Category: Travel Journey
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Singapore Day 45, March 5, 2023
Singapore! The very name conjures up a mystical land whose waters bustle with Chinese junks, Arab dhows, Indian vessels, and its vibrant streets teem with Chinese, Arabs, Hindus, Eurasians, and Europeans. The ancient ships have disappeared but the influx of cultures has left their mark. It was named the Lion City, Singa Pura, by a…
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Komodo Island, Indonesia: Day 42, March 2, 2023
Komodo is one of the 17,508 islands that comprise the Republic of Indonesia. Komodo Island is part of Komodo National Park and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The island is Habitat of the Komodo Dragons and apparently only the habitat. Human inhabitants number about 2,000. The only tours are small groups with 3 guides…
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Three oops make that six Sea Days “Life at Sea” Day 39, February 27, 2023
Well, another change of itinerary. Darwin Australia is canceled as a port of call! Rough seas which are making it unsafe to dock! Bummer. So instead of 3 sea days, we now have six! You get what you get and you don’t get upset! So, today Miss Pat and Miss Robbin went to crafts and…
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Cairns Australia Day 35 2/23/2023 Great Barrier Reef
Cairns is pronounced “cans.” Snorkeling excursions today in the Great Barrier Reef. That’s a check mark on my bucket list. Sweet! The Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven wonders of the natural world. As the world’s largest reef system, it’s composed of over 2,900 individual reefs & 900 islands stretching over 1,600 miles.…
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Airlie Beach Australia, Day 34, Wednesday 2/22/2023
Our first stop in the Great Barrier Reef! Cloudy and rainy , so far By the way PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS BLOG. Please do not text nor call me! I’m at sea, half around the world in a different time zone! You know I love you, but… On our tour of Airlie Beach area we…
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Mardi Gras Feb. 21, 2023, Moreton Island and sea days
Today is February 21, 2023 we are celebrating Mardi Gras, as if we need a reason to party! On a cruise ship! Small island yesterday which was a “stop” and not a port! It had a resort and that’s it. I’m looking forward to upcoming ports: Airlie Beach, and Cairns – the Great Barrier Reef.
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Sydney! Day 30 Saturday February 18, 2023
This is officially my longest cruise! My 2018 Asia cruise was 29 days. Beautiful day! It was supposed to rain! It was sunny & hot until later when it did rain. Thunder & lightning put on a show. Not to mention two fireworks displays. We watched it from our balcony.
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Welcome to Robbin’s Journey!
My six most recent posts appear on the list. If you’d like to view earlier my posts: (1) scroll to the section between the post/pictures and the blog comments. (2) there’s a folder icon and the words “travel journey.” (3) click on “Travel Journey” and it takes you to the list of all posts. The…
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Melbourne, Australia on February 16, 2023
My first time in Australia!!! We toured the city with stops at Fitzroy Gardens and the Shrine of Remembrance in the Royal Botanical Gardens Victoria. Melbourne is pronounced “Mel-bun” We celebrated Valentine’s Day! on the 14th!
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Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle as of 11th February 2023
Our itinerary was changed to avoid the southern island of New Zealand as the cyclone was headed right for us! Therefore, we won’t be visiting Picton, Wellington, & New Plymouth. Instead sailed through the Cook Strait and are underway to Australia! We have an additional port, Melbourne on 16 February. And then back on schedule…
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