolates.Baca lagi
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- Hari 50
- Khamis, 12 Januari 2023 10:23 PG
- ⛅ 72 °F
- Altitud: 157 kaki
- Australia Flinders Park -37.802948, 144.97232137°48’11” S 144°58’20” E
Melbourne “again”
12 Januari 2023, Australia ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We took a city tour which included the museum, gardens and the Eureka tower!

We drove past the sports complex that will host the Australian Open next week. Go Jocovic
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