From the Tasman Sea to the Timor Sea, fighting dragons along the way

Yes, it's me again.  This time we leave behind a mild, wet Vancouver winter and venture down under, home of the vegemite, roos and the mighty Great Barrier Reef.

We're cruising -no surprise here- the Crystal Serenity will be our home away from home for 12 nights; we love this ship, we know it well.  We look forward to seeing familiar faces and discovering Tastes, the (almost) new tapas style, casual dining venue.  We can't wait to see all these places, all new to us, an entirely new corner of the world for us to explore.

An overnight, non-stop flight to Sydney on Air Canada will mark the beginning of this adventure which will take us up the eastern coast of Australia and end in Bali, where we'll spend a couple of days post-cruise.

Stay tuned!