The TV screen in our cabin was tuned to the monitor that told us we had arrived in Sydney. It was still dark and we did not see the harbor as we traversed through it into Sydney. The trip across the Tasman Sea was rough, as it often is and my roommate was feeling seasick. … Continue reading Sydney
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Cruising Never Bored
People asked me how could you be confined to a boat for 22 days. Don't you get stir crazy? Don’t you get bored? First of all I’ve never been actually bored sailing even in a 25 foot sailboat. It was a state of meditation, at one with the waves, the wind and the clouds. How … Continue reading Cruising Never Bored
First Stop Honolulu
Historic postcard Cruisers being greeted in Honolulu in the early 20th century After four days at sea we arrived in Honolulu. It has changed yet remains the same since my mother came here on the Makura in 1923. One can compare her ship the Markura to the Cunard Queen Elizabeth: Due to the 1,000 … Continue reading First Stop Honolulu
Visions from Two Continents. 