2026

  • java  pt 2

    java pt 2

    February 25-26, 2026 We spent two days in Jakarta, West Java, the capital of Indonesia. It…

  • Java Pt 1

    Java Pt 1

    February 24, 2026 Today we arrived in Semerang, Central Java. Our tour took us to Borobudur,…

  • Bali

    Bali

    February 21-22, 2026 Our two days in Bali were spent visiting temples, palaces and sampling Balinese…

  • Rinca Island

    Rinca Island

    February 19, 2026 Rinca is one of five islands in Indonesia where Komodo Dragons live. The…

  • darwin

    darwin

    February16, 2026 Darwin natives like to say that their’s is a resilient city. It has been…

  • cairns, day two

    cairns, day two

    February 12, 2026 The day finally arrived when I would snorkel on the Great Barrier Reef.…

  • Cairns, Day One

    Cairns, Day One

    February 11, 2026 We arrived pretty late today (around noon) in Cairns (pronounced: canz). As a…

  • sydney day TW0

    sydney day TW0

    February 6, 2026 Today our tour group got an early start for the Blue Mountains, about…

  • sydney day one

    sydney day one

    February 5, 2026 We began our entry to Sydney Harbour at 6:00 am. As we drew…

  • wellington

    wellington

    February 1, 2026 Note: Sorry for the late posting. We had very rough seas crossing from…