The Port of Lyttleton and Christchurch proper gave us a memorable day. The weather was great and we got a few surprises along the way. We had two excursions scheduled that would take up most of our time in port. Our first excursion took us out on a catamaran on the bay leading into the […]
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Cruising: Day 26 – Wellington, New Zealand
“Windy” Wellington lived up to it’s reputation. We awoke this morning to find out the ship was going to be about 1 hour late arriving into Wellington due to high winds. It turns out that the winds were in excess of 60 mph! Add that to an expected high in the 50’s and I knew […]
Cruising: Day 24 – Auckland, New Zealand
We had a really nice first day in New Zealand. When we walked off the ship it was a cool wet morning. The chance of rain was obvious and the chill from the wind told us we were definitely out of the tropics for good. We boarded a bus for a 3 hour drive south […]
Cruising: Day 21 – Suva, Fiji
Our day started off with an excursion that took us deep into the rain forest on the main island of Fiji. At times the road out to the location was really bumpy and muddy, which seemed like a bad idea considering we were in a city bus. We doubted if this was the best place […]
Cruising: Day 19 – Pago Pago, American Samoa
Pago Pago in American Samoa was a nice visit. The weather was a bit warmer and more humid than we’d experienced so far, but it was a fun day. We began our day with an excursion that toured a small part of the island. Today was Sunday so not a lot was open, but we’re […]
