Brrrr…. I’m sure we all enjoyed the photos of the boss swimming on the Great Barrier Reef and none of us were feeling in the slightest bit envious. Bitch 😂 Talking of the boss….if I see one more post/message about ‘ships wifi bad’ I’ll scream 😂…I’m half expecting moans about ‘weevils in the ships biscuits’…’scurvy…

Day 17 I think No wifi for posting Bucket list ✔️ today snorkelled on Great Barrier Reef Current location & it’s a wet one

So, my thinking that once the orders were delivered yesterday I’d be able to ‘toodle around’ for a few days. But no…… Having wondered why, after the deluge of orders for it last week, we hadn’t got any sales of G&T Marmalade on eBay I checked only to find we had sold out the listing….

I feel that I should only fill in the spaces when the boss isn’t posting….so here goes I’m assuming she’s on the boat again as there’s been no middle of (my) night texts. She did leave me her schedule but I haven’t looked at it 😁 I must try and remember when she’s back again….I…

Up in time for the sail in to Sydney & my first time sailing under the bridge Organised confusion on board. Marta on reception sorted out new cruise cards & thanks to the cabin stewards we got moved into our new cabin Passengers with onward travel only were being cleared to get off, we took…

So I joined a writing class To make the blog flow so fast The others were smart Not boring old farts So I sat at the back of the class We wrote poems & prose from down under In a land filled with mystery & wonder With gold plated Harley’s & mountains And musings on…

Wakened up to find we had dropped anchor outside the small town of Paihia in the Bay of Islands so collected my ticket and took the tender to shore It was pretty sail in, then a short, free, shuttle bus to the town, I’d a couple of hours to kill before my afternoon rib tour…

Given I can’t access the boss’s FB page that this blog is linked to I can only assume that literally no one is reading it. I don’t blame you or take offence….I wouldn’t read what I wrote either 😂 I think I may have enough made now to fulfill next Monday’s orders (700 jars). The…

I’m adding my initial at the end of the titles so people can ignore my blogpost easier…😂 Heard from the boss (😍) . My blood pressure is returning to normal…. So, met up with my childhood buddy in Belleek. It was great to see him again. We worked out that we’ve known each other 50yrs…

So, you get up this morning to find a text from the boss that reads….’….heading back to NZ for a medivac. Helicopter can’t take off….’. Yes, I know in a boat of 2500 people it’s unlikely to be her…but still. The lack of ability to contact her isn’t ideal either. On a lighter note, what…

Woke up on Sunday to see a windy, wet, misty morning. Boke. Most folks would head back to bed…..but not I, I had Gin and Tonic Marmalade (x2) to make. Took the dogs out first….and a hare ran out in front of them. Sebastian goes on full alert….Nikita runs over to him with a ‘Waddaya…

If you don’t climb the mountain you can’t see the view Woke up to spectacular sunrise & a few laps round the deck Then headed off to the mountain! Lovely long walk along the beach to get there & just starting to get very hot so decided to do the longer circumnavigation walk – couldn’t…