Monthly Archives: January 2023

15/112022 The captain made an announcement over the tannoy to say that one of the crew had had an accident and was going to be airlifted off the ship…… As we were so far off shore they were going to … Continue reading →

9/11/2022 At last the sun!!!!!! It was great to see the sunshine again, this is how I thought the South Pacific would be! We were serenaded when the tender docked………..its a shame I haven’t got it recorded………..it was something that … Continue reading →

7th November 2022 Fakarava is a 37 mile long atol which is so narrow in parts that you can easily see from one side to the other! This is the main road that travels along the spine of the island. … Continue reading →

5th November 2022 This movie clip sums up our stay in Tahiti!!!! I thought I would start this edition of the blog with a little video clip taken on our tour of Tahiti, safe to say this was not the … Continue reading →

3rd November 2022 The sun was just rising as we dropped anchor in the bay. Light cloud cover with a smattering of blue, it looked like we were in for a nice day! The views from the front of the … Continue reading →

3rd November 2022 This picture says all you need to know about our visit to Ultroa. We were lulled into a false sense of comfort when we got off the ship and it wasn’t raining, so we decided, as the … Continue reading →

Swimming With Sharks! 2nd November 2022 Our trip today on Bora Bora was titled “A Land & Sea Combo” so I knew we were going to do a bit of snorkelling and that we would be having a meal on … Continue reading →

31st October 2022 It was touch and go as to whether we were going to be able to get off the ship at Aitutaki, as the weather had been terrible and we we going to have to tender ashore as … Continue reading →

27th/28th October 2022 One of the first things you see from the ship on arrival in Tonga is the Royal Palace. This wooden structure was built in 1867 and with its white walls and red roof is quite a striking … Continue reading →

25TH October 2022 The weather today wasn’t looking too promising so we decided to take a taxi tour of this side of the island. Our first stop was at the Garden of the Sleeping Giant. The first 20 miles of … Continue reading →