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Blog for Thursday 29th October 2026
I woke up in our own bed and at home – how lovely! I had given my alarm a whack earlier, in case it was thinking of disturbing my peaceful sleep, I rolled over and only got out of bed at five o’clock! Today I was determined to walk through my day gently, the odd thought of maybe doing the ironing flitted across my mind briefly but it was immediately dismissed as utter foolishness! Aha! Still in cruise mode Gail Morgan! Instead, today I uploaded all my blogs from our trip – wh
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Blog for Wednesday 28th October 2026
Just keep checking! The new day arrived - but with it came the realisation that our cruise was coming to an end. Aaaaaah! But instead of weeping or muttering about that, I will choose to be happy for what we have experienced – a marvellous time on the ocean, to enjoy the beauty around us, incredible food, wonderful weather, excellent service, meeting new people and time to relax unbelievably! This morning, I was awake very early checking that I had packed everything, then I s
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Blog for Tuesday 27th October 2026
Could it be all the delicious meals onboard? I cannot believe that today is our last day of sailing as we arrive in Sydney Harbor at 6.30am tomorrow! I got up horribly early this morning without realizing that I had until much later! I was so confused with the time changes – anyway that gave me a longer than usual Quiet Time, and to also get my head around what I needed to do today in preparation for getting off tomorrow. When I opened the curtains early this morning the skie
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Blog for Monday 26thOctober 2026
I had such a restless night last night – maybe because I know our cruise is almost at the end. I tossed and turned and turned and tossed but sleep evaded me. In the end I stopped even trying and just lay there in the dark and tried to just relax. I counted all sorts of things, tried to recite things remembered (or not!) and that sort of thing until eventually sleep overtook me. I woke up to another lovely day at sea, and it was already almost six o’clock in the morning! I am
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Blog for Sunday 25th October 2026
Wow! I opened our curtains just before six o’clock and there we were slowly making our way into Auckland Harbor already! I was amazed at the buildings – hotels and whatnots that are right on the docks – it was the Hilton Hotel that was the first one we glided past and there I could see people watching our ship moor. This photo was taken of our ship slowly entering the docks in Auckland this morning. Today dawned slightly overcast but not an unpleasant day at all, and it was s
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Blog for Saturday 24th October 2026
When I woke up we were already docked in Tauranga! This time on our side of the ship and can you believe this – another picture-perfect day was delivered to us! Absolutely wonderful! Shoo, this cruise of a lifetime is going by so fast, but what an incredible experience Ken and I are having as this is one BIG ship. It can carry up to 3521 guests and there are approximately 1377 staff on board too! So, no little tinny is this ship! Where the amount of passengers on board become
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Blog for Friday 23rd October 2026
I rolled out of bed at just before seven o’clock this morning and opened the curtains at our verandah door to be greeted by a truly beautiful day, and although the sea was a little choppy it made no impact on this ship. I went and sat outside – yes, it was not as cold as it has been – and just admired the view we have from our verandah. There was sea, sea and more sea to see! I had my Quiet Time and then our breakfast arrived – Ken ordered the English breakfast, but I ordered
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Blog for Thursday 22nd October 2026
My day began when I flopped out of bed and staggered towards the curtains drawn in front of our verandah – we were just beginning to be escorted into Christchurch by two tug boats, and my goodness gracious what a beautiful day too! Entering Christchurch ... I had a shower early and got myself dressed and as Ken did not want to get up then, I took myself off to Café al Bacio on Deck 4 and got myself a latte and a banana muffin and I sat there watching our ship’s journey into C
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Blog for Wednesday 21st October 2026
I woke up because I felt the change in the ship’s engines – we had slowed down and were entering the harbor at Dunedin. It took a lot of slow and gentle maneuverings to get the ship into a berth at the quay. I loved the photo I took of the old church nestled into the port industrial area – obviously built a long time ago. Entering the Dunedin Harbor … An old church nestled in the industrial area …
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Blog for Tuesday 20th October 2026
When I woke up I shot to the curtains and drew them back quickly just as we were about to go into the Milford Sound! What a beautiful sight and such a wonderful way to wake up!\ I grabbed my phone and went out onto our verandah, but yikes, it was r-a-t-h-e-r chilly out there. I took some lovely photos I think, but my phone was flat – my not charging it overnight being the reason for that, silly me! At least I had enough battery, thankfully to take the photos I wanted. I am so
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Blog for Monday 19th October 2026
