At noon our position was 3deg, 53min South, 137deg, 43min West. Yep, last night we crossed the Equator. Only the second time for me; the first time was in 2006 when I visited Kenya. So, of course King Neptune held court this afternoon at the pool deck. The stage performers gave a silly skit where … Continue reading Crossing the Line

I don't read anymore. Every now and then I would binge-read - Steven Brust's Jhereg series, David Eddings' Belgariad, J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. But I stopped reading new stuff when I moved to California 12 years ago. I can't blame television, as I've slowed down on that, too. For years the only things … Continue reading One Week, Three Books

Position - 10deg, 5min North; 131deg, 55min West. Cruising to Nuku Hiva As I retired from a computer systems integration role at Lockheed Martin, I consider myself somewhat of a geek/nerd. Therefore, I will occasionally add technical information in my blog. So, here are the electronics joining me on my cruise: Mobile Phone: Motorola Nexus … Continue reading First Technical Post

TL/DR - The food is amazing. The other night was our first formal dining night... (Short aside: During our 132-day cruise there will be about two dozen formal nights. By the second night I will have worn a suit more while on my retirement cruise vacation than I did in my last 10 years as … Continue reading First Food Entry

10-Jan: The captain announced at noon we would be half-way between San Francisco and our first port of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands. So far, we've traveled about 1300 nautical miles. Since I'm a nerd, here's the Wikipedia on the history of nautical miles. More immediate is that the captain said we should be … Continue reading Half Way