Denarau Island
While waiting for family and friends to join us from New Zealand we managed to get some maintenance and cleaning done on Kapowai ready for party time.
Tag: Pacific Ocean
Leaving Suva
We left at some unearthly hour of the morning but luckily my job was to lift the anchor, then using a very powerful torch, look out for all the fishing boats that were anchored all around us.
Rarotonga Day 2
Time for a leisurely walk along the water edge, check out the shops and stop for a drink and some lunch.
Tahiti
Later we moved down the coast to a nicer mariner passing these guys on the way, actual they passed us.
Bora Bora
After visiting customs at the local police station we had a look around town, 15 minutes later we stopped for lunch, tour complete. One street, a market and the normal visitors tat shops, don’t get me wrong! it’s a loverly place, but I can imagine the tourist keep to the 5 star resorts.
Boxing Day
It was time to go and we were sad to leave, so it sort of had that feeling of boxing day.
Christmas Island
A great view of the lagoon in the centre of the island, apparently one of the best places in the world to snorkel.
Christmas comes early
The name “Kiritimati” is a respelling of the English word “Christmas” in the Kiribati language, in which the combination ti is pronounced s, and the name is thus pronounced /kəˈrɪsməs/.
Leaving Honolulu
After some phone calls and emails we found a mattress shop, it was some distance away so we caught a bus half way and walked the rest.
Pearl Harbour
Onboard the mighty Mo (USS Missouri) The surrender of the Japanese on the deck of the Missouri brought the Second World War to an end and remains one of the most impressive highlights in her illustrious, 50-year career, spanning three wars, and three generations of American fighting men and women.
Hawaii Five ‘Oh’
Although the building was designed to be a palace, Kamehameha V realized that the Hawaiian government desperately needed a government building. At that time, the several buildings in Honolulu used by the government were very small and cramped, clearly inadequate for the growing Hawaiian government.
Hawaii Part 2
Below is the hotel that both Jack Lord and Alex O’Loughlin appear on the top balcony during the opening sequence. This shot taken from the stern of Kapowai.
Hawaii
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Leaving San Diego
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L.A.
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