Monthly Archives: June 2015

Wah …tool … ko Hola from Meh … hee … ko We pulled into tiny Santa Cruz bay in the municipality of Huatulco well before sunrise … we had a tour booked for later in the morning so we decided … Continue reading →

The ship’s blurb was pretty stark – Cabo, a place where rampant development meets ecological rape! (Not in those words of course, but the message was clear) … hmmmm, what to expect?? Cabo is at the southern tip of the … Continue reading →

San Diego looks like a really nice city (… as American cities go: Seattle and Boston come to mind). We took a tour on a “trolley” which was a great city orientation. No stops, but we went through many places … Continue reading →

After 5 days at sea (that were remarkably smooth, and much cooler than we expected) we arrived at Los Angeles. Big passenger turnover here, and for those disembarking it was minor chaos (for the boys, a clu…f…). The ship was … Continue reading →

This is it … the clear highlight of our first five weeks! If ever you come to Hawaii, save your pennies, throw away your fears, and do this flight … We took a little machine with NO DOORS! Jan and … Continue reading →

Kauai is the most western, the oldest, the wettest, and I reckon, the most extraordinary of the main Hawaiian islands … you’ll see why, soon. An altogether too short a visit started when we pulled into the tiny habour at … Continue reading →

We anchored off the little town of Lahaina on the west side of Maui. In times gone by Lahaina was a bustling whaling town. Hundreds of whaling boats and thousands of sailors must have made it a pretty colourful place. … Continue reading →

We took a short bus tour in the morning. Brand new bus: we were the first ever passengers aboard. Also the first accident for the bus: an terrible grinding underneath at the back as we negotiated a tight steep turn … Continue reading →

Four relaxing days at sea. Then we arrived at Hilo, the main town on the “Big Island” of Hawaii. This volcano, Mauna Kea, is now inactive. Hard to believe from this view it is 14,000 feet, plus more than 20,000 … Continue reading →

For those enjoying the photos I have just posted updates to the postings for the last four ports … Papeete, Huahine, Rangiroa, Nuku Hiva … … love this free wi-fi in Starbucks in Hilo, Hawaii … visited the volcanoes this morning … … Continue reading →