Thank you Debbie!

You're welcome. And thanks to Elaine for the Mariner blog. Fascinating to see and hear from some of the MP stranded travelers!
Debbie

Here is a good website for mid ocean weather. it's 80 cloudy and it looks like it going to rain. We have whitecaps but the boat is moving smoothly. Looks like we are in for a little weather when we get into Sydney tomorrow,


http://www.passageweather.com/

Thanks, Warren. That's a very useful website.

Debbie, I was delighted that I could contribute to the blog list as you always are able to list so many great ones. Glad I could return the favor.
Elaine

We have received a message. Due to Extensive Salt Spray we are Kindly asked not to go on our balconies until the washing of the balconies begins sometime tomorrow.

Yeah right, I'm going to set here and not go on my balcony as we sail into Sidney. Anymore that people don't smoke illegal cigars on there balconies in the middle of the night.

Another thing Is I want to work for Australian Customs. They get stay up and drink with all the girls. Just for stamping passports. What a job!!!

I am having so much fun watching all this.

Warren, I am still hoping for pix soon, it will be fun to put a face to your posts!

Warren get your cabin stewardess to take pix of you hiding behind curtain...but stick your head out so we can see you! :cool: :cool: :lct: :lct:

Yes....we want pictures!

The Voyager arrived in Sydney a couple of hours ago. It is currently pouring rain there. Check out the Sydney Harbor Webcam - Opera House - View 1 - Overseas Terminal and the Regent Seven Seas Voyager - View 2.

http://www.therocks.com/sydney-Getting_Here_and_Around-Webcam.htm

Going out to diner with some friends maybe we can make that happen.

Here is my new pictures on my website. Some of you may remember me.

http://www.wnewton.com/photography.html#id=album-69&num=1

I sure remember you....you came to our Welcome Home Party after 2005 WC. Long time, no see. You're an amazing photographer! Welcome back to LCT.

How have you been? I don't see a picture of you on that website, am I missing something?

Oh, and I love the picture of the old woman in white. Her face tells such a story of life.

I do TOO!!!!! welcome back and your pixs are amazing!!!! The Warren threw me off :D :D :D whoops forgot to say loving your posts - my husband, also, had to work while onboard so understand you needing internet -

Chip, is that you? Why didn't you tell us thats who it was!

Chip, you are a bad, bad, boy! For not letting us know who you were! You are certainly not a stranger to this board! OMG, I am so mad at you you not telling us.

Well I'm here. Started out asking some questions but I am having so much fun with you guys. Sorry Olivia please forgive me. I am doing an e-mail blog. I tend to be conservative with who I send my pictures to but now that I them on my site please enjoy.

Now that I have free internet I will share a lot more. Yes Olivia we need captions. I think now that I have uploaded the big stuff from the 4 Winds Hotel and can go back and add captions. I have reworked my website so it will do captions. Next big upload will be in Singapore. My e-mail is whitneynew@mac.com if anyone wants on my 4 picture a day blog.

Hope no one is mad at me and Regent is by far the best cruise line ever. Now where is my laundry?

A rainy day in Sydney...but still a great time. Probably won't have time to update my blog unitl Monday (our time).

Poured Buckets all day. The private tour I had just went to bar, there wasn't much you could see. Had a lovely dinner with a good friend's brother in New Mexico, Hopefully I will add some more pics of Vanuatu and New Caledonia tomorrow as i keep going to finish this tread before starting the Australian tread. Anyway I;m docked over looking the Harbor Bridge, Truly one of those spots in the world and a high light of the trip.

from the Rocks cam.....

At least we can see Sydney today. It did look miserable yesterday on the webcam.

Just checked the time lapse video
for yesterday on the Sydney cam,
and caught here coming in....

Well a little event on our sail-out. We got almost out of Sydney's harbor when we had to go back to the dock and disembark a sick passenger. It's nice to know when there is a medical emergency they really go out of there way for the safety of one passenger. They running around 18 knots trying to make up time to get to Brisbane. That's got to burn a little fuel. But we had a two for one Sydney sail out. Still Raining but not as hard.

Hope you WCers enjoy Brisbane.
It is the "wet" season up here in the north. Not that you need any more rain! Cairns has been showers with night time thunderstorms. Looking forward to watching you arrive in Cairns as we have breakfast at the Marina on Friday!

After thinking about maybe that wasn't the right thing to do as pose as someone else. My problem in the past is some of you felt that I'm too sarcastic. And if challenged I will take you on! That's my nature I am not going to change. I'm just a Colorado Cowboy and that's just way it is.

I am here working on what I do best, photography. Taking a world cruise has always been a dream also and it's a huge investment. I'm doing it and I have my blog. This cruise line ain't perfect but what cruise line is?

So that's my story and I'm sticking to it, which is the best line I can think of right now. Nite all, and I hope the weather clears.

Hi Chip, I knew it was my Benz buddy all the time!! ;) You're a brilliant photographer, have fun on the WC

Keep posting Chip!

I would love to see your pictures, Chip. And I've enjoyed your posts from the beginning. Keep it up.

Chip,

What is the address of your blog?

Aha! Suzie's "benz buddy" comment refreshed my memory about discussions re: MBs. Welcome back, Chip! Your comments are entertaining plus your photos are really good.

Chip (Warren :D ) obviously you're remembered fondly, sarcasm and all, cowboy!!!!!

Well thank you, I'm doing it by e-mail daily and there is many fine blogs coming of this cruise and I enjoy them all. My website is www.wnewton.com.

You can contact me. The e-mail blogs the are available to you all on LTC that wants it, all I need is your e-mail address. I won't spam you if you get on my list. I'll do this cruise and then I will continue to photograph the American West next summer and send one out one a week of a favorite mountain. My e-mail blog I kept pretty tight and never use the really goods one I want to market. Karen I can't send off my website, that it Adobe flash.

Anyway thank you all for your comments about my photography. My e-mail address is whitneynew@mac.com and and i will send you a four pictures a day if requested. I'm not spell checking as it's 3:10.

We had truly one of the best days of the Cruise in Brisbane. And I came home to some of the best Jazz I have ever heard on a cruise ship. I LIKE this ship! Night all.

It's getting a little toasty in the room. I have one of those Radio Shack indoor outdoor wireless temp. gages. I can show them what the temp is in the suite and outside. They have never seen anyone do that before.

Sure they have - we have a wireless thermometer for the outside temperature and our clock shows the room temperature (79 outside, 71 in the room).

Now Now. It's colder outside then inside. It's a problem with my suite AC and they are trying really hard right to fix it now.

Wanna Trade?

And now I have these newfangled air fans working. it's working wonderfully.Thanks to the housekeeper to get them working at this time Tonight.

Chip you have the best attitude with these little annoyances - keep enjoying your wonderful cruise!!!

We are down to 23 in the room this morning just like it is for some of you in the East Coast. By God by the end this cruise I am going to speaking metric.

They have just arrived in Cairns.
Here are shots as dawn is breaking,
local time 6.30am

Heres the link to the Cairns cam, if you would like to check throughout the day......

http://www.cairnsinfo.com/webcam.php