The Coral Isles – days ten and eleven
January 5, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Well, we might not be home yet, but really, it’s like it’s all over already.
Just 2 days of straight sailing back to Sydney.
Bit of a downer, really.
Again, with nothing but 360 degree views of open water, there was little point in bringing out the camera. Read more
The Coral Isles – day nine
January 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Noumea, the capital of New Caledonia.
As usual, we were docked fairly early (around 8:00 am or so) which allowed you the opportunity to get off the ship and do some exploring for the day.
Given that Noumea is quite large and spread out (in comparison to the other places we’ve seen on this trip), it paid to get moving early.
We got off the ship around 9:00-9:30. Read more
The Coral Isles – day eight
January 4, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
Ahhhh, Christmas Day at sea.
Now, there’s something you don’t see every year, unless of course you work on a cruise ship.
An interesting day in the sense that there was no family around other than the 3 of us; just 2000 strangers.
Judgement is still out on how I felt about this. Read more
The Coral Isles – day seven
January 1, 2010 by admin · Leave a Comment
I woke up at about 5:00, and could tell that I wasn’t going to get back to sleep any time soon, so I got up, grabbed the camera and headed topside.
Glad that I did, as it turned out to be a decent sunrise; a few scattered clouds on the horizon, but broken up enough for the sun to peak through.
However, shooting a sunrise (which requires a slower shutter and a tripod) from the deck of a moving vessel as you’re plowing along into a 20 knot headwind makes for a challenging assignment! Read more
The Coral Isles – day six
December 31, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
As I wrote this, I am sitting back at my desktop in Sydney. Man, that went quick.
Today, we anchored at Wala, a really small island in the Vanuatu group, measuring somewhere around 1000 metres squared.
We had been advised that the snorkeling on offer both here, and at Champagne Bay (where we’ll be tomorrow), would be the best we’d experience on this trip. Hence our decision to buy some gear yesterday.
After wandering the local beach market place, and grabbing a few shots of the locals, I decided it was time to join Cath and Max in the water. Read more