June 15, 2025

HONOLULU - Day 2

I had such a relaxing day I hardly took any photo's. Patrick picked me up from the Ship and we went to the local's beach spot down near Diamond Head and the War Memorial - way less crowded than Waikiki Beach in front of the hotels. I left my phone locked in the car for peace of mind. We swam and chatted and I met some of his friends. Later we had garlic shrimp from a yummy spot, recommended by one of the food truck vendors.  Patrick surprised me with a bag of hard pretzel treats before dropping me back at the Ship and sadly it was time to say Aloha to him! I hit the gym and did a long Peloton workout, as we sailed out of Honolulu.

Dinner tonight was a 50th Birthday celebration for Aussie Rina! Two of her besties David Austin, my next door neighbor and Paul Fishman, my favorite retired chef, surprised her and dressed up to give her a proper Hawaiin celebration!! It turned out to be the one time Paulie didn't come to me for costume help - he could have borrowed my seashell bra!!

KUCHING, MALAYSIA - BORNEO ISLAND

By Pat Patrick • May 22, 2026
BORNEO ISLAND is a fascinating place, that I had honestly only heard of from the reality tv show Survivor. I'm still learning so much, but I had no idea it is the largest island in Asia and 3rd largest island in the World! It is a mini continent, with 3 different Countries sharing the island's land mass ( Indonesia 73%, Malaysia 26% and Brunei 1% ). We are only going to 2 ports in Malaysia now, one in each of the states of Sarawak and Sabah . Below is a video that highlights and explains thing well.

PORT OF SINGAPORE

By Pat Patrick • May 21, 2026
The Port of Singapore is massive and thus deserving of it's own post!

SINGAPORE - CLOUD FOREST

By Pat Patrick • May 20, 2026
Right next to the Flower Dome in Gardens by the Bay is the Cloud Forest Dome .They sell the entry tickets as a joint package. The Cloud Forest currently has a special exhibit, Jurassic World The Experience incorporated into the forest.