So it was up with the sparrow's fart once more this morning, or maybe that should be the pelican's fart? 6am saw me covering myself with Australian Gold factor 8. Others are burning using factor 30 from well known sun creams. This is amazing stuff! Nobody can understand why I haven't been sunburnt!Breakfast was immense, the usual fresh baked bread, fresh papaya and pineapple, french toast and scrambled eggs. Today there were dolphins off the starboar...

My, these early mornings are getting earlier! This is not a holiday for sleep lovers!We had to breakfast early as the ship was being inspected by the authorities this morning. Nice breakfast though with bacon and eggs, juice, fruit and fresh bread again. Nick stayed for a small piece of watermelon, Brian never appeared at all. The joys of being a gin drinker!The panga took us to a small jetty near to the Darwin Breeding Centre.  We had to be careful not to ...

It was OK last night, not too much engine noise, not really audible over the a/c.I woke at 6.15, breakfast was to be at 7am and we were to be wakened by Brunhilda at 6.45 if we had not surfaced by then.So, having applied a lot of suncream I went up to the blunt end, collecting coffee along the way. Floreana Island is very pretty and quite green at the moment as we are in the rainy season. Breakfast was plentiful with freshly baked breads, fruit and scrambled eg...

This was yet another early start. Pick up time was 6.30, I was ready at 6.15. I have packed my wheeled hand luggage with all my cold weather clothes and dirty washing and left it securely (?) at the hotel. I figured if anyone wants my dirty underwear, they're welcome !There were four of us in the bus, Hebe, Graham, Liza and me. As it was so early there wasn't much conversation. Apart from Liza asking which cruise I was doing, east or west? Well consi...

When I returned last night, the head receptionist, who incidentally is bald as a badger's bum, called me over to tell me that I had a 06.30 pick up scheduled for this morning. Great another tiring day ahead! I put all my clothes out for the morning, cagoule, zip up wooly jacket, umbrella etc and sorted out all the extras, Walkman to blot out Liza, camera, Kindle in case it's raining so hard that I don't go walking etc.All the blurb warns you abou...