Today is our fifth anniversary of posting…Photos of our new home for the next 38 nights…We hope…
We "borrowed" today's photos from Bob, our landlord here in Fairlight/Manly. Last night, while dark and cloudy we spotted two cruise ships...
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Facing the biggest challenge of our travels to date…Telling it like it is…Arrived in Sydney to a fabulous vacation home…
View from the veranda of our new holiday home in Fairlight/Manly, a suburb of Sydney. As we discussed in prior posts, we...
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Final Cruise Expenses – See totals here…Off we go to Sydney/Manly…Favorite cruise photos…
View of Sydney from the ship on embarkation day. Let's start with our expenses for the 12-night cruise on Celebrity Solstice from...
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Last full day aboard Celebrity Solstice…Packing day…Saying goodbye to new friends…
At the end of the day on Mystery Island, Vanuatu, the workers return to their homes at neighboring islands. Unfortunately, there are...
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Two days until cruise ends in Sydney…Wrapping up the good times…
While visiting New Caledonia, we stopped in a fabulous French patisserie taking photos of their fine offerings. After many nights of staying...
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Hard to resist…Rocking the night away…Lautoka, Fiji…
Freighter beyond a peninsula while docked in Lautoka, Fiji. I can't recall the last time we danced as much as we have on...
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Food aboard the ship….Being “real”…
Each night my meals consist of salmon or chicken breast with prawns and a side of spinach and mashed cauliflower. This cruise,...
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A fun video on “silent disco” night!…The unreality of life on a cruise…Routines become all encompassing…
This was a "silent disco" so you won't hear much in the way of sound. Living aboard a ship is comparable...
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March 7th…Our 22nd wedding anniversary…History of New Caledonia…Two fun photos from one year ago…
Do you see the rainbow in the background in this shot of New Caledonia? Today is a sea day. The Wi-Fi signal...
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Swoon worthy photo from friends…Yesterday’s stop at Lifou, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia….
Two newly born bush babies peering out at the world awaiting them In Marloth Park, South Africa. This photo was taken...
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