Around the Globe with the Rosens: March 2019

Day 48 – Thursday 28 March

Cruise Day 22

Brisbane - Melbourne

We arrived in Brisbane in the morning.

After breakfast, and saying farewell to our new friends, we disembarked. We then met Di, Jan, Warwick & Terry (Jan & Warwick were joining the cruise!).

We then ubered to Brisbane airport, then caught our 2+ hour flight to Melbourne airport, then Starbus home.

We had a great holiday, with the highlight being 3 fabulous weeks in India with Paul & Lynaire. We made several new friends on our journey. Other highlights were (in chronological order):

· the Royal Palace in Bangkok, Thailand

· the Angkor Wat complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia

· countless forts, palaces, temples & other monuments in India – in the cities of Delhi, Amritsar & Agra, & throughout the state of Rajasthan

· the Taj Mahal in Agra

· the Wagah Border Crossing ceremony

· the Desert Festival in Jaisalmer

· Ranthambore National Park & its tigers

· great dinners at Indian Accent & Bukhara, in Delhi

· the Night Safari in Singapore

· a very relaxing cruise

· the Peurto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, with its caves

· the Conflict Islands, Papua New Guinea.

Another wonderful adventure.

Day 47 – Wednesday 27 March

Cruise Day 21

Sea Day 11 – in the Pacific Ocean

A lovely weather day, which became overcast in the afternoon.

pondering what to do tomorrow

Day 46 – Tuesday 26 March

Cruise Day 20

Sea Day 10 – in the Coral Sea

Another blissful day.

Trim, Taught & Terrific ???

our wonderful dining staff, Ardian, Yo & Adi

Day 45 – Monday 25 March

Cruise Day 19

Panasesa Island, Conflict Islands, Papua New Guinea

The Conflict Islands are named after a British naval ship. There are 21 islands in the group, which are located 160 kilometres east of mainland PNG. They are owned by Australian businessman and conservationist, Ian Gowrie-Smith.

A wonderful day on the idyllic island in the background.

a tender to paradise

Merri Lyn, Di, Lynne & Michelle Montouri (last night’s very entertaining performer)

two happy ladies

Howard, Di, Lynne, Perry & Merri Lyn

What to do next?

still pondering

Bliss!!!

can’t get lost on this paradise!

short cut back

Turtle nursery

faster than a message in a bottle?

a change in weather

drenched

Merri Lyn, Howard, Lynne, Perry & Di

Day 44 – Sunday 24 March

Cruise Day 18

Kitava, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea

Our second visit to these islands, with morning showers. Kitiva Island is in the left, with the tiny Nuratu Island on the right.

Passing Nuratu Island by tender

After landing on Kitava Island, we climbed up to King Cameron’s Grave (the burial place for the Tasmanian who established a coconut plantation in 1911).