Norfolk Island Approaching Norfolk Island there is immediately something different. Pine trees. And for the first time since leaving Lima the humidity was less than 8700%. This is actually a very lovely island. Our tour started in the Bounty Museum, which is really more of a "stuff folks don't need anymore" museum. But yes, I'm … Continue reading Norfolk (Island)

"Caledonia" is Roman-era Latin for Scotland, so I expected English to be the language of the island of New Caledonia. I was wrong. Seems the island was named by Captain Cook, but then soon after the French jumped in. Despite the surprise French, Noumea was the first place we've visited since Lima where our ship … Continue reading New Caledonia

Savusavu, Fiji, is on the second largest island. Our tender landed us at a local marina, so we had to walk along the docks to get to the buses. I took the "Village & Kava" tour. The village was about an hour from "downtown" (Savusavu has around 6000 people). We started at the kindergarten. It … Continue reading Fiji

We docked at Nuku'alofa, Tonga. I'm sorry, but I can't read or hear that name without thinking of the Oompa-Loompa from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". I choose the "Historic Sites of Tonga" tour. Let's be honest, there wasn't much to see. There was a visit to the royal burial site and former State government … Continue reading Tonga

The Silver Dawn is a sister ship to the Silver Moon, the ship I was on in 2023. So I do not plan to duplicate the cabin information I posted here. My current cabin is the mirror of my previous one. However, there is some new stuff. Let's start with my door. Over the years … Continue reading Cabin