I woke up early then snoozed for a little longer before getting out of bed. I was having my Quiet Time when I could hear this soft ringing sound – very faint, but definitely something ringing. I checked Ken’s phone, then mine, I went up to the TV and the ringing sound was closer there, but it definitely was not coming from the TV. I tried to follow the sound, which was very soft, but I eventually followed it to Ken’s side of the bed, and it was our ship phone! The kitchen or
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Blog for Sunday 18th October 2026
Can you believe it – I woke up at one minute past four o’clock this morning! But … after a short while I snuggled down and slept for another hour or so. I had my Quiet Time out on our verandah where it was light outside and I could watch the waves created by our ship – huge splashes of foamy white water following us – just beautiful. Ken got up just after half past nine (our half past eight in Australia as we had had to set our watches an hour on last night to be on New Zeala
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Oct 192 min read
Blog for Saturday 17th October 2026
My day began very early as I woke up at twenty past one and just could not go to sleep again – although I did my best to. I tossed and turned and was desperate to get some sleep as I knew that today was going to be a big one for us! I eventually got up at about half past three, and I had my Quiet Time, uploaded my blog, and checked my emails. Then t was time to shower and get dressed, but first I did some more last minute tidying of our little home – sweeping, mopping, emptyi
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Oct 184 min read
Blog for Friday 16th October 2026
My day began in the small hours of today when I had my Quiet Time, uploaded my blog and read emails. I am so happy to report that Paddy is doing well and is back on the farm, but is very tired after the total lack of sleep in the hospital. That is one of the many lovely things about the farm – it is a lovely place to rest when you need it. This morning, I did the last wash, tumble-dried that clothing and then ironed it before I began packing my suitcase. Ken said he did not m
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Oct 173 min read
Blog for Thursday 15th October 2026
One of the many reasons why I am so happy that we are living in Australia and not Africa! Yoh! Only two days before we set sail for New Zealand! How exciting is that, people? I woke up and had my Quiet Time, then uploaded my blog and checked emails. I got myself ready for the day or rather … I was just about to when I received a text from Ren’, our daughter-in-law saying that our son, Paddy, had had what they thought could have been a mini-stroke last night. I am so thankful
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Oct 163 min read
Blog for Wednesday 14th October 2026
The new day arrived very damp around the edges. The odd drizzle fell and the skies were heavily overcast and grey, but it was a new day and that is what counted! I had my Quiet Time, uploaded my blog and checked my emails – I have managed to pare down my emails significantly. Wonderful! Today, I went over what we need to get on board on Saturday – what documents blah blah fish paste and to have them handy when we arrive at the quay, as I believe one only has three minutes to
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Oct 153 min read
Blog for Tuesday 13th October 2026
I rolled out of bed in slow motion this morning! You know those lazy sorts of executions of waking up? Oh dear! Laziness was already creeping in at the beginning of the day Gail Morgan! Watch it woman. I am really looking forward to our first Bible Study Group meeting this morning – it will be the first meeting for Term 4. Ken and I will be missing the next two or three meetings as we will be on our cruise to New Zealand. Oh, how hard life can be, people! (Not!) I had my Quie
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Oct 144 min read
Blog for Monday 12th October 2026
Yahee! Another new day bringing another new birthday! Today, is Christina’s (Ethan’s girlfriend’s) special day. I sent happy wishes to her and am hoping that when we return from our cruise that Ethan and Christina will be able to pay us a visit. This morning at just after eight o’clock Troy, the plumber, arrived to deal with the water leak problem. Ken went out to see what and how he was going to tackle the problem and he, that is Ken, was really impressed at Troy’s ability a
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Oct 133 min read
Blog for Sunday 11th October 2026
My youngest sister – Sheelagh – sent me this warning to be careful if or when I take anti-seasick tablets on our cruise - to make sure that they ARE anti-seasick tablets! Heh-heh! I was up and out of bed before four o’clock this morning – as excited as a toddler for it being my birthday! After my Quiet Time I showered and dressed early to give Ken to time to do the same, and then I drove us off to church. One of the young pastors took the service today and it was very good. W
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Oct 123 min read
Blog for Saturday 10th October 2026
Day Two of being the same age as my brother, but then tomorrow I become the older sister again! I rolled out of bed and into the new day in the small hours of today, then made my way to my study to have my Quiet Time and begin my normal morning routine. I showered and got dressed a little earlier today as I knew Robert was picking up the concrete cutter just after seven and so he would arrive here fairly early. Robert did. The plumbers marked out the area on the concrete driv
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Oct 113 min read
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