Location map

No sunrise again, too many clouds. It was 9 degrees this morning and the pool was sort of warm in spots. However, it was very bouncy again and got quite rough at times. I actually quit 5 minutes before the end of my usual stay as it got quite nasty. Didn’t want one of those poor lifeguards jumping in to rescue me, lol. Lots of swell out on the ocean and the ship has been bouncy all day.

Here’s a photo of the Wind Jammer dining room as they are closing up this side for the lunch setup.

The inside of the ship is comfortably warm, except near the doors leading outside, those foyers are not so pleasant.

Carl joined me for dinner after his gym session. He’s been doing lots of planning for his Canadian tour. He said he even has bear spray as well as insect spray!!!

Here’s another of those unsigned displays.

Probably won’t see the sunset tonight as it’s at 9 pm. Just a bit late for me, but looking out at the clouds, not going to see much anyway, so here’s it at 7.30.

Location map and lack of sunrise 6 am!

A very grey start ot the day, horizon filled clouds! The pool was a little warm, but you have to take a shower before getting into the pool and that was very cold indeed. Quite windy and only 12 degrees, but I think the wind chill factor must have been nearer zero, lol. Pool wasn’t too rocky either as you can see the ocean was quite smooth again. Not so much this evening, a bit of rocking going on now.

Stayed an hour in the pool which was an extra 15 minutes, too scared to get out, LOL. At least the interior of the ship is heated now as well so it wasn’t too bad getting back to my room and that lovely hot shower.

This is a portion of the corridor I use to get to and from the pool. I’m about half way down it, so much the same behind me!

There are also displays in the corridors, but they have absolutely nothing in writing to say what they are for or contain.

Once again a quiet day. Caught up with Carl at dinner. Another hour forward on our clocks tonight. Sunset was also nothing much as too many clouds still around.

Location map

Had a bad night, so no sunrise this morning, as I slept through it! The pool was only lightly heated, so didn’t stay in as long as I usually do, however I had asked Carl to pop by and get a photo to prove I’ve been in the pool, LOL Icy wind again!

The pool was actually very quiet today, none of the regulars in the deck chairs! Getting too cold for them. The water also was quiet. Not much of a swell out there today, the ocean was very flat.

Just mooched along doing the usual once again! It would be nice if there wasn’t a bank of clouds on the horizon at sunset time!

Location map (6 pm) and sunrise colour 5.30 am

I usually sit out on the balcony, after the sunrise, for a couple of hours or so and do the location map at the same time. Well it’s getting too cold to sit out first thing! So I snapped the sunrise colour and went back to bed, forgetting the location map until dinner time, sorry!

There wasn’t much heat in the pool this morning, just enough to take some of the chill out of the water. It’s the icy wind when getting out that’s more of a problem. Not sure if this is going to continue much longer, lol. Mind you I’m quite amazed at myself for what I have managed to do pool wise.

The day just disappears. By the time I’ve been to the pool, showered and had brunch it’s usually getting on for 11 am. Then a bit of family tree, games & reading, more family tree and it’s time for dinner. I joined Carl tonight, as I’m quite a bit slower than he is getting there, LOL.

Here’s a photo of deck 5 from deck 7. Not quite sure why it turned blue, must have been something to do with the glass I photographed it through, even though it doesn’t look blue visually, the camera obviously sees something else.

Also, here’s the latest towel animal, a seal. We have another time change tonight, Perth will be 16 hours into the future!

Location map 7 am

We had to go forward another hour last night, and as I was awake half the night, it was 7 before I woke properly and I had missed the sunrise. However, I hadn’t missed the pool opening at 8. They were a little late as they were having problems removing the netting which is used overnight. It hadn’t had warmed water pumped in for very long so it was slightly chilly in spots. Once again it was very bouncy but a different bounce to the last session, maybe we were hitting the ocean swell at a different angle.

After brunch I went down to the excursions desk as I hadn’t been able to book a tour in Victoria (Canada) before I left home. Sorted that and then back to my room for, guess what, rest and relaxation, LOL.

I did finish the jigsaw, as Carl didn’t like it overly much, I couldn’t just leave it partly done!

Carl popped into the dining room to grab some water, all hot and sweaty after his gym session. He sat and chatted for a while before heading off for a shower and a late dinner! The sunsets are getting later too, so was back in my room after dinner to get it.

Location map and sunrise 6-6.30. The sun appearing from behind the island of Hawaii.

All the misty stuff floating over the island is vog. Volcanic emissions reacting to sunlight and oxygen, basically volcanic smog. It is permanent in this area with the active Kilauea Volcano. They are expecting another eruption in a few days time.

We had to catch the tender again to get to shore. I had booked a glassbottom boat excursion, so then hopped onto another boat. the Marian. She was built by the guides’ father, in their backyard on the island. First off there was a large pod of spinner dolphins in the bay. We cruised over a couple of areas of coral reef. These were formed by corals growing on volcanic rock.

Lots of pretty fish, especially the bright yellow tang. Only thing with looking down is that you see the tops of everything. Until a swirl of water push the fish to their sides. There were long-spined sea urchins as well.

There were manta rays too, but hard to photograph. The ship looked good through a port hole!

Back on board for lunch and some relaxation! Then caught up with Carl at dinner. He had already eaten, so he kept me company while I had mine. We have 5 days of cruising now to Canada & the US. It’s getting close to the end of holidaying!

Location map and hint of colour 6.12

The pool was nicely heated again and not as bouncy as the last time. But still a swell or two to contend with occasionally. It did try raining a few times, but nothing much happened. However, the wind was icy when out of the pool and wet!

I had a bad night, didn’t sleep much at all, so after brunch I tried napping, but not to much avail. Here’s hoping tonight is better. Watched the Napali Coast pass by, read, played a few games, did some family tree, what a way to occupy ones time. LOL.

The Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, located on the northwest side of Kauaʻi, Hawaii, is a breathtaking 16-mile stretch of towering sea cliffs (pali) up to 4,000 feet high, deep narrow valleys, and waterfalls. Accessible only by air, sea, or a rigorous 11-mile hiking trail, it is renowned for its remote, pristine beauty and volcanic, rugged terrain. The ship went along the coast, then turned around and came back so balconies on both sides had a view. However, it was a bit like the New Zealand fjords, too much moisture hanging around making visibility very poor.

Managed to bump into Carl as he was coming down the stairs from the gym and I was heading for the elevators after dinner, bowl of fruit salad in hand.

The ship has definitely got more rocky as the day has gone on. When I went out to see if there was a sunset, there was a very strong breeze and white water rushing from the front.