What lies ahead for us

It is Day 5 and I'm finally getting the connectivity thing worked out and was able to post a couple of overdue blog posts earlier today - yay!

I thought I would share our itinerary since I've not listed it out on the blog yet.

We are currently in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, a little more than 1/2 way to Oahu, our first stop. Matt's son lives on Oahu, and it will be my first chance to meet him, so I'm very excited. Unfortunately, Matt is feeling a little under the weather today; we are hopeful he'll be feeling better by the time we reach Honolulu.

We will be in Honolulu Oct 19-20 (days 8 and 9 at sea), followed by a day in Maui and a day on Kauai, Hawaii.

On October 28, we cross the international date line, and on October 29 (day 18), we reach the capital of American Samoa, Apia, for a day. One more day at sea and we will arrive in Savusavu, Nanua Levu, Fiji on Halloween (day 20). Matt and I are dressing up in shark costumes for the party on board that night! We sail overnight to Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji and spend two lovely days there (days 21 and 22) before sailing overnight again and spending a day in Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji. (day 23). We are at sea just one more day before arriving at the small island of Anelghowhat, Anaton, Vanuatu (Mystery Island) on November 5 (day 25).

We sail through the Coral and Tasman seas before arriving at our final cruise destination of Sydney, Australia, on day 29, Sunday, November 9. We will stay a few days in Sydney before flying to Perth for a short visit, then Singapore, and finally, Bangkok, where we currently plan to stay for 7 weeks (including Christmas and New Year's) before heading off to wherever we decide is next.

Below are photos of our upcoming destinations that I found on the internet. I'll post pic and info about each place as we get there - but these are far better photos than I could ever take!

Matt's been feeling under the weather for the last couple of days. Hopefully, he'll be full of vim and vigor by the time we reach Oahu!

Oahu, Hawaii - October 19-20

Maui, Hawaii - October 21

Kauai, Hawaii - October 22

American Samoa - October 29

Savusavu, Fiji - October 31

Lautoka, Fiji - November 1-2

Savu, Fiji - November 3

Anelghowhat, Vanuatu - November 5

Sydney, Australia - November 9 - 13

Perth, Australia - November 14-17

Singapore - November 18-20

Bangkok, Thailand - November 21 - January 7

Finally, one thing I learned on board for today: Thomas Kincade only made original artwork for his direct family and closest friends. Each piece has two signatures, and one of them includes a number. That number indicates the number of hidden Ns he hid for his wife, Nanette. He also hid hearts in his works for his daughters to find. Most of the works he sold were not originals, but rather limited-edition lithographs or affordable prints.