I forgot to title my last update – it should have read “Goodbye Cairns”. The next day we traveled to Magnetic Island Marina. I will sing the praises of the wonderful day. This is “happiness stuff” for power boats heading against the normal f…
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Mystery Ship Adventures 2012-07-27 14:54:00
July 23, 2012 – we finally left Cairns and headed south. The cruising is a bit splashy, but we expected as much. Once the boats are all salty the oceans level out. We pull into the anchorage at Dunk Island and have a peaceful night with minimal swell…
Mystery Ship Adventures 2012-07-27 14:54:00
July 23, 2012 – we finally left Cairns and headed south. The cruising is a bit splashy, but we expected as much. Once the boats are all salty the oceans level out. We pull into the anchorage at Dunk Island and have a peaceful night with minimal swell…
Cruising Madagascar- Month One
Madadagscar wildlife at last! Our first stop after checking in and stocking up in Hellville was the island of Nosy Komba. There were several guesthouses, restaurants and souvenir shops with tourist customers ferried from Hellville in…
Bahamas Cruise 2012 Recap
Yes, another cruise has come to pass, albeit brief, we had a lot of fun. Ran into folks we haven’t seen in years and made new friends we hope to cross paths with again.Our Memphis real estate transactions held us up longer than expected and a hasty dep…
Escape
This morning we finally “escaped” from Cairns in northern Queensland. We arrived here 6 weeks ago hoping for extended time exploring and diving the outer reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately, for most of our time h…
Escape
This morning we finally “escaped” from Cairns in northern Queensland. We arrived here 6 weeks ago hoping for extended time exploring and diving the outer reefs of the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately, for most of our time h…
THE ROMANTIC MEDIEVAL CITADEL OF MONEMVASIA
A particularly interesting and romantic place is the medieval Byzantine town of Monemvasia, located on a steep fortified island rising dramatically from the sea, and connected by a causeway to the mainland.Impressive Monemvasia Island is known as the
National Parks and Wild Life
Almost! We almost saw a cassowary. Cassowary – prehistoric – big, black, flightless bird, aprox. 5 feet tall, with blue head, red wattle, grey comb (like and axe stuck in it’s head), can be ferocious (?? Big Bird??), leaves BIG piles of “sign” on t…
