Peter's Travel Blog

Today has been our very last day at sea and on the good ship Columbus. Packing started immediately after breakfast, and was more or less completed by lunchtime, with just a few minor refinements required. The Tasman sea has been much calmer today, and temperatures have been steadily rising too. We took some time to walk around the top deck...

This morning, I held my final class of this cruise, and distributed the remaining art materials amongst the recipients, since the plan was always for the materials to recede as the trip went along, leaving us with only the minimum amount of gear to take back home with us in the luggage – when you’re flying, every gram counts… In...

We’re back at sea, which has mostly been choppy, with a surprisingly noticeable swell, although it did seem to be calming down a little later on. It’s been windy out, resulting in the top deck being closed. I ran my penultimate class this morning, and spent much of the rest of the day doing not very much at all. In...