Thursday, January 29, 2015
After five days at sea we arrived in
Honolulu, Hawaii on a very dreary, overcast and rainy morning. Certainly not the usual sunshine we all
expected. So off to Walmart Cindy headed
to pick up a couple items and some resupply of cold remedies while Curt
remained on board. We had a lovely view of the city and Aloha Tower from our
balcony. The ship departed for Apia, Samoa
on time at 8PM.
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Our first of many glutony Sunday
brunch days arrived. On each Sunday the
ship is at sea, the Chef and his staff do an amazing brunch to feed the
passengers. During this segment of the
WC, we were treated to having Master Chef Commendatore Alfredo Marzi added his
touch to the fine dining on board. This
Sunday we joined a table of friends from previous World Cruises - Sarah and Paul Su, Noemi and Sergio Pescard,
Debbie Shields (Port Lecturer), and entertainer Jennifer Fair. We ate and laughed so much we could hardly
walk out of the room.
Also a waiter serving on board is
Pong our very good friend from Thailand.
Pong hosted us, in September, on a wonderful tour in Thailand and a
tasty lunch along with several other of our Thailand friends.
Monday, February 2, 2015
Crossing Date Line (The Day that
Isn't)
On this "day that wasn't"
we crossed the International Dateline and the Equator between February 1st and 3rd, 2015 on the World Cruise. Other than all the pollywogs getting initiated
to shellback status, the most exciting thing that happened is Curt saw and took
a picture of a Brown Boobie - the bird kind, of course!
Thursday, February 5, 2015
A lovely breeze greeted us in HOT and
HUMID Apia, Western Samoa, the capital city.
The locals are always very warm and friendly. One of the ladies even remembered Cindy from
our visit last October and the items she purchased from her - perhaps too much
shopping.....
Apia is a lovely island, with waterfalls,
white sand beaches, year-round temperatures averaging 79 degrees F, a variety
of markets and even culture as Robert Louis Stevenson, the author, spent his
last years here.
There is still some visible damage
from the 2009 earthquake and tsunami.
Departure at approximately 5PM for
Bay of Islands, New Zealand, three sea days sail.
Friday, February 6, 2015
Volcano Day!!!!!!!
Somewhere near Tonga and the Tropic
of Capricorn, we were amazed to see a volcanic island rising from the ocean. This was something we had never seen before.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Bay of Islands, New Zealand, only 13
sea days and two ports from Los Angeles!
Everyone was glad to see New Zealand even though it is overcast but so
far no rain. We have not had the best of
weather these first two weeks and will see what the future brings. A couple of nights were very rough seas. Bay of Islands is a gorgeously
beautiful scenery location, green and lush.
Today the temperature is about 70 degrees F. It is located on the northern most point of
NZ and Pahia, the small town, is in a lovely harbor. The area is surrounded by history, Maori's
(natives), Kauri forest, dolphins and lot's of nature.
Ka kite ano - see you in Auckland
tomorrow!
