Chasing the perfect Fuji shot

[drron]

Lunch the next day was Kaiseki.




And more of the Orchids.

 

[drron]

Dinner that night was in Indochine with a solo cruiser from Connecticut. No menu photos or meals apart from the desserts. Mrsdrron went for 2. Ginger and kaffir lime Creme Brulee and coconut rice pudding. For starters Mrsdrron had the prawn and I the tuna. For mains we both had the lobster Pad Thai. Me with chilli and Mrsdrron without. Certainly wasn't authentic Pad Thai but it was nice.










The next day was the crossing of the Equator whilst we were transitting the Makassar strait between Sulawesi and Borneo. A pretty poor ceremony.








A few sea birds around.

 

[tgh]

The speed of change at SS is breathtaking..
Another pending "enhancement" for "esteemed " (sic) Silversea regulars is a new RCI fleet wide loyalty programme.
Get high status in the cattle class ships and enjoy the SS loyalty perks.
I note that Ponant are offering status match for SS escapees and opine this trend may escalate as the other lines
compete for Silversea's ex loyal customer base.
Interesting times

 

[love_the_life]

The next day was the crossing of the Equator whilst we were transitting the Makassar strait between Sulawesi and Borneo. A pretty poor ceremony.

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Actually I can't stand the silly equator ceremonies so probably would have suited me.

 

[drron]

We had lunch on the pool deck for a change.



Mrsdrron had the burger and I tried the buffet -mainly Fillipino dishes.







A soup - pork sinigang. I avoided it.

 

[Pushka]

Actually I can't stand the silly equator ceremonies so probably would have suited me.

Oh we had fun on QM2!

That buffet looks very unappealing.

 

[drron]

Oh we had fun on QM2!

That buffet looks very unappealing.

But it was very tasty. Good street food.

 

[love_the_life]

Oh we had fun on QM2!

That buffet looks very unappealing.

Though the buffet had been 'attacked' by others by the time drron took his photos - I don't think it looks much worse than most (and this was on outside number on the pool deck not the usual type of buffet spread).

And yes QM2 was good but there is only so much 'equatorial shenanigans' that one needs in a lifetime.

 

[drron]

Atlantide for dinner once more. The menu had changed a little.








Mrsdrron ordered and got the beef tartare. Whilst I had the crispy fried octopus though it was calamari.




No pictures of mains. Mrsdrron had lobster which was very dry and I had the pork belly. Just OK.
I continue to decline desert but this time a picture of Mrsdrron's pavlova.

The next morning we were steaming into Coron.

 

[drron]

 

[drron]

The excursion today was a cruise around the bay in a local boat. With my balance problem boarding was a little difficult but fine once aboard.








All amenities.




The sleeping giant.

 

[drron]

First we went to one of the snorkelling areas.






Our crew.

 

[drron]

From near here you can climb over the hill to a large lake called barracuda lake. There are apparently some small channels through the lock which they can get through when young.













And this is where a smaller second lake can be reached.

 

[drron]

Some really brilliant water colours.

 

[drron]

 

[drron]

 

[drron]

Around this area our guide pointed out rocks that resembled animals including humans.








But no one had pointed out this koala before.

 

[drron]

The last of our excursion.
















And how you leave your boat.

 

[drron]

After we finished our cruise I went for an hour's walk towards Coron City. The road to the Port is a National Highway. As you come out of the Port you are immediately besieged by the Tuk tuk drivers offering cheap transport. And they keep asking until you get back to the port gate.










A school.




And this little girl wanted her photo taken. When she eventually put on her"crown" I obliged.

 

[drron]