MalaysiaKota Kinabalu Harbour5°59’48” N 116°4’49” E
14 januari, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Early morning, short port day, and lots going on.
We started our "Gang of Eight" excursion with a ride toward the Cultural Center - when Darla saw a sign to a Chinese Temple. So we detoured and, WOW!Läs mer
FilippinernaPrincesa Point9°44’36” N 118°43’43” E
15 januari, Filippinerna ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
My first time in the Philippines, and a MacArthur -worthy "I have returned" from Wayne. We did a ship's "Highlights" excursion. The first stop was a WWII Museum of multinational artifacts from The BigLäs mer
FilippinernaManoc-Manoc11°56’0” N 121°56’4” E
16 januari, Filippinerna ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
Boracay is a resort island. We tendered, after long delay, having to turn the ship around due to high wind and choppy water, high swells.
We took the hop-on-hop-off bus ($5!) to Station 2 which isLäs mer
FilippinernaManila Cathedral14°35’30” N 120°58’24” E
17 januari, Filippinerna ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We arrived in Manila, and were escorted off with Judy and Glenn, and Carol and Scott and their luggage. Met up with Raymond who works for Jaime's company. Raymond drove us around Manila, where we wentLäs mer
FilippinernaManoc-Manoc11°55’58” N 121°56’5” E
18 januari, Filippinerna ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
We were glad that we'd been here before, and knew the lay of the land. We took the $5 island HoHo shuttle to the White Sands Beach stop, and transferred to the whole island bus. It was a great way toLäs mer
FilippinernaCoron11°59’42” N 120°12’12” E
19 januari, Filippinerna ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Glenn and Judy's 45th anniversary. It was a wonderful day with a rocky start. We had some breakfast in the Great Outdoors - hotter'n blazes. Joined up with our group, and were welcomed ashore withLäs mer
South China Sea18°39’17” N 119°48’1” E
20 januari, South China Sea ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
I skipped breakfast, opting for a bit more sleep. My dear husband stopped by Starbucks to get me an iced Americano. What a guy.
After prepping laundry, we headed to our Meet&Greet- organized by DarlaLäs mer
South China Sea19°45’60” N 119°53’12” E
21 januari, South China Sea ⋅ 🌬 24 °C
Today would have been our Mom's 100th birthday. Usually I would celebrate with a Scotch, but today was a bust for me. I woke up feeling badly, and opted out of today's excursion. In addition to theLäs mer
JapanIshigaki-kō24°19’41” N 124°8’28” E
22 januari, Japan ⋅ 🌬 22 °C
Still under the weather, but Wayne and I ventured out on the shuttle bus to the terminal. It was a tiny bite of differences- observe the miniscule seats in the waiting area. Very little English, (wellLäs mer
ThailandBan Laem Chabang13°4’7” N 100°53’31” E
26 januari, Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
23-26 January 2025
Several days of malaise, with occasional bursts of energy.
I opted out of my planned tour with Darla et al. from Naha. Wayne did an Okinawa Battle tour with the ship, which heLäs mer
