**Kuala Lumpur & Putrajaya

Strait of Malacca to Kuala Lumpar

Before we arrived in KL we traveled through the Straits of Malacca.

**Semarang: Yogyakarta & Prambanan

Semarang lies on the North coast of the island of Java and is the Capital of its province. Semarang dates back to the 9th century.

**Bali for 3 whole days!

BALI!

KOMODO ISLAND!

We are here, AGAIN!

**Darwin, Top End of Australia

THE TOP END: DARWIN

Who can find our ship docked in Darwin??

**Whitsunday Islands / Hamilton Island

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Hamilton Island: In The heart of The Great Barrier Reef

**Sydney and Brisbane..... Australia!

SYDNEY!

Onward from Sydney- next leg of cruise 2/17/16

Bali to Singapore - last leg - Feb 29, 2016

And the very last leg of our cruise is here....

 

**Mare Island

Our ship at anchor Mare Island

**Mystery Island, Vanuatu

Mystery Island

Mystery Island is on the left- to the right is a huge coral reef which dwarfs the tiny island....


Can you see our ship anchored at Mystery Island?

**Lautoka, Fiji

BULA! (Hello!) from Lautoka, Fiji...the sugar city.

**Yasawa-I-Rara, Fiji

Our ship: Yasawa-I-Rara

**Apia, Western Samoa

We are now half way between Hawaii and Australia.

**Fanning Island

Fanning Island is one of the most remote places on earth, an isolated speck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

**Hawaii!

HAWAII




Another beautiful sunrise as I have my morning coffee before docking in Hawaii ....

World Cruise 2016 Where?

Drum Roll, please.  Let the World Cruise begin!!   Since we are already on board and unpacked we get to watch the World Cruisers all board.  With a glass of champaign in hand, we feel their pain.  All those suitcases have to be unpacked.  This isn't a 'real' world cruise as it does not go around the world... Hello.... but I won't complain.

This is the Plan.......

BUT..... Let's take it in baby steps starting in San Francisco, the first leg.

Jan 25- Feb 17     22 days
7 sea days
 2 overnights  Honolulu and Sydney

**Where are we Going?

World Cruise : First Leg

There is always a lot of excitement when you book a world cruise. There is a lot of research that goes into the cruise. I spend days looking up each port. I like to know where we are going, reviews, restaurants, things to do. Often we do a private tour and find guides on line. Private tours often are much better then ships tours. Often less expensive, more personal, and you can do what you want when you want as quick or as slow as you want and get to get a local's personal view. Always better. 

*Good 'Ol USA! So nice to be back home! *

As our first leg comes to a close we head to Los Angeles and San Francisco. I can't begin to explain how great it is to be back in the USA. Why do I even leave? It's not just that it is so familiar. It is more then that. No there is not a place in this world that I would rather be, rather live. I think you need to travel to really appreciate all that we have and all we take for granted. It's great to be away. It's great to see the world, experience other cultures and customs, see how people live. But, being home is the best.... Here we have it all. Wait, BEING HOME and being able to travel to see the world is the absolute best.

Los Angeles:

We bounded off the ship with energy in LA. Our mission, Ports of Call. After walking endlessly trying to find it, to our dismay it was closed. I was not about to walk all the way back to the ship so a quick alternate plan was needed...... We called a taxi and went to see 13 hours and had lunch at  Johnny Rockets


 

 Yes, that is David....always a mile ahead of me on his scooter !

**MEXICO!!! Hualtuco

Haultuco