Monday 17 October 2011

Sun Princess (2011) - Post 7

October 8th - Hong Kong




    Hong Kong harbour traffic





 

    Apartment buildings on Victoria Island.



 

     Coming alongside at the Ocean Terminal.





    All fast in Hong Kong, taken from a restaurant in the Marco Polo Hotel.



October 9th - Flight home from Hong Kong via Adelaide.


                             The new Cathay Pacific A330 I flew home on.




    My very comfortable nook on the plane.


 

 
                             A bit more cramped in the back.

    
   Departing Adelaide, next stop Melbourne.

Sun Princess (2011) - Post 6

October 3rd - Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia


    Typical street scene.


    A local trading vessel discharging steel.





    Some evening shots in port.

 

 


October 5th - Phu My, Vietnam






   Local shipping.

 





 

 

 
   Sailing downriver past some container ship wharves.



 October 6th - Nha Trang, Vietnam

 
    Tendering ashore.




 
                             A friendly shuttle bus driver.



 
                             This guy, a bit of a rogue, pedalled me around town for a few hours while I                            shopped and had lunch.

Sun Princess (2011) - Post 5

October 2nd - Muara, Brunei

    Passing a mountain top at sea.


                               The Muara pilot boards.



    Tugs in Muara harbour.
 
 
 

 
     U.S. Pacific Fleet guided-missile destroyers USS Pinckney (DDG 91) and USS Dewey (DDG 105) in Muara     for a or a six-day port visit before participating in joint exercises.


 
     A subtle warning against trespassing.


 
                             The food looked delicious in the local cafes but I wasn't game to eat there.




    Sailing for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Sun Princess (2011) - Post 4

September 27th - Darwin

     The Darwin pilot launch approaching.




    The Torres Strait pilot and the Captain watching the Darwin pilot board.



    A Customs patrol vessel heading out to sea.


     Sunrise over Darwin.


    Coming alongside.





                               The Staff Captain driving.



    Sailing for Muara, Brunei.