Dravuni is a very small Fijian island, directly south of the main island of Fiji. When I say “small”, I mean tiny – perhaps a half mile long, 200 acres in size. Dravuni is a very small Fijian island, directly south of the main island of Fiji. When I say “small”, I mean tiny – […]
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Savusavu is a smaller island, still part of Fiji. Here we have to take a tender into the shore. Dan, Sally, and I went down the main street browsing. Dan wanted to find some small fans for their cabin, to cool it off. Really not much to see in Savusavu, just a commercial street with […]
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Fiji, unlike most of the countries we visit on this trip is in Melanesia, as opposed to Polynesia. This designation has to do with which peoples settled the island group, more than its geographical location. Melanesians are darker skinned and they occupy New Guinea, the Solomons, and Fiji. Prior to getting off the ship in […]
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Bay of Islands is an historic area of New Zealand. It is the site of the signing, in 1840, of the treaty between the Maori and the English, known as the Treaty of Waitangi, which is a very important founding document of New Zealand. It established a British Governor of New Zealand, addressed Maori ownership […]
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Well, after a wonderful month in Devenport, it is time to board the ship for our cruise across the South Pacific back to the U.S.A. We packed everything up and restored our little home to the way we found it and waited (and hoped for) our ride to the ship. Far too much luggage to […]
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Our friends, Dan Hickox and Zaga Novakovic from Austin have joined the grand tour. Dan booked their Airbnb completely separately from me, but coincidently they wound up just across the fence from our place, and I saw their Uber deliver them. It sounds close, but due to the placement of the places, it is about […]
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I decided to climb up North Head, the second tallest volcanic hill in Devonport, having previously climber the tallest one, Victoria. Here is my target for the day, seen from Torpedo Bay. At the base of the hill, I discovered the Navy Museum – so I ventured in. New Zealand has a relatively small […]
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We have been waiting for the right day to go sailing, from Auckland – windy, but not too windy, no rain. Today is the day. After breakfast in Devonport we caught the ferry to Auckland and made our way to the dock area. After booking our reservation for the sailing tour, we decided to kill […]
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Today we decided to to Auckland’s Museum of Transportation and Technology, known locally as the MOTAT, which we had passed on the Hop on Hop Off, when we were hustling back to the city center. Today we had the time and decided to visit. We ferried across and after a brief attempt to figure the […]
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Todays adventure is a quick trip to the Devonport Museum. We tried to go earlier, but it is only open for 2 hours, a couple of days a week, and we were off their schedule. Today we specifically timed it when they would be open, and began the walk – sadly up hill instead of […]
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