Fifty Shades of Blue*, Part I: Tahiti
February 26, 2019, Tahiti, French Polynesia — In Tahitian, ’Ia ora na, but Bonjour works just as well in French Polynesia. If I thought...
A Gallimaufry of Nautical Terms, redux
February 25, 2019, steaming towards Tahiti — You haven’t heard from me because we haven’t set foot on dry land in ELEVEN days! This long...
Easter Island: When life hands you lemons…Viking hands you margaritas.
web photo February 19, 2019, Easter Island, Chile — Welcome to Polynesia and the remotest inhabited island on the planet — 2,236 miles...
Doings on the Sun
January & February 2019, various days, various locations — I haven’t reported much of the on-board doings, so here’s a run-down of what...
If It’s Thursday, Where’s Friday?
February 14, 2019, Robinson Crusoe Island — I grew up in a house full of books. Family heirloom books (a full set of Shakespeare and a...
‘¡Viva Chile!’
February 12, 2019, Valparaíso, Chile — Happy Birthday, Charles Darwin, born February 12, 1809. He classified Valparaíso’s palm trees when...
Valparaíso: ‘Funky Chile’
February 11, 2019, Valparaíso, Chile — Day 1 of an overnight in this city of 1 million. Like numerous smaller Chilean ports we’ve...
