Monthly Archives: September 2015

After 4 days at sea with lights off and curtains drawn at night so as not to attract pirates(!), Jan arrived in Salalah, Oman. Not one of the world’s great tourist destinations! Because I wasn’t there, Jan thought she would … Continue reading →

After we cooled down from the heat of Petra we boarded our bus and headed for the Wadi Rum, about an hour and a half away … Upon arrival we dressed for the occasion … … and headed for the … Continue reading →

Petra … “a rose-red city half as old as time” We docked at the port city of Aqaba.. it was hot and very hazy due to the effects of a current sand storm. I teamed up with friends Tom and … Continue reading →

Blistering heat … sand … and oh, soooo many flies … Sounds like fun! We started the transit at 4:30 in the morning … first in the convoy … but couldn’t see many of the followers for the dust. When … Continue reading →

Another day of touring on my own … this time the ship had changed departure time and so our five and a half hour tour was reduced by an hour so we were off and running from the moment we … Continue reading →

Geoff had returned to Sydney and I boarded a bus for a 12 hour day visit to Jerusalem. A 3 hour bus ride and we had our first sight of the city. Our first stop was at Mount Zion situated … Continue reading →

We really didn’t get to see Cyprus. When we were leaving Malta on Wednesday I received an email that delivered a business surprise. Shit happens! After debate, Jan and I decided I needed to go home for a while to … Continue reading →

Another beautiful hot day … We took our time getting off the ship. As we did, a very pleasant chap (Chris) approached and offered us a little tour in his Mercedes. He showed us a church … … where the … Continue reading →

Valetta harbour is tiny and extraordinarily busy. You can see the whole harbour here behind the breakwaters. We went in and parked between those two big cruise ships. As you approach it looks like the whole city is just carved … Continue reading →

We anchored “under” Taormina and Mount Etna on another drop dead gorgeous morning. Notice the first, old fortified town perched right up top left. (… and the fort to the right of it.) Here’s a better look. We had decided to … Continue reading →