by The Inside Cabin | Feb 22, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, French Polynesia, Papeete, Tahiti, Oceania
Day 50 Papeete, Tahiti The lights of Papeete were twinkling off in the distance as we passed by Moorea, the closest neighbor island to Tahiti. Papeete is usually a stop on any cruise that goes to this part of the world as it is a good place to get supplies, fuel and...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 19, 2020 | Oceania, Pitcairn Island, 2020 Grand World Voyage
Day 47 – Mutiny on the Bounty PITCAIRN ISLAND SOUVENIRS While not the same as Easter island, our visit to Pitcairn Island is generating a bit of buzz. We are not going ashore, but we will get a visit from some local residents as we hover near the island. They...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 22, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Austrailia, Oceania, Fremantle (Perth), Knitting
Day 49, 22 Feb – Perth Yarn Crawl Today was the high-water mark of our World Knitting Cruise as we visited 5 yarn shops in less than 8 hours. We contacted some local knitters via Ravelry before we began this cruise and they were helpful in identifying the best local...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 21, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Austrailia, Oceania, Fremantle (Perth)
Day 48 – 21 Feb Perth We didn’t arrive in Fremantle until 4 PM so we had full day of our normal sea day activities beforehand. Morning at Sea Judy and I started the day with Coffee Chat with Ben Sack, the Amsterdam’s Artist in Residence. Ben draws incredibly detailed...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 20, 2018 | Austrailia, Oceania, Albany, Knitting, 2018 Grand World Voyage
Day 47, 20 Feb Albany, Western Australia Albany sits on the south eastern coast of Australia about 250 miles south, south east from Perth. This is as far south of the equator as San Luis Obispo or North Carolina are north of the equator, so the temperatures here...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 17, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Austrailia, Oceania, Adelaide, South Australia, Knitting
Day 44, 17 Feb – Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia with a population of over 1 million people. Our tendering days are over, and it was nice to be moored to a...
