Author: Carl

Feb. 12-13, 2023 Covering a land area of 26,410 sq. miles, the island state of Tasmania is Australia’s smallest state. It is located off the southern coast of Australia. Tasmania has the 3rd smallest...

Feb. 9-10, 2023 Sydney is the capital of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Located on Australia’s southeastern coast, Sydney is the country’s largest city and, with its magnificent harbor and strategic position,...

Feb. 5, 2023 Our next adventure was a six-hour excursion around the charming New Zealand city of Wellington. Known as “Windy Wellington”, Wellington is the capital city, port, and major commercial center of New...

Feb. 2, 2023 Leaving French Polynesia (during which I did not blog) we arrived in a rather soggy Auckland. Historic rainfall hit New Zealand last week with the worst flooding in at least 200...

Jan. 30, 2023 Nuku’alofa, capital and chief port of Tonga, on the northern shore of Tongatapu Island, in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. Its deep-draft harbor is protected by reefs. Landmarks include the Royal Palace...

Jan. 8, 2023 Now we have left Porto Limon and entered the eastern end of the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal, Spanish Canal de Panamá, is a lock-type canal, owned and administered by the...

Jan. 7, 2023 Costa Rica’s Caribbean side has a unique atmosphere and a fascinating history. Limon is largely known for its creole and black population. It has evolved separately from the rest of Costa...

Jan. 5, 2023 I’ve had an inauspicious beginning to this blog. My first challenge was to get Holland’s IT department to open their firewall for my site. That took six days and they no...