The country of Namibia was one place I never expected to visit, thus, it was with some anticipation I disembarked at the port city of Walvis Bay a few days…
Life and time are incredible. Today 2 years ago I had just lost my breasts, my hair, and was deep in the throe of chemotherapy. I was shackled by Covid,…
Since our itinerary was changed to now include a visit to Africa, there was one thing we had to do.. Go on safari. And while it was a bugger to…
It's taken seven straight days of traversing a strangely calm Indian Ocean to reach Mauritius, the 3rd of our 13 ports of call on this half world crossing. First, these…
Change Of Plans
Initial Cruise Itinerary
New Cruise Itinerary
I learnt years ago to keep an open mind when travelling, and this new adventure proves the case. Six weeks ago we were…
Darma Travels Makeover
It’s been just over two years since my last post but I haven’t been idle. Shortly after that last blog I was diagnosed with breast cancer.…
Wet Weather Musings
It's a wet Sunday morning - La Nina has made an early entrance this summer to the east coast of Australia, perfect weather to sit and get…
Who would have thought that 20 days after arriving home from our 'Global Adventure', a pandemic would be called and, 18 months later, we would still be grounded!
Carpe Diem
Without…
A highlight of this adventure was always going to be sailing into Sydney Harbour and viewing our country through the eyes of foreigners and I am happy to report that…
No doubt inspired by my numerous visits to this country as a child, I have long considered New Zealand, Australia’s poorer, less sophisticated neighbour. Well, I got that wrong, didn’t…
Its taken five days to traverse the 2365 nautical miles between Honolulu and Papeete, Tahiti. And as we tipped over the equator, back into the Southern Hemisphere, the days became…
I write this from our cabin which is currently groaning and shuddering due to the buffering it is receiving from those infamous Pacific Ocean trade winds. The further behind we…
There are approximately 1950 passengers and 800 crew onboard our ship. Before we can disembark San Francisco, each and every one of us must personally meet face to face with…
The clocks went back again last night, we are now 19 hours behind Australia. This means that when we awoke this morning – January 26th, 2020, the time at home…
As the sun once again rises in the east, we continue our ever-westward journey. The Pacific Ocean – so familiar and comforting after the Atlantic offers us whales and dolphins…