Blogs from Oceans and Seas - page 82

Aw...gotta love the day at sea. Truthfully, we did not have cheeseburgers the entire time...I guess I thought it would be a cuter title than "Day Two" ... then again I guess I could quote another Jimmy Buffet song "It's 5'Oclock somewhere" as a catchy, yet, cliche title. Anyway, I did not realize until we had gotten back that I did not take any aerial view type photos of the ship. No pics of the decks or pool or pool slide....aw well. I think Im trying to get away from the era of "take a pic of anything" type days just to document my entire second on earth... Plus I think in the grand scheme of things, some people do not want to scroll through 1,000 pics of mine to look at a trip they did ... read more

Geo: 13.8064, 104.982Ráno vstáváme "brzy", abychom vše stihli. Vyrážíme na snídani do restaurace, kde jsme byli včera na večeři, protože jako jediná je schopna po ránu připravit kávu, balíme věci, které necháváme na pokoji a bereme mou motorku a vyrážíme. Jedeme asi 30km než dorazíme k příjezdové cestě do Koh Ker. Vstupné je 10$ což není úplně málo, ale co naplat. Během několika málo minut dorážíme k první budově komplexu. Sice jsme přejeli tu úplně první, což je Prasat Pram. Dále navštěvujeme Prasat Neang Khamu, Prasat Chen, míjíme vodní nádrž Rohal a konečně přijížd... read more

Geo: 19.3086, -81.2521TUESDAY, 1/7/14 – Tuesday morningAnne and I walked down the road to the end of the peninsula beyondthe Kiabo Beach Bar to an area called Starfish Point. Road access tothe area is blocked by a locked entrance gate that leads out to thepoint through what appears to be an abandoned development. Parkingat the circle at that entrance, you can walk to a “public beach”on the north side of the road and then up the beach to the area wheremany starfish frequent the sheltered waters near several short, man-made breakwaters extending from the beach. We walked up the beach,taking lots of pictures of the starfish, then, as we rounded thepoint, saw a good many boats either anchored or beached along theshore. Many of the tour operators include Starfish Point on theirschedule and that is what ... read more

Geo: 12.5329, 104.205Ráno vyrážíme směrem k Floating village s cílem najít tam nějaký homestay a přespat tam. Cesta po national highway číslo 1 není z nejpříjemnějších a tak jsme rádi, když konečně dorážíme k odbočce k floating village. Když dorážíme k přístavu, odkud se dá do vesnice dostat, jsme zhnuseni. Hned nás odchytává místní "mafie" a nutí nám jejich dopravu za tučnou částku. Snažíme se vzdorovat a najít si vlastní odvoz nějakým místňákem, ale nikdo si neodváží jít proti nim a tak nám nezbývá než se s... read more

There are 9 sea days during this crossing. 7 of them are in 1 sitting as we cross the Atlantic from Madeira to Ft. Lauderdale in Florida. Roisin signed up for the Pilates classes that are held at 8:00am every other sea day. I have managed to visit the gym every sea day. During my 1-hour workouts, I have cycled a total of 125 miles and burned a total of just over 3500 calories. However, as each dessert aboard must be at least 3000 calories, you can see I'm fighting a losing battle!! There are certainly some characters that pass through the gym during my sessions. I don't mean characters such as the lobster from the little mermaid or the parrot from Aladdin I mean larger than life characters that I doff my imaginary hat and ... read more