Day 106: Richard’s Bay Cancelled
6 april 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
8:10 am Captain Richard just announced due to unsafe weather conditions we will not be docking at Richard’s Bay.
One picture shows the current route and position of the Neptune. You can see weMeer informatie
Day 105: Sea Day Sailing Indian Ocean
5 april 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Up at 8:30 - Breakfast at 9:00 - Felting at 10:00 - Lunch at 12:15 - American Wine Tasting at 1:00 - Craft project at 2:00 - Going through my photos at 3:30 - Russel Lee lecture at 6:30 - SpecialMeer informatie
Day 104: Sea Day, Indian Ocean
4 april 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 77 °F
After Mixology class and closing down Torshavn last night we were a bit slow in getting up.
10:00 Breakfast at Mamsen’s, then some time at the Glass Table of Deck 8 to get some posting done. 1:00Meer informatie
Day 103: “Steve Steals the Show”
3 april 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 77 °F
While Lois Brooks is giving her premier performance on the Viking Neptune - she loving invites the crowd to “join in” this next number. This may have been a mistake on her part.
Steve saw thisMeer informatie
Day 103: Sea Day, Indian Ocean
3 april 2024, Bay of Bengal ⋅ 🌙 84 °F
What started out to be a sleep-in, slow, Sea Day - turned into a full day.
Breakfast - Morning nap - 12:30 Lunch - 2:00 Necklace Craft class - Worked on Find Penguins posts catching up - 6:15 DinnerMeer informatie
Day 103: Lois Brooks Debut, #1:2
3 april 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌙 70 °F
This evening was Lois Brook’s turn to take the stage. She took it, she owned it, it was hers.
We have all fallen in love with our Neptune Entertainers (Emily, Lois, Luis, Joe, and the band). ShowMeer informatie
Day 103: Lois Brooks Debut, #2:2
3 april 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Here are some more photos from Lois Brooks performance last night.
Day 102: Port Louis, Mauritius #4
2 april 2024, Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 79 °F
Mauritius, an island, a country we never even heard about is now a place we have travelled to and visited. The scenery is lovely even though the day was overcast. The mountains are majestic.
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Day 102: Port Louis, Mauritius #3
2 april 2024, Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 79 °F
Rum Distillery and oceanfront views.
Day 102: Port Louis, Mauritius #2
2 april 2024, Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 73 °F
10:00 to 11:30 We visited Hindu statues and temples. The two tall statues were built in 2014 & 2016.
The river which the temple is built around is called the Little Ganga [sic] which is believed toMeer informatie
Day 102: Port Louis, Mauritius #1
2 april 2024, Mauritius ⋅ 🌬 77 °F
6:00am Wake up call
6:30am Got out of bed
7:00am At Mamsen’s for breakfast
8:00am At Star Theatre for our excursion
Looks like rain all day. We have an 8 hour South Side Excursion. Turned out toMeer informatie
Day 101: April Fools Day Indian Ocean
1 april 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
I did it! I am so happy to report, I have updated ALL my Find Penguins posts for the entire World Cruise Since December. 23, 2023. Here are some metrics:
- 101 Days, 23-Dec-2023 to 01-APR-2024
- 16Meer informatie
Day 100: Still Sailing the Indian Ocean
31 maart 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Hard to believe it’s been 100 days at sea. We have 39 days left in our adventure. This morning we set our clock back 30 minutes. I was up before 9:00 headed to the World Cafe for breakfast. DonnaMeer informatie
Day 99: Sailing the Indian Ocean
30 maart 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
We continue our trek towards Port Louis, Mauritius. Honestly, the sea days are going by very quickly.
I am still working on back blog posts, did an arts/craft Tote bag project (See photo). It was aMeer informatie
Day 98: Sailing the Arabian Sea
29 maart 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
The Neptune sailing the Indian Ocean is about 250 miles away from any land, the ocean is 11,800 feet deep, we are traveling 20 mph. At 1:40pm we will be crossing the equator. You can always find ourMeer informatie
Day 97: Academy of Mixology: Whiskey
28 maart 2024, Jamaica ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
Today is a Sea Day - We are Sailing the Arabian Sea. The sky is blue, the seas are calm. The ship is quieter with so many folks on the India overnight or have left the cruise entirely. The World CafeMeer informatie
Day 96: Cochin, India (Part 4) Birds
27 maart 2024, Indië ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
My main camera back home is a Canon 90D with a full array of “L” Red line professional glass. Prior to going on this cruise I asked previous cruisers/photographers what camera are they using?Meer informatie
Day 96: Cochin, India (Part 3)
27 maart 2024, Indië ⋅ ☀️ 88 °F
Lunch, Tuk Tuk, Fabric store, Spice & Perfumes, The fishing nets.
So at the fishing nets the invited us on to their dock and went through a whole routine and show which was fun and interesting, TheyMeer informatie
Day 96: Cochin, India (Part 2) The Port
27 maart 2024, Indië ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
There are 4 parts for Cochin, India. Here is the port, a late sunrise pic, the greeting at the port, Our Tuk Tuk ride and more river pictures.
It turned out to be a nice day in Cochin.
Day 96: Cochin, India (Part 1 The River)
27 maart 2024, Indië ⋅ ⛅ 81 °F
The Neptune docked at 7:00 AM we had ready planned on going on the included excursion at 1:00PM. We went through immigration and walked out of the terminal. Immediately I felt like a piece of roadkillMeer informatie
Day 95: Sleeping in on the Laccadive Sea
26 maart 2024, Laccadive Sea ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Hello Everyone - It’s been a while since I have posted. Easily I have missed 20 days of blogging on Find Penguin’s. Today March 27th (Day 96) we are in Cochin, India and for the first time in twoMeer informatie
Day 94: Colombo, Sri Lanka, #3
25 maart 2024, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
On the way back to the ship (a four hour ride) after our busy morning at Yala National Park - to break up the ride we stop in the Town of Galle. Visited the remnants of the old Dutch fort. You canMeer informatie
Day 94: Yala National Park, Sri Lanka #2
25 maart 2024, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
Here’s are more iPhone photos of Yala National Park. Most of my photos in Yala were shot with the Sony. This will take me a bit of time to post them.
Here are some pics of more animals, our hotelMeer informatie
Day 94: Yala National Park, Sri Lanka #1
25 maart 2024, Sri Lanka ⋅ 🌙 81 °F
We got up at 5:00 AM to head out to explore Yala National Park. Here are some iPhone pics of our early morning adventure.
Day 93: Colombo, Sri Lanka
24 maart 2024, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 86 °F
We had an overnight in Columbia, Sri Lanka. Patsy & Ken a couple of days earlier told us they were doing an over night stay to visit the Yala National Park for an early morning safari. Patsy sent meMeer informatie
Day 92: Sailing the Bay of Bengal
23 maart 2024, Bay of Bengal ⋅ ☁️ 84 °F
Today we continued our journey for days traveling from Phuket, Thailand towards Colombo, Sri Lanka. Just typing that I am in awe that we are here in the middle of ocean on the other side of ourMeer informatie

















































































































































































































































































































































































































