Blogs from Oceans and Seas - page 21

We've spent the last 3 days at Barrier Landing just taking in the tranquility of this area. There has been a few boats come & go during our stay here, a few of the yachts that will be doing the Marley Point Overnight Race over the weekend, left this morning to start their two day journey to Marley Point. Yesterday we walked along 90 Mile Beach to the Entrance - the bar. A good walk on very soft sand that took about 3 hours in all. The sea was flat, just prefect for a jet ski to come out through the Entrance for a fast ride on the sea. The dredger remained doing its thing & the internal dredgers at the crossing of the entrance were also busy as we could see the sand being pumped ... read more

Tuesday 6 March Boarded just in time in pouring rain at 2pm but once on board all was good. Have been on Pacific Dawn once before some years ago but it has undergone a refurbishment, for the better, and neither Roz nor I remembered much of it. Our cabin is 5187 - an ocean view cabin - which in fact is quite roomy. The location of the bed on the side of the room rather than under the window is much more functional than our previous trip. The shower bay is (relatively) huge compared to other ships we have been on. I can at lease swing a cat in there. Had the usual safety at sea presentation and tried on our life jackets at 3.30pm and then the ship was underway shortly after 4pm. The rain ... read more

Our flight from LA to Nadi crosses the International Date Line. We depart the US on Thursday and arrive in Fiji on Saturday. For us, Friday 2nd March does not exist. It’s a weird concept to get your head around. Look at the trouble it caused Phileas Fogg. How will my FitBit cope? It will ruin my daily step average. It’s making my brain hurt. Time for a beer…... read more

The swell had subsided overnight, but remained a bit rolly this morning. This is not what we wanted in the cove. The cove has 13 boats anchored, all waiting for the next front to pass which is expected to hit around 11am. Everyone slept until late morning and the day was spent waiting waiting for the weather to change once again. Photo caption: "Holy cow Batman, the bat cave!" Late in the morning probably closer to lunchtime we ventured over to Heatwave, the catamaran with us for a coffee. Whilst we we there the Brighton catamaran broke anchor and took off straight for us. The speed was incredible, we all thought it had its motor going, fortunately Andrew started his cat and moved forward about 2 feet and the wayward catamaran pulled up about 2 feet ... read more

Donnerstag, 22.02.2018 See: Regen, Min. 26°C Max. 29°C Gestern Abend als wir nach unserem „Schlummerbierchen“ in die Kabine kamen lag folgende Einladung auf unserem Bett. Liebe Gäste Wir freuen uns sehr, Sie zu einer geführten Küchenbesichtigung einzuladen. Diese ist ausschliesslich Perla Oro und Perla Diamante Mitgliedern vorbehalten. Bitte kommen sie am 22. Februar um 10:15 Uhr am Eingang des Restaurantes Taurus, auf dem Deck 2, von wo ein Costa-Vertreter, Sie zu einer interessanten Tour begleitet auf welcher Sie die spannende Arbeit unserer Küchenchefs und ihrer Assistenten hautnah erleben können. Mit freundlichen Grüssen Guest Relation Manager Monica Renzanigo Die Besichtigung liessen wir uns natürlich nicht entgehen, und waren pünktlich um 10:15 Uhr am angegeben... read more