loving retirement
Day 38: re-packing and resting Our first day in Auckland was pretty chill. We re-packed some of our things and spent most of the day resting and napping. Ship life was hard work. I kept wondering when the relaxing would kick in. We took a bus to the harbour and went for a short walk….
Day 32: Nuku’alofa, Tonga We slept through docking…but it didn’t feel like we were docked. We were perched parallel to the shore and not in the (shallow) bay. Ocean waves are hitting the side of the boat and “shattering” it pretty hard. It was honestly rougher than the previous few days of passage. He made…
Day 26: not Aitutaki Arutanga, Aitutaki was far too stormy and the seas too rocky for us to get in. After the captain announced our delay, we slept in. Since it was too deep to anchor, we were just bobbing around near the island we could barely see. After the delay and with no improvement,…
Day 22: Nūnu’e, Bora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia Our day started off with a bit of a hiccup. Our ship couldn’t enter the bay due to a 40mph windy storm. The Captain had to swing out and around and make another approach. (In a ship, this is a bigger deal than in an airplane,…
hosted table for formal night, so tired, the bridge,
Hawaii: Kahuliu, Maui; Hilo, Hawii; Honolulu, Oahu; and Kona, Hawaii
happy thanksgiving
Happy Pi Day
Denver Pride We walked down and spent Saturday at Denver Pride with some friends from our building and some of their people. It was only 85º, but with too little shade and this close to the sun, the day was pretty dang brutal. ouch! Still, it was a lot of fun. The best tshirts we…
You two will look dapper in a seersucker suit and floral hat!