16th February Noumea, New Caledonia, South Pacific Yesterday we sailed round the southern tip of the island of New Caledonia. On our cruise round the headland we saw beautiful beaches and coral islands just off shore, tropical islands with water villas over the sea, wind surfers, sailing yachts and the coastline dotted with hotels on white sandy beaches. We also saw the other side of Noumea with tin hut houses with corrugated roofs, rusting cars and poverty as...

14th February AT SEA The word that instantly springs to mind about yesterday in Fiji is PARADISE! After docking at 8am we met up for our tour and only had to walk over the dock to board our sailing ship. It’s was beautiful, with dark mahogany wood and full sails. The crew welcomed us on board and was with us for the rest of the day. We sailed away under a crystal clear blue sky and a very hot sun with some of the crew singing and playing the guitar. Our isl...

Blog 8 4th February Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii As we docked late last night due to the medical emergency we were up and ready for an 8am meet up with Lynda and Norman as we asked them if they wanted to come out with us for the day in our hire car. The Enterprise office was just 2 blocks away so walked down and our convertible Mustang was waiting for us. Loaded up the boot with our bags and all looked good until we took the roof back and realised there was no way o...

> 29th and 30th January > SAN FRANCISCO > Alarm woke us up at 5.30am so that we could watch as we entered San Francisco Bay under the Golden Gate Bridge. We did have an extra hour to sleep as the clocks went back another hour last night so we’re now 8 hours behind you in the UK. The bridge was all lit up and we could just make out Alcatraz in the dark. Docked at Pier 27 this time which is right opposite the Coit Tower and after breakfast we headed ...

26th January CABO SAN LUCAS Hola from Cabo ! Had a really nice day today and even though we’ve been here a few times its still a nice place to visit. Whilst going over on the second tender of the day we did notice quite a few new buildings springing up along the beach area and round the marina. As soon as I opened the curtains this morning I spotted whales and a rather lively sting ray which leapt out the water just by the ship! Our first mission was to get t...