July 28, 2025

HOMER, ALASKA, USA - Day 1

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This is prettiest Port in Alaska!! The mountains that surround the Port are majestic and the wild fireweed everywhere is just stunning! I loved this sleepy little Port. We docked here for 2 days and had the place to ourselves except for the locals and summer campers who were also here enjoying the beauty and quaintness of this special place. The Peonies Festival was in full bloom while we were here, so walking around the downtown in the lovely sunshine was delightful. The ship provided a shuttle into town, since the pier sits out on the far end of a Spit of Land, that creates a nice beach, marina and boating areas, about 5 miles away from the downtown and residential areas.

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I really enjoyed all the quaint local touches and we had a yummy late lunch of Pizza at Fat Olives.

BUNAKEN ISLAND, INDONESIA

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Thursday, October 23rd we arrived in the Port of Bitung, Indonesia to huge fan fare despite the pouring rain. Turns out we were the first cruise ship to visit this Port in a long time!

KOROR, PALAU

By Patricia Patrick • October 22, 2025
WOW!!! PALAU is the tropical Paradise I have been dreaming about! This is trip just reached a new level of OMG!!

COLONIA, YAP STATE, MICRONESIA

By Patricia Patrick • October 16, 2025
Got to love a place that sells shirts saying " Where the heck is Yap? " Colonia ( population 3,100 ) is the Capital and Harbor town of Yap State ( population 11,600 ) one of four states in the Federated States of Micronesia. We are in the Pacific Ocean or Philippine Sea just north of the equator, Papua New Guinea and Australia.