Month: April 2025

The rising sun in the Land of the Rising Sun, we can’t ask for more! I had to remove a section as […]

Sadly the weather report for today is glum – but it’s our last day in Tokyo so we will make the most  of […]

Warning – you will need your big boots / pants on to wade though today’s incredible adventure.  It’s ironic that our last […]

Our last full day on Quest starts with an early breakfast – at least it’s a warm day so we can take […]

At least it’s warm for our last sea day, even if it’s overcast. Husband does his laps around deck nine, I decide […]

Our pre-cruise planning document has us taking the tram from the port up to the aquarium. We learn that there will be […]

Notwithstanding the horrific atom bomb, Nagasaki has other connotations for us. First though, we pass the gardens of the city hall, walk […]

We are promised a lovely sea day, but the weather gods have other plans.  From early morning, the rain comes and goes, […]

Mark is guest writer today – making his come-back some six and a third years after the last time he wrote the […]

We’re spending our second Taiwan day in the port of Keelung where we are parked. It’s 32° and high humidity so we […]