Well, screw that!
That’s what I get for trying to outsmart a computer. If you would like to continue with me on this adventure, you must REsubscribe to the...
Across the Arafura to Darwin
First, some old business: Leaving Thursday Sunday, we headed west across the Arafura Sea. It is probably named for inhabitants of...
If It’s Sunday, This Must Be Thursday
It’s Tuesday (here): I’ve been trying since Sunday to get online, but serious bandwidth issues have prevented it. Hence, my posts aren’t...
Into the Torres Strait with a Whoosh!
I took this first picture around sundown from the starboard side of the ship, hoping to find a Name That Cloud contestant, but by the...
Desperately Seeking Nemo
“It’s ‘Cans,’ Mite!” It may be spelled CaiRns and look like it should rhyme with ‘fair+n’ but the Aussies say ‘Cans’ with a really nasal...
Hamilton Island: A Little Bit of Paradise
At anchor, today’s included shore excursion was a half-day at a posh resort in Paradise — in a Coral Sea archipelago off the coast of...
Another Fabulous Sky. No Contest.
At home in West Newbury, I hardly ever see a sunset because only one tiny hall window faces west. I could see lots of sunrises from my...
“It’s ‘Briz-bin,’ mate!”
I haven’t heard anybody called ‘Mate’ yet, but there’s still time. We’ve got another week in Australia. I’m behind, so I’ll forego an...
Près les ramparts de Sydney
One of our lecturers, retired British Navy, thinks James Cook was the greatest captain, navigator, explorer of them all. Cook sailed into...
‘È tu Passepartout?’
Yes, girls and boys, it has finally happened: My reputation has preceded me. Leaving the ship yesterday morning, I was waiting at the top...
