EPISODE SEVEN: CAIRNS - LIKE THERE’S NO “R”
November 22, 2022 Sydney to Cairns Apparently Australians have no use for “R.” It’s Melbun, not Melbourne. It’s Cains, not Cairns....
EPISODE SIX: WE BE CRUIZIN’ (TASMANIA)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, NOVEMBER 12, 2022 Planning our ten week trip, I looked for where we might need some down time. At this point, about...
EPISODE FIVE: A NEAR MISS
Sydney: Monday, November 7, 2022 Welcome to Jetstar! After Virgin Australia Airlines challenged our carry-on weight we pre-empted...
EPISODE FOUR: MELBUN, NOT MELBOURNE
Our on-time flight arrived in Melbourne at 8:00 a.m. with all our dirty clothes in our suitcases. We were looking forward to the washer...
EPISODE 3: EVERYTHING IS FOUR HOURS AWAY
BUT FIRST WELLINGTON FOR A DAY 10/21/2022 We opted for no car in Wellington, our last stop on the north island of New Zealand. Our Uber...
KIA ORA! (A warm New Zealand greeting)
Our journey started on Tuesday, October 11, at 2:00 am, from our new home in Fort Pierce, Florida to Fort Lauderdale to catch a 7:05 am...
THE PART BEFORE THE TRIP
Most divers want to dive the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Tom is no exception. With the reef diminishing, a liveaboard is a...
Galloping to the Galapogos – The Last Chapter
Tom on the Humboldt Explorer Monday, December 7 through December 13, 2020 At 1:45 Tom joined new shipmates for his seven day Galapagos...
Galloping to the Galapagos - Chapter Six
Santa Cruz to San Cristobal to Quito and the Humboldt Saturday, December 5, 2020 At our final stop in Santa Cruz, we visited the Charles...
Galloping to the Galapagos - Chapter Five
Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Isabela Island - Urbina Bay and Tagus Cove Author’s note: Warning this may be TMI (too much information), if...