When we took our jobs in Shenzhen, borders were still closed but we knew that covid restrictions wouldn’t last forever, and that with Hong Kong on our doorstep it would be a great weekend destination. However, if Shenzhen was Suzhou … Continue reading Border Crossings and Bread
The last two days of our holiday have been chilled. I write this from Hong Kong International Airport Ferry Terminal as we wait for the ferry to Shekou. On the morning of that the cruise ended we woke up at 6am to find that we had already docked. However someone had been up early enough to take photos of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. (Photo credit to James Jeffrey -part of the family that Boo, our duck came from) Breakfast was at 6:45am in the Animator’s Palate, there were a lot of empty tables and I assumed that … Continue reading Last fling in Australia in Queensland.
Up and to breakfast. Thankfully breakfast at Cabanas closes at 10:45 so it was a leisurely get up. The sit down breakfast at Tritons closed at 9:30 and as Martin and I only got up at 9:15am this was never … Continue reading Cruising to 2024 – Day 6 – Mouse Musings.
New Year’s Resolutions??? Dry January? Go on a diet? Do exercise? Eat healthier? Do more cooking? Close my rings? (If you have an Apple Watch you will know what this means) be kind, be patient, just be. Read more books … Continue reading Cruising to 2024 – New Year’s Day – Day 5
We woke up to a view of land. Today was our day in New Caledonia, an overseas French territory. So really it is Nouvelle Calédonie. We all got up and had breakfast at Cabanas before mustering at our meeting point … Continue reading Cruising to 2024 – New Year’s Eve – Day 4
I woke up to Martin coming in after his run. He had been excited to run around the ship to see what shapes he could make on Strava. However, it seems that Strava isn’t quite set up to cope with … Continue reading Cruising to 2024 – Day 2
While China to Perth did not cross any time zones, Perth to Melbourne does – two in fact making it a 3 hour time difference. We flew into a rainy, stormy Melbourne from a very hot and sunny Perth at … Continue reading From Western Australia to Victoria and Friends Reunited – Australia Part 2
The family have been altogether since August 2023 when Eleanor and I reunited with Martin in Shenzhen, China. However, we hadn’t had a family holiday with just the three of us outside China, since Myanmar, Christmas 2019 (albeit we went … Continue reading Down Under – Western Australia – Part 1
I have always been pretty vehement that we wouldn’t cruise but when the stars align (Disney/Australia/holiday time/price being ok) who can deny the magic? We have never been on a ship of this magnitude before. the boats from Dublin – … Continue reading Cruising to 2024 – Embarkation
We had read lots of reviews that suggested a two night boat trip wasn’t long enough. We did two nights and three days. With one full day being full enough to see and do things on our bucket lists. Vietnam … Continue reading Back on dry land (Vietnam Part 4)
Crozier's China and our adventures 