Millers World Cruise 2025

March 27 Viking does food well and food events! The chef and his team put together an incredible brunch for us.

March 24 (10,431 miles from The Dalles) Madagascar, off the southeast coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, became the world’s 4th largest island by splitting off from Africa 180 million years ago (in the morning, I think) and from India 90 million years ago. Thirty-one million people made up of 18 “classified people” now…

March 23 A few bits and pieces before Madagascar. As we were preparing to depart from Mombasa, Karla was standing on the dock watching a number of Masai dancers perform. You’ll see pictures. She struck up a conversation with a policeman who was providing dock security. He asked her how many children she has and…

(9,316 miles from The Dalles, Oregon.) March 19-21 A great 3 days! Kenya is a complicated place. It has a population of around 50 million with 5 ethnic groups each representing 10 to 17 percent of the population. There are 42 different tribes, each with its own language. Swahili is the national language, so tribal…

(9571 miles from The Dalles, Oregon). March 16 As we sailed through what is referred to as “the blue desert,” the only interesting stuff is revealed by bathymetry. I just learned that bathymetry is the measuring and study of underwater features and I had to use it. At about 3 miles of depth, there’s lots to…

March 15 As we sail from the Maldives to the Seychelles, we are encountering the “flattest” water we have experienced. It has appeared to be a quiet lake for two days. The only disturbance was the bump when we crossed the equator. Evidently, we are free of the gyres and currents in this area. That’s…

8,856 miles from The Dalles, Oregon. March 12 New territory for us. The Maldives represent the smallest country in Asia. There are 2000 islands, 200 of which are populated. The population is around 500,000, half of whom live in the capital, Male. The islands are comprised of 115 square miles of land across 35,000 square…

8,557 miles from The Dalles, Oregon. March 10, 2025 Remembering that I enjoyed Colombo 50+ years ago, I was looking forward to our tuk tuk ride around the city. We made our way through the dancing welcomers and well organized “tourist stalls” which featured gems, clothing, carvings, paintings and, of course, refrigerator magnets to our…

March 9 We dock at 2pm so I have time for a few musings. Yesterday was International Women’s Day….perhaps even in the US. More on that later. There was a special lunch featuring T-bone steaks and lobster. We skipped that meal. That’s a commentary on all the good food available. Two of the Sri Lanka…

March 8, 2025 (Happy International Women’s Day) We’re looking forward to Sri Lanka. I visited Colombo, Ceylon in 1971 on a Semester at Sea cruise. Karla and I and M and J also visited….on the coast with access to Kandy and Buddha’s tooth…on the last leg of a trip…China, Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, Delhi, and Sri…