Left to right Greg Reinke, Captain Errol Stevens R.A.N. Retired, and myself.
Captain Stevens was my old commanding officer on H.M.A.S. Stalwart in 1978-79.
Anzac Cove June 25th 2014 25/06/14
Anzac Cove; During the night we steamed a Westerly course towards the Starit of Dardanelles. In the early morning with the Captain and duty officers of the watch on the bridge we transited again through the Dardanelles Strait. Upon clearing the Strait we steamed a North Easterly course towards Anzac Cove. We arrived at Anzac Cove at 8:00 a.m. Anzac Cove is a shallow bay on the Gallipol ... read more
Middle East » Turkey » Marmara Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more
Welcome to Jim & Colleen's travel blog for 2014, on Tuesday the 20th of May we depart on a 102 night cruise visiting many and varied exotic and not so exotic ports. We depart from Brisbane and return to Sydney on the 31st of August. One of the highlights of this trip will be meeting up with an old Navy mate in Mumbai. From there we head out to Agra for a visit to the Taj Mahal, which will be very exciting. It is a four day trip where we catch planes, trains, rickshaws, and get to spend much time with the locals. After visiting the Taj, we then pick up the ship in Duba... full info