Twenty-seven swans aswimming with ‘the maiden sought by a hundred lovers’*
New Zealand: Day 3, Auckland, Part 2 *The original Mãori name for the city We overnighted at the dock in Auckland and had most of a...
Reminder to All:
A few of you want very specific info on where I’m at. I don’t always know. But we can always find out by going to the right-hand column...
Question to guide: ‘What’s an Auck?’
New Zealand Day Two: Auckland, Part 1 What’s an auck? It is not a What. It was a Who. Auckland was named for George Eden, the 1st Earl...
New Zealand: ‘Hokey Pokey’ in ‘The Land of the Long White Cloud’*
‘Rubbish’ found under the Kemp House floorboards when renovations were done in 2000 Day One: The Bay of Islands (aka Russell) When the...
Stormy Sunset
It's a bit doctored and comes off like a watercolor but, what the hell, it’s pretty, no? The drama du jour was the captain coming on the...
Souvenirs
While at the Firewalking locale, I was so tempted to buy 6 of these ensembles for the Ukululus. Would you believe they didn't have 6 in...
Cannibals!
Note: It is really January 26, but the blog site doesn’t believe me. Until the mid 1800’s, Fijians cooked and ate their enemies in...
‘I’ve noticed that people who know how to eat are rarely idiots.’*
* Guillaume Apollinaire, Le flâneur des deux rives Every so often, I eat at The Chef's Table, one of the fancier places onboard. Its...
Day # 43: Six Weeks On
I embarked 6 weeks ago today — well, MY today, which is Friday, January 26, which isn't your today, which is Thursday, January 25. I...
The Heffalump Wins!
Numerous pachydermian replies: Barbar, Celeste in a Tutu, Dumbo with his Feather, Ganesh.... I thought a meditating Elephant in the...
