One thing we've had going in our favor is the weather. We haven’t had one drop of rain since we arrived in Sydney. The same held true for our tour of Denpasar on the island of Bali in Indonesia. We had a full day here from 09:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. so we wanted to make the most of it. As I mentioned we hired a driver, tour-guide and a large Hi-Ace van that showed up perfectly on time with a sign for the Godfrey party and we were off. First stop was the Bati...

Today we arrived at Slawi Bay, on Komodo Island. We'd arranged a private off HAL tour that included a tour of the park along with a boat trip out to Pink Beach for a snorkeling adventure. The heat continues to be a killer. It was 29 deg F today, but the humidity was off the scale. Based on some of the heat that we experienced in Darwin, Renetta decided to pass on today’s tour and stay on the ship so it was just the three of us. The Komodo dragon is a remn...