Arrival home after sailing over 9000 miles - it is a beautiful sunny May day to sail into the Port of Vancouver.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Hilo, Hawaii
Flowers on display for sale in the market in Hilo. This is our last port of call before we arrive in Vancouver (next 5 days will be at sea)
Leaving Lahaina, Hawaii
Sail-away from the Port of Lahaina - I purchased the plumeria lei for $5 from a street vendor - it lasted for about 4 days - so fragrant and beautiful.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Port of Noumea, New Caledonia
Our first "port of call" since departing Sydney (3 days at sea to reach here) Upon disembarking the ship, we were immediately hit with the heat and humidity of Noumea.
Suva, Fiji
Coral reefs off the coast of Suva, Fiji - absolutely amazing how the ship sailed through it (of course we had the mandatory pilot boat leading)
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Sunday April 25 - Lautoka, Fiji
Sunday - April 25/2010 - Ship arrived in Lautoka, Fiji, at approximately 8:00 am The port here is very commercial with sugar cane warehouses everywhere. Being Sunday, here in Fiji, everything is closed, everybody goes to church here on a Sunday. We shared a taxi with a couple from Dallas, Texas, and went “on tour” on a broken down car with super host of a cab driver. His name was “Ram”. He made a great tour guide. We stopped at Viseisei village, which is a native village, comprising of a population of 800 with a chief. We were welcomed by the host of the village who gave us a brief tour and dialogue, being Sunday, we heard the whole Methodist church singing - a beautiful sound it was with speakers located in the eaves of the church. From there, Ram drove us to “the Gardens of the Sleeping Giant” a Raymond Burr project. He would be very proud today to see the variety of floral vegetation growing in his gardens - lots of orchids. From there Ram drove us to Nadi where we circled the town and stopped at the Hindu Temple. On the way back to Lautoka, he stopped and bought us watermelon at a roadside stand, excellent juicy fresh watermelon. Watermelon, sugarcane and live chickens are available for sale at roadside stands along the main roads. Arriving back in Lautoka, we went to Jack’s department store, which is the only store open here today. Jack’s has a free shuttle service that operates from their store to the ships, very interesting.
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