We are in six meter seas at the moment. Not six feet, six meters. I’ll do the math for you; that’s 20 feet from top to trough on these big rollers. And they don’t just roll. They shift and bang and spin too. Someone came in yesterday and covered our window with a storm shutter. So now our deck 4 stateroom has become an inside cabin set atop a 20 foot roller coaster where it will ride for about 36 hours before it can get off.

Here’s my reading list from this section of our World Cruise 2024 onboard the Azamara Onward

Next stop on our Azamara Onward World Voyage -Visiting Bounty Bay, Pitcairn Island. It is still inhabited by the descendants of the original mutineers of the Bounty! We toured Adamstown, saw Christian Cave, visited the museum and took pics with the original anchor of the Bounty. Current read: Mutiny on the Bounty by John Boyne

Next stop on our Azamara Onward World Cruise - Easter island, or Rapa Nui, to see the Moai statues! We rented scooters, visited Anakena Beach, did a tour of the volcanic crater at Rano Raraku, Tongariki, Anakena Beach and Ahu Nau Nau.

Here’s my reading list from this section of our World Cruise 2024 onboard the Azamara Onward

These are the tools you’ll need to start a watercolour sketchbook journal

My reading list from this segment of our Wold Voyage onboard the Azamara Onward

Next stop on our Azamara Onward World Cruise - The Panama Canal! We transit, visit the Miraflores Locks, tour the city by night and again in the day. Fascinating experience all around!

Next stop on our Azamara Onward World Cruise - Puerto Limon Costa Rica. We toured Puerto Viejo, Coco Beach and Cahuita National Park Rainforest.

Azamara World Voyage 2024 Begins! - Ft Lauderdale to Cozumel

Read Before You Go: French Polynesia “I Am Not Your Eve” by Devika Ponnambalam. The story of Teha’Amana, child bride and muse of Painter Paul Gauguin in Tahiti

Each guitar is its own story. The Martin Backpacker here prompted a celebrity encounter. If you know me you just got way better at that Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon game.

A quick trip to Cabo, a story about a cactus, and a spectacular dinner at Sunset Mona Lisa.

My tattoo. It took a long time for me to stop drawing it on myself with a pen and actually go get it done. I’m glad I did. It means a lot to me. .

All the best tools you need for a watercolour sketchbook adventure.

Snow on the rooftops here at Apex Mountain! We’ll all be skiing and boarding soon. Bring it on I say! Sketch of our view done in Procreate.

So long Sunshine Coast! Heading back to the mainland for a gathering of my 13’ girlfriends. Those of you who know me know what that means. I hope the rest of you are having fun wondering.

A few more sketchbook pages from my trip to the Sunshine Coast. Ocean Club Cafe, Sechelt Inlet and the Morning Angel that beckons us from the patio every day here in Porpoise Bay. All sketches done in Procreate.

Singing along with Elmo. She’s watching him sing Elmo’s Song on repeat as Lamb-ma Betty and I keep an eye on her. So fun.

Sketches from my first few days at Porpoise Bay.