It is now two days since we arrived home and in that time Toque has continued to be attached more to Joannie and Simone. She has actually been sleeping in their bed with them whereas her norm is to sleep in her crate. Joannie and Simone left this morning on their way back to Montreal. … More Update from Home – 9th May 2019

Well we made to the other side of the South Pacific in one piece though both with horrific bronchitis. We got up super early and in fact so early it was before sunrise!! It was cloudy and overcast as we came into the bay as well as a little chilly. What we found when we … More San Francisco and then Home – 7th May 2019

Zitto to report Tonight, we found this fellow on our bed and it has caused some head scratching. We are tempted to say a cow but it is a dog – 21/21.   Groundhog Day – Sea Day 4 – 3rd May 2019 Went and saw the Captains talk session which wasn’t that revealing. He … More At Sea Days – 2nd to 6th May 2019

So we are heading directly north now towards San Francisco and crossed the Equator at 2.00am. Crossing the Equator on a Holland America ship, requires the Neptune Ceremony take place. This is when they get all those crew who have never crossed the Equator before, are subjected to this ritual.           … More Crossing the Equator – Sea Day 2 – 1st May 2019

Yeap, you read it right. We are now spending the next seven days cruising at 17kts, 24/7 to make San Francisco by 7.00am on the 7th May. The ship appeared very quiet today as a lot of people are trying to get over the six ports of call we had in a row. The average … More First Day of Deven Sea Days in a Row – 30th April 2019

Our last port of call and our last piece of terra firma until we get to San Francisco, is the island of Nuku Hiva. Nuku Hiva is in the chain of the Marguesas Islandsbut is still within French Polynesia. They have three distinct areas in French Polynesia where the islands are grouped into the Society … More Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia – 29th April 2019