Yet another port-of-call today. We pulled into Freemantle's large harbour that was dredged out way back in the late 1800’s. One real benefit today was that the old ribs felt much better, albeit taped - so I have to assume it was just a bad bruise. I knew I was ready for another adventure. Perth and Fremantle sit conveniently on the Swan River so we booked a tour that allowed us to explore the historic port of Fremantle as well as enjoy its sharp contrast ...

We arrived today (Sunday) in Geraldton to 22 degrees F and sunny skies. Unfortunately, I'm going to be missing whatever this Western Australian town has to offer because I'm confined to my bed looking out my porthole window. It seems the other day when I was diving in Komodo, I either badly bruised or cracked one of my right ribs and the pain has been a little intense. I'm glad Deborah had the foresight to bring along some pain medication, knowing me as she does,...

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...

We arrived in Darwin after traveling some 2,659 nautical miles (3,060 miles) to a hot, very hot and humid city in the Northern Territory. As usual, we arrived on time and my little SKYROAM wi-fi machine has done wonders for my hi-speed wi-fi access on this trip. No more sitting on the concrete outside one of the local shops to publish my little updates. It was 95 degrees F with about 95% humidity. Boy it's hot here in the north and I suspect that it'll even get ...