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FIRST POST FOR 2012

We’re enjoying the summer back in New Zealand, especially meeting up with family and friends, and will arrive back in Marmaris on 31 March.Envoy is still in our minds though as we renew insurances, and source spare parts. Most importantly we ordered …

Balinese Dances

Balinese dancing is world renowned and we decided to make an effort to see quite a bit in our short time here.  We traveled north to the Batubulan village to see our first dance performed in a dedicated theatre.  We had front row seats for th…

Umbria, Tuscany & the Pontine Islands

1st January 2012
Arriving at Ponza we found the place all but deserted.  The town looked quite “down-at-heel” in its winter garb, devoid of tourists and activity to disguise the shabbiness.  The landscape, however, was beautiful and the o…

Umbria, Tuscany & the Pontine Islands

1st January 2012
Arriving at Ponza we found the place all but deserted.  The town looked quite “down-at-heel” in its winter garb, devoid of tourists and activity to disguise the shabbiness.  The landscape, however, was beautiful and the o…

Umbria, Tuscany & the Pontine Islands

1st January 2012
Arriving at Ponza we found the place all but deserted.  The town looked quite “down-at-heel” in its winter garb, devoid of tourists and activity to disguise the shabbiness.  The landscape, however, was beautiful and the o…

Mooloolaba to Gold Coast

Well it is finally time to finish off 2011, since we’ve been home to Calgary and are now back and it is 2012. Man! Where does the time go?   O.K. so it’s Nov/11 and we were heading into Mooloolaba Marina, this is an in between spot after exiting …

CA Academy of Sciences and Japanese Tea Garden, San Fran, CA

Another fun thing that Christi did one day while Eric was at work was to go to the California Academy of Sciences and Japanese Tea Garden, both located in Golden Gate Park (the park is located close to the northwest … Continue reading

Sea Dog 1

Our beloved Sea Dog 1, Ginger, was diagnosed with cancer of the heart and liver today. She was a great friend, traveling companion and some times helped take care of family. When Julie had cancer, she was there with her taking care of h…

Winter lights

One upside to winter's shorter days is the nighttime lights. Whether from a passing
ship, a moored boat, or a nearby house, we enjoy being snug inside with a view to
lights twinkling i…

Angel Island, San Francisco Bay

We thought that while we were in San Francisco we would spend tons of time playing tourist and sightseeing, but we really didn’t. We have a lot of friends and family that live up there, so most of our free … Continue reading