A few showers this morning and a few clouds still around as we sailed into Cabo San Lucas, but the sky soon cleared to a marvelous Mexican blue as we went ashore. Cabo San Lucas is perched at the tip of the Baja Peninsula where, as the tourist brochures say, the desert meets the Sea of Cortez. This was a typical Mexican resort style town set on a lovely harbour rimmed by colourful shops selling colourful tourist nicknacks, and colourful bars selling cheap cold be...

There's something comfortable about familiarity. Re-boarding the Norwegian Jewel at San Pedro, the port for Los Angeles, we felt a whole lot more relaxed and less rushed. Boarding was straight forward and we knew exactly where to go once on board. First stop (that's right, you guessed it) was the Tsar's Restaurant for a leisurely lunch. We took our time savouring the food in what we think is the nicest of the ship's eating places. Over coffee we studied the wine...

Our flight from Vancouver to Los Angeles was smooth and event-free. We knew our three nights here were going to be very comfortable when we first set eyes on our huge motel unit with the bedroom upstairs overlooking a big living space. The weather was glorious with sunshine, clear blue skies and temperatures in the mid to high twenties. It was very pleasant to shed our cool weather clothes and feel the sunshine on our skin again. On our first day here we did som...

As wonderful as cruising is, it has been lovely to step ashore and spend a few days in the delightful city of Vancouver. We have explored by bus and by foot, enjoying the tree lined streets and the beauty of the many garden, water and art features incorporated into all buildings. Vancouver has a lovely relaxed feel about it and has been listed in the top five of the world's most livable cities. Although a bit overcast, the rain has held off and the temperature ...

Happy birthday Reg. How lucky is my husband to get a cruise for his birthday? He is doubly lucky because he celebrated all day yesterday as it was already the twenty-first in Australia and then again today for the twenty-first here. We had a leisurely morning cruising and docked at beautiful Victoria in the early afternoon. As we have been to this part of the world a few times before, we enjoyed just roaming around and taking in the atmosphere. Familiarity allo...