Not long enough!!! The ship stopped in New Zealand for two days. Once out of the city, the countryside shown in its emerald glory. On the first day we took a tour to the Hobbiton Movie Set, and spent four hours on the bus getting there. Way too long! The bus went straight there and … Continue reading New Zealand
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
Cruising Never Bored
Papeete, French Polynesia
After we left Bora, Bora, we sailed to Papeete a modern city with a port. We docked at the port for the day. We spent the morning walking around the city and took a tour called Snapshots of Tahiti in the afternoon. Again it was warm and humid. We were the only cruise ship in … Continue reading Papeete, French Polynesia
Bora Bora
Bora Bora in French Polynesia I was very excited as we pulled into port after another four days at sea. We were going to be the only cruise ship docked there and we had to ride in a tender to get to shore. We assembled in the Queens room to get our tickets … Continue reading Bora Bora
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
Cruising, Eating, Eating, Eating
I’d been sailing, for days at a time on the Great Lakes and in the Whitsunday Islands, the hard way. I’d never been part of a traveling city party. My brother said, “You will like cruising, it will be wonderful.” But I wasn’t sure, sitting around all day eating, socializing did not seem to be … Continue reading Cruising, Eating, Eating, Eating
Cunard Queen Elizabeth
The internet on board is terrible. I will update and post the pictures that go with this when I get to Australia. We left out Hotel at 12:00 noon and called an Xuber big enough to hold our luggage. I struggled to get my three bags rolled down the hall to the elevator. Our driver … Continue reading Cunard Queen Elizabeth
Sausalito and Ferry back to San Francisco
The tour ripped me away from Muir woods and hauled me to Sausalito. A busy little town with lots of tourist stuff and some very nice galleries. We were hungry from being with trees and walked to The Trident restaurant. We got seats overlooking the water. Patsy got by a fire to get warm: We weren't … Continue reading Sausalito and Ferry back to San Francisco
Muir Woods National Monument
Seeing Trees Smelling Trees In Trees Of Trees One with Trees Being Trees This time we arranged the tour the night before online through GuideYou.com and called the next morning to double check they were really going to pick us up at the hotel. They came right on time. The trip was 45 minutes a … Continue reading Muir Woods National Monument
Yosemite in a day
6:15 am we were standing in front of Travelodge by the Bay wailing for our pick-up for a one day bus trip to Yosemite National Park from San Francisco. 6:20 am an airport van pulled up. Not for us, a family with lots of luggage got in. I double checked my receipt from Greyline San … Continue reading Yosemite in a day
Visions from Two Continents. 