Monthly Archives: February 2017

February 28 [The No. 1-seeded Cardinal girls’ basketball team opened the section tournament by hosting the Little Falls Flyers.  Overcoming early camera gremlins (a continuation of a “disease” that has been ravaging household appliances),  I somehow got it up and … Continue reading →

January 21 Fiordland National Park, New Zealand [We’ve crossed the Tasman Sea from Burnie, destination the SW corner of New Zealand’s South Island.] [After cruising the fiords, our next stop will be Dunedin on the East Coast, passing through Foveaux … Continue reading →

January 19 Two Days at Sea [We’re now steaming from Australia to New Zealand, a two-day venture across the Tasman Sea at 17 knots.] [This is why an ocean cruise excites me not.  This is all you see.  Of course, … Continue reading →

January 18 Tasmania [Arriving in Burnie, a small port city on the north coast of Tasmania with a metro population of about 27,000.] [When we disembarked, we were all met by a woman handing out “Burnie” pins.  Turns out she … Continue reading →