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The Southern Bounty Cruise – on board the Coral Geographer Pt 2 27 Oct to 4 Nov 2026. Days 5 to 13

Posted on 04/11/2026 by Deb and Greg

Tuesday 27October 2026 Day 5. Augusta and Leeuwin Estate. We left the boat at 9:25 on our way to Leeuwin Estate. We hit land at a marina adjacent to Subsea’s Abalone facility, at 9:35, and boarded a bus, after a … Continue reading →

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The Southern Bounty Cruise – on board the Coral Geographer Days 1 to 4 23 Oct to 26 Oct 2026

Posted on 26/10/2026 by Deb and Greg

Friday 23 October 2026 Fremantle and our Cruise Day 1 We started our day with a walking tour of the port area of Fremantle. Fremantle gets its name from Captain Charles Howe Fremantle, the British naval officer who formally claimed … Continue reading →

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16 to 23 October 2026  Adelaide to Perth / Kingsley / Padbury/Fremantle

Posted on 23/10/2026 by Deb and Greg

Friday 16 Oct 2026. Adelaide to Perth / Kingsley We were at the airport and in the Qantas Lounge by around 10:45am, relaxing for our 11:50am flight. We boarded around 11:25am and were in the air on time!  We were … Continue reading →

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17 August 2026  Lookout – It’s been booked!

Posted on 19/08/2026 by Deb and Greg

I know we said think twice about boarding another floating petri dish and don’t visit little people at the start of a holiday, oh how short/selective your memory becomes. 🙂 Deb noticed a new Coral Expedition’s cruise, exploring the south … Continue reading →

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Posted on 14/04/2026 by Deb and Greg

Hi all, Unfortunately we are being spammed with a large number of off topic messages. As a result I have turned off the ability to comment on our posts until some time in the future Number of Views :5264

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Days 29 & 30 8 March to 9 March 2026. The Datai, Langkawi, Malaysia to Home, Adelaide, Australia

Posted on 09/03/2026 by Deb and Greg

Day 29 & 30 8 & 9 March 26 The Datai, Langkawi, Malaysia to Home, Adelaide , Australia We got up to breakfast a bit after 9am, yes breakfast, not brunch, this holiday is coming to an end. We got … Continue reading →

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Days 25 to 28. 4 March to 7 March 2026. The Datai, Langkawi, Malaysia

Posted on 07/03/2026 by Deb and Greg

Day 25 4 March 26 No rush to get up this morning, no plans today until 3pm. We got up to brunch a bit before 10am, we are both enjoying the really slow starts to our days. In the afternoon, … Continue reading →

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Days 23 to 24. 2 & 3 March 2026. The Datai, Langkawi, Malaysia

Posted on 04/03/2026 by Deb and Greg

It seems strange to say this, but it has taken until we arrived in Malaysia for us to have an electronic lock on the door of our accommodation. All through Sri Lanka and even in the Maldives, all our accommodation … Continue reading →

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Day 22. 1 March 2026. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur to The Datai, Langkawi.

Posted on 01/03/2026 by Deb and Greg

Well that was an “interesting” night, not! We finished up changing rooms at about 12:30am because the hotel decided to have maintenance works done at night, and it was too noisy for sleep! Our/Deb’s alarm went off at 6am and … Continue reading →

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1 March 2026 Middle East & Pakistan/Afghanistan Conflicts

Posted on 01/03/2026 by Deb and Greg

Just a quick note for anyone concerned about our safety as things go crazy. We are both safe and expect to stay that way. We are not flying anywhere near the areas above. We are in the Malaysian jungle and … Continue reading →

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