Kow Loon, Hong Kong - January 17, 2018 Before we went to sleep last night we determined that Stan was in fact running a fever. He probably had been for some while. Time to breakout the Cipro; he doubled up with Alka-Seltzer and cough drops. Even though he suffered night sweats, he slept and his fever broke. He felt more like exploring Hong Kong this morning. We didn't rush and decided do a trial run to find the "Fast Track to Vic Peak" group meeting pla...

Kow Loon, Hong Kong - January 15-16, 2018 I slept! I actually slept on the flight from Abu Dhabi. Etihad Airlines served us a glass of wine and a nice fish dinner. When the lights turned down, I went to sleep. First this way with my body in a wad, then that way in different wad, blanket on; blanket off; then upside down in my seat and finally across Stan. But I slept. Once I roused up enough to raise the blind and look out the plane's window. I near...

Dubai - January 13, 2018 We left Mumbai, (Bombay) on January 10, and had two beautiful, relaxing days at sea. After the hubbub in Mumbai, a little R&R was really nice. We have accumulated a handful of "friends" we recognize and see often on the pool deck, at entertainment venues or at the buffet . . . some of our favorites are the beautiful dancers from England whose fluid ballroom dancing made me envious, there is the couple we chit chat with at the c...

Mumbai, India - January 9-10, 2018 Reading about India a few months ago, we were forewarned that we were about to embark on a place that registers with all senses. What an understatement! The smells! The close contact with many, many other human beings, the dogs lying in the streets and plazas, the sounds - people talking loudly and car and motorbike horns sounding almost constantly, some beeping incessantly; some sounding long, impatient blasts for many ...

Goa, India - January 8, 2018 First, as a note, Internet is available only when we are in a port. And when I find it, the service is inevitably slow. I must upload photos only one at a time. Very tedious and frustrating! Further, we will be sailing for the next few days with no opportunity to update blogs or upload pictures at all. I will continue to write and take photos but will upload them as soon as I can! Now for the news . . . We have had three g...