Sydney & the 7th

Monday, March 3, 3025 – The real name of Sydney Harbour in Australia is Port Jackson. Captain Cook named it after Sir George Jackson in 1770. It’s a natural inlet of the Tasman Sea and is considered to be one of the finest natural harbors in the world. And most of us know it as […]

SEA DAYS

Saturday, March 1 & Sunday, March 2, 2025 – After leaving Milford Sound, we headed NW into the Tasman Sea… from the Sounds of New Zealand to Sydney Harbour took about 2-1/2 days. It was smooth sailing the whole way.

silence of sounds

Friday, February 28,2025 – Cruising the sounds (fjords) in New Zealand was amazing! Words are unnecessary, just enjoy the beauty of this incredible meeting of land and sea… Dusky Sound Doubtful Sound Milford Sound

Last stop… Dunedin

Thursday, February 27, 2025 – Dunedin was founded in 1848 by Scottish settlers, whalers and gold miners. The city’s name comes from the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, Dun Eideann, pronounced duh-NEE-dn. A gold rush in the region in the 1860s caused Dunedin’s population, and wealth, to increase dramatically and for several years it was […]