loving retirement
Day 38: re-packing and resting Our first day in Auckland was pretty chill. We re-packed some of our things and spent most of the day resting and napping. Ship life was hard work. I kept wondering when the relaxing would kick in. We took a bus to the harbour and went for a short walk….
Day 36: Waitangi, New Zealand After breakfast, a longer tender ride, and a short shuttle ride, we were able to walk through the little town. The shops weren’t too great, but we did stop for a drink in a local (far less touristy) sports bar. It was a beautiful day, weather wise, so we had…
Day 32: Nuku’alofa, Tonga We slept through docking…but it didn’t feel like we were docked. We were perched parallel to the shore and not in the (shallow) bay. Ocean waves are hitting the side of the boat and “shattering” it pretty hard. It was honestly rougher than the previous few days of passage. He made…
Day 26: not Aitutaki Arutanga, Aitutaki was far too stormy and the seas too rocky for us to get in. After the captain announced our delay, we slept in. Since it was too deep to anchor, we were just bobbing around near the island we could barely see. After the delay and with no improvement,…
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas….
Day 22: Nūnu’e, Bora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia Our day started off with a bit of a hiccup. Our ship couldn’t enter the bay due to a 40mph windy storm. The Captain had to swing out and around and make another approach. (In a ship, this is a bigger deal than in an airplane,…
crossing the equator and great learning/entertainment
hosted table for formal night, so tired, the bridge,
Hawaii: Kahuliu, Maui; Hilo, Hawii; Honolulu, Oahu; and Kona, Hawaii