Watching BBC, we are hearing about a major investigation in Britain about children, ages 4 to 12, who were told their parents had died in the Battle of… Read more “Sydney, Day Two”

This is Australia’s city, with apologies to Melbourne, Brisbane, Carnes, Perth, and Alice Springs. Sydney has a population of about 4.4 million; Australia, about 7.1.  The city has… Read more “Sydney”

If my arithmetic is correct, this 16 February and we are 17 hours ahead of Minneapolis, Springfield, Lacona, and Pleasantville, about the same in Mexico and Ecuador;… Read more “Auckland, Day Zero”

French Polynesia is called French Polynesia because that’s where it is and it was colonized by the French. It is one of the Society Islands because there… Read more “Bora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia”

There is also a Tahiti Iti, which would be a smaller island if the two weren’t connected at one point. One explanation was “Nui” means large and “Iti”… Read more “Tahiti Nui”

Manta is a South American city, not a tourist destination, which made it very different from our other stops. It reminded us of towns in Mexico off… Read more “Manta, Ecuador”

The morning started with breakfast on Deck 6 by the pool, with fruit, juice, coffee, and eggs benedict, with the roof raining gently as the deck staff… Read more “Doré in Bonaire”

 I was on 6 deck alone. I got on the train that runs along the deck and then went straight up to the next deck and then… Read more “Doré’s dreams”

Rainbows don’t seem that uncommon with all the squalls that seem to be bouncing around. But they are different. I’m not sure if it is because of the… Read more “Rainbows and Time Zones”