Day 62: 22 March – Kochi, India
We got up early for our sail-in on a foggy/smoggy day. We were greeted on the dock by dancers with drums and cymbals. Quite a few of our shipmates were… Read more »
Day 58: 18 March – Phuket, Thailand
Phuket (as Mrs. Phipps pointed out to us, the ‘Ph’ is pronounced as a ‘p’ not an ‘f’) was our one stop in Thailand. It is an island off the… Read more »
Day 56: 16 March – Singapore
We thoroughly enjoyed our brief time in Singapore. I (Hanson) was wondering a bit before we got there since I’d heard various stories about their strict enforcement of the bans… Read more »
Day 55: 15 March – Kemaman, Malaysia
The port where we docked has long history but today is an oil port. There is a Halliburton facility just off the pier where we docked. Other than that, there… Read more »
Day 53: 13 March – Nha Trang, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
What a delightful resort town! The various descriptions I’d heard hadn’t really prepared me for Nha Trang. I was expecting not much more than a beach, some low-rise hotels, a… Read more »