Yearly Archives: 2012
The Rain in Brisbane Falls Mainly on our Bus
OK, this title doesn’t really rhyme like the old saying because the locals don’t say Bris’-bain, theyView full post »
Scintillating Sydney
We entered Sydney harbor at about 5:30 am, just before sunrise. The main harbor basin is close to downtown and the skyView full post »
Kangaroos, Koalas and Aboriginal Kustoms
Today, our 2nd in Melbourne, we are going to scout out some kangaroos and koalas and get a good background onView full post »
Museum, Memorial and Monolith in Melbourne
“Well, well, well…we’re back in Melbourne, back in Australia!” (This is the opening statement from Glenn Fry on theView full post »
Tantalizing Tasmania
We arrived on solid ground this morning in Hobart, Tasmania glad that the crossing of the Tasman Sea is behind us butView full post »
Smooth Sailing on the Tasman Sea
Not much to report today – we are at sea and so far so good…the infamous Tasman Sea seems to be at rest. Dale hasView full post »
The Voyager Sounds off on Valentine’s Day
We woke up this morning to see two amazing things out our window – first, it was sunny! And second, we were traversingView full post »
Driving in Dunes in Dunedin
Today is our last port in New Zealand and it is with a sad heart that we say good-bye to this beautiful country andView full post »
Getting Acquainted with Akaroa
Today we arrived to Akaroa, New Zealand. Akaroa is Maori (the native language) for “long harbor”. It is the onlyView full post »