Days 1,146-1,149: The Road To Nauru
Mon 20.02.12 – Thursday 23.02.12: Monday morning and I arrived in Sydney bright and early. After picking up a $1 coffee from 7/11 (I live off this stuff when I’m…
Days 1,138-1,145: The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night-Time
Sun 12.02.12 – Sun 19.02.12: After a spot of brekkie at Mandy’s mum’s gaff in Ballarat, Mand and I returned to Melbourne and caught up on the BBC’s Sherlock (more…
Days 1,134-1,137: Taking Over The Asylum
Wed 08.02.12 – Sat 11.02.12: The bus arrived in Melbourne at 6.30am, so I got to surprise Mandy before work with my presence. For Mandy’s sake I tried not to…
Days 1,132-1,133: Under The Bridge
Mon 06.02.12 – Tue 07.02.12: As dawn broke over the eastern horizon, the Sea Princess eased herself under the Sydney Harbour bridge, bringing to a close the mini adventure I’ve…
Days 1,129-1,131: Three Sheets To The Wind
Fri 03.02.12 – Sun 05.02.12: Friday took us around the Southern Cape of South Island and along the majestic Fjords of the incorrectly-spelt Fiordland National Park. As part of the…
Days 1,127-1,128: The Auld Alliance
Wed 01.02.12-Thu 02.02.12: Christchurch is not somewhere for holidaying at the moment, and since the major earthquake last year, cruise ships have been calling at the place down the road,…
Days 1,124-1,126: Taumata-whakatangihangakoauauo-tamateaturipukakapikimaunga-horonukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu
Sun 29.01.12 - Tue 31.01.12: Sunday morning and The Sea Princess arrived in the rather lovely port of Tauranga (pronounced Toe-ronga). I had a bit of a mooch, watched some…
Day 1,123: The Sea Princess
Sat 28.01.12: So let’s go. The ship leaves today for Australia in a roundabout kinda way. Why the hell am I going back to Australia? I hear you cry. Simple…
Days 1,120-1,122: All Good Things
Wed 25.01.12 - Fri 27.01.12: Mand was supposed to be joining me on my FREE cruise back to Australia, but she couldn’t get the time off work (I would have…
Day 1,119: Architecture’s Last Hurrah
Tue 24.01.12: Up early and it was ta-ta Wellington (I’d be returning next week sans Mandy) and yey off to Napier! Napier is a seaside town on the east coast…