October 22, 2025

WOW!!! PALAU is the tropical Paradise I have been dreaming about! This is trip just reached a new level of OMG!!

Our Ship was tendered right off the Palau Pacific Resort and we had use of their dock and lovely facilities for the 3 days we were here.

I went on the best snorkeling trip of my life, to date, with this fun group of ten. The operator was Fish n Fins and our main guide Anna, from Germany, was amazing! So knowledgeable and passionate about her job. First class tour, thank you Ben so much for organizing!

L circling R: Lori, Scott, Delia, Ben,Phil, Kim, Lynn, Bosco, Me & Christy

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It was as gorgeous below the water as on top. I borrowed these photos from various freinds since I don't have an underwater camera - thanks David, Sherrie, Brent and Lyn. The CLAMS so cool and colorful, brilliant corals, Blue starfish, turtles and white and black tip SHARKS! I didn't see these jelly fish but had to include, so spectacular! There is an area called jelly fish lake.

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To top it all off, the most gorgeous sunset as we headed back to the ship!

HAPPY EASTER from BALI, INDONESIA

By Pat Patrick • April 6, 2026
Easter turned out to be a travel day for Bosco and I as we were extremely limited in when we could be seen by the Australian Border Control to disembark from the Ship, for a scuba diving adventure in Raja Ampat that I have had reserved, for over 18 months! We flew from Perth to Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Easter afternoon.

FREO ARTS FESTIVAL AND COUSINS!!

By Pat Patrick • April 6, 2026
I have been really excited to get to Fremantle / Perth for my first time. I have had a few friends live here over the years and I have a second cousin, James Murphy, who I have only ever spoken too briefly, over the last 35 years and that I would love to meet in person. Jim is the older brother of Paul who I met up with in Melbourne a few weeks ago.

FREMANTLE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

By Pat Patrick • April 6, 2026
Greetings from FREMANTLE or FREO as the locals call it! Getting here took a long week at Sea, as we hid out and dodged wave surges from two cyclone systems. Our departure from Adelaide was timed to carefully avoid the path of Cyclone Narelle and we hugged the southern coastline of Australia, in the shallow waters of the Great Australian Bight . Later in the week we sheltered near Point Culver, before taking the turn and heading North along the western coastline.