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 »