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Days 69-70: Sydney
Sydney Opera House I’m sure that I took far too many pictures of the opera house, but it really is a stunning place, and our tender stop...
Mark Rosenthal
Mar 164 min read


Day 67: Hobart, Tasmania, Au
Tasmanian Devil The forecast was for rain today, but we we finally completed immigration and got into Hobart, home of the cleanest air on...
Mark Rosenthal
Mar 131 min read


Day 65: Cruising Milford Sound, NZ
Idyllic Milford Sound The southwest side of the South Island has Fjords, so our last day in New Zealand we visited Milford Sound, one of...
Mark Rosenthal
Mar 111 min read


Day 64: Dunedin, NZ
View of Otago harbor Dunedin is located pretty far south on the South Island, at the end of Otago harbor, which is pretty large. We...
Mark Rosenthal
Mar 101 min read


Day 63: Christchurch,NZ
Lyttelton harbor The port for Christchurch was about a 35 minute bus ride to the city center. The queue was long, so we decided to take...
Mark Rosenthal
Mar 81 min read


Day 61: Bay of Islands, NZ
This day, March 6, marks the halfway point of our journey. Each country seems to be getting better, and after to northern part of the...
Mark Rosenthal
Mar 82 min read


Day 59: Tauranga, NZ
A splendid start to a splendid day Our 2nd stop in New Zealand didn’t have me too excited, but after the fun and freedom of scootering...
Mark Rosenthal
Mar 62 min read


Day 58: Auckland, NZ
Auckland skyline We arrived in New Zealand a day early due to Typhoon Alfred spinning off the coast of north Australia. Sailing into...
Mark Rosenthal
Mar 51 min read


Day 53: Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Eastern Roratonga The 2 Cook Islands stops both involved an anchorage and ride over to the islands by riding the lifeboats, or “Tenders”....
Mark Rosenthal
Mar 12 min read


Day 52: Aitutaki, Cook Islands
Scootering Paradise We had heard some good things about the Cook Islands from some folks in Moorea, and everything was true. Before...
Mark Rosenthal
Mar 12 min read


Days 48-50: Papeete and Moorea, Tahiti
Woman looking to the heavens This is a place that I have been wanting to visit for most of my adult life, so I am happy to report that it...
Mark Rosenthal
Feb 254 min read


Day 45: Pitcairn bounty bay passage
Population: 40 We didn’t actually debark here, as it was too rough for our tender boats. Some locals boarded the ship and set up a market...
Mark Rosenthal
Feb 241 min read


Day 42: Hanga Roa
Easter Island was a shining jewel in our travel around the globe. After five days at sea, everyone was anxious to get off the ship. I...
Mark Rosenthal
Feb 172 min read


Day 36: Valparaiso, Chile
This is our last stop on the continent of South America, and was scheduled for 2 days. We had planned to visit Santiago on the first day,...
Mark Rosenthal
Feb 152 min read
Nazareth
In Porto Montt Chile, we were driving to lake Varas when we saw Nazareth. What is it you ask? Nazareth is a drive by mortuary where you...
Mark Rosenthal
Feb 131 min read


Day 34: Puerto Montt
Fruitillar So, the first month of our around the world tour has passed. There was a celebration at dinner where the servers paraded...
Mark Rosenthal
Feb 122 min read
Siddhartha
“You have the obesity,” Sid said to me. Sid is from India and has been a personal trainer on the ship for some time now. I really like...
Mark Rosenthal
Feb 61 min read


Day 27: Usuhaia, Argentina
Beagle channel lighthouse With adverse weather approaching the Falkland Islands, we weren’t able to anchor and tender over to the pier....
Mark Rosenthal
Feb 52 min read


Day 23: Puerto Madryn
Patagonia We arrived to the northeast part of Patagonia, to the small town. It was a gorgeous day, and was warm but not too hot. We had...
Mark Rosenthal
Jan 311 min read


Day 21: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rojo Tango We arrived into port early, so were able to debark a couple hours early. We had scheduled a Tango dinner excursion for the...
Mark Rosenthal
Jan 272 min read
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