It was a wild ride over night. A storm hit us in the late afternoon and by dinner time it was 35knot winds and a 3 metre swell . Attendance at dinner was much reduced. Ilze had taken her pills and was bearing up but they made her very drowsy and with a loss of […]

Our flight from Vancouver (YVR) had to land at Anchorage (ANC) for a brief crew change and then flew on to Nome Alaska (OME) where we were forced to wait whilst the ground crew arranged the two traffic cones that safely directed us about seven metres to the only door into the airport lounge room […]

Cruise day minus 1. We had a very leisurely start to the day. Breakfast at our usual joint up the street (breakfast isn’t provided at the Auberge Hotel despite it being very up market …go figure) and then packed our stuff ready to transfer hotels. We’re now ensconced on the 30th floor of the Hyatt […]

Day two in Vancouver saw Ilze and I embark on a guided tour of Squamish and Whistler. The tour bus did not call at the Auberge so we waited for it at the very Swanky Fairmont Hotel which allowed Ilze to swan in the foyer in front of the posh shops. She preferred Gucci bags, […]

Ilze and I now hold the Dandenong Ranges Orienteering Clubs record (admittedly with jackets in the hold baggage) for the longest Thursday the 29th of August ever endured. It began conventionally enough, sleeping through till about 6.30am and then up for a final pack and a quick breakfast before we drove to Melbourne Airport. Leaving […]

Ilze and I have not been able to add to DIPIDY’s overseas adventures since we returned from Iceland in 2019. We had planned for an adventure up North America’s inside passage in 2020 on Hurtigrutens then brand new expidition ship, the Roald Amundsen. But covid happened and the ship got stuck returning from an Antarctic […]