Sydney Opera House
Way back in mid-May I offered this preview blog of our month-long trip that began with three nights in Sydney, Australia, followed by a transpacific cruise to Seattle, Washington, aboard Holland America’s MS Oosterdam. Well, I didn’t forget. I merely got distracted by another cruise from Montreal to Boston, and current events such as the Malaysia 370 disappearance. Throw in a few gun blogs, a movie review or two, and other aviation-related news such as the Chicago Center fiasco and here we are in October finally ready to go.
Sydney Harbor Bridge
So, just in case you’re growing weary of that other stuff, here’s a preview of what to expect with my latest travel series. From Sydney we traveled to Noumea:
Noumea — New Caledonia
Lifou and its sparkling blue waters:
Lifou — New Caledonia
Port Vila on Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu:
Port Vila — Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
Espiritu Santo with it’s crystal clear fresh water pools:
Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
The uninhabited Mystery Island of Vanuatu:
Mystery Island — Vanuatu
Viti Levu, Fiji, with its cascading waterfalls and intense sunsets:
Viti Levu Waterfall — Fiji
Viti Levu Sunset — Fiji
The beaches of Dravuni, Fiji:
Dravuni — Fiji
Pago Pago and the Westernmost U.S. National Park:
The Westernmost U.S. National Forest in American Somoa
Honolulu on the island of Oahu in Hawaii:
Honolulu at Night
The Grand Canyon of the Pacific — Waimea Canyon on the Hawaiian island of Kauai:
Waimea Canyon — Kauai
The frontier-style streets of Lahaina on Maui:
Lahaina — Maui
And finally the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State with images of Marymere Falls and a blizzard on Hurricane Ridge:
Marymere Falls — Olympic Peninsula, Washington
On the Way to Hurricane Ridge — Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Yes, we really did end this trip in the midst of a raging blizzard during the second week in May.
Decisions — Murder in Paradise
The Globe — Murder in Luxury
