It is a good thing that I did get some time ashore in the Galapagos. Otherwise my impressions of it would have been horribly distorted. One of my core responsibilities is managing our internet connection. Given the sparse population of the Galapagos the solitary Satellite which looks after the region is oversubscribed and under resourced. […]
We traversed the Panama Canal yesterday. It took us about 12 hours and we are now anchored off Panama City. In the duopoly of Canals I have voyaged through the Panama canal is infinitely more interesting that the ridiculous Suez canal. For starters my friends the Dolphins turned up for an impromptue party as we came into […]
Hurrah I made it. I passed go, didn’t end up in Jail and returned to gainful employment. My journey was savage. I flew across the Pacific to Los Angeles and had to rest in a torturous bolt hole called the Hilton LAX. This puzzling hotel does not have mini bars. I was too tired to […]
When I had a job which involved travelling around New Zealand I always used to tell people I was from up north. Up north describes a great deal of New Zealand but the real up north is actually found in Northland. For my last weekend we drove up to my in-laws to stay in at […]
Just as important as the multitudes of Kiwis following my blog are the numerous and notable fans I have collected on my travels. Sadly most of them have never been to New Zealand. Sadly many of them never will. Even more sad have been some of my tourist pitches of New Zealand. Last year when […]
Caution: the video embedded in this blog contains course language, racial stereotypes and a large almost life threatening amount of satire. A couple of years ago I was introduced to this video by the Great Aussie Battler who could recite sections of it verbatim. It serves to explain why Australians get so excited about Straya […]
There you have it. I have travelled around the world. I have actually been around the world in the last solar year. Starting in New Zealand I first flew to Barcelona. I then back tracked. Going all the way to the Seychelles by boat stopping in France, Egypt and Oman. I then ended up in […]
Well we made it to Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is arrestingly American, Latin American with a dash of Caribbean After tying the boat up and taking care of US border control formalities a few of us ventured out for a drink at the micro brewery. It was my first drink with a lot of the crew […]
Happy New Year! I started writing this a few days before but I expect it will be well after New Years when I post it. When I last left you we were in Barbados. After leaving Barbados we steamed steadily northwards to Saint Thomas. America being America, we did not tie up because of the […]
Well I safely made it across the Atlantic again. Obviously this crossing was a bit different for me. There was an absence of rinsing, sanding and watch keeping. My only excursions outside were to take part in our Atlantic crossing games and to have a swim about one day of of Barbados. I am happy to say […]