We go to shore by Tender \240- \240however not this one.

Our walk through Komodo National Park, wearing our compulsory masks, brings us to the Komodo Dragon.

He is big and uninterested until he smells blood.

We missed all Asia ports, a voucher will follow 😉

This is all we saw of Semarang. The Indonesian officials decided it was too risky to let us come ashore - we’d been to Australia, a country where there were cases of the virus.

This Komodo Dragon woke up when one of us collapsed and scraped her knee! The smell of 🩸. It all ended well

As usual with Rotarians, we mixed easily and there were some interesting people.

We do visit Benoa in Bali. \240The public temple

Decorations and offerings from a special Hindu celebration on the weekend.

Our guide, showing us the wares at the market. \240Vegetables, fruits spices, pork, beef,chicken, all on display in the open air - and lots of flys!

Motorbikes everywhere - more than cars Families of 4, riding together.

The second day, we visit a family village. \240This is the entrance and one family of several generations live inside.

The Balinese share together, the buildings of the village.

The chickens in their basket cages, protected from the rooster, who gets to run around free.

The honeymoon cottage (no windows) for the newlyweds.

We also visit the Uluwatu Temple and the resident monkeys. They will steal your glasses or your hat, if they think it’s food.

The temple sits on top of a cliff over the ocean - 11th century. \240Most Balinese are Hindu but of a different culture than the Indian Hindu.

We end the day with a seafood dinner at a beachside restaurant.

And entertainment by a pretty Balinese dancer.

At sea again, on our way to Colombo, Sri Lanka

We cross the equator again and new Pollywogs become Shellbacks, like our friend, Larry Murphy.

This is what we see of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The old and the new!

We only stop to take on food and fuel. We are not allowed on shore.

Dick dresses up for St Patrick’s Day!

Pirates are active along the coast of Yemen and Somalia. We will bring sniper trained guards aboard at Muscat and then sail full speed to the Red Sea to minimize exposure to the Pirates.

We are assured this route is heavily patrolled by US and British military ship so we are in minimal danger. Viking is just being cautious.

6 Sea Days on our way to Muscat Oman. We have seen a lot of the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea.

We reach Muscat for another technical stop. \240A view of the Mosque and the government buildings

The port with the Sultan’s yacht in the distance, behind the low white building.

Everything is in Arabic. Those tiny figures on the port side are waiting to tie us up, a couple of them wearing their protective masks.

We fly the yellow flag, which sygnifies we have no illness on board - also the flag of Norway and the flag of Oman.

We wear our yellow shirts too - no illness!

We arrive in Dubai. \240Our last stop before heading home.

This is what we see from the ship. \240The tallest building in the world is in the distance; but, we will only see it from the port. \240We will go directly to the airport from the ship to fly home.

We are packing and getting ready for an early departure Monday Morning.

On our way to dinner, the night before we leave to go home. We look happy but are feeling sad.

The Captain and the Cruise Director perform together.

Our last full night on the ship. \240The crew is celebrated for the wonderful time we have had, thanks to their care, service and friendship. \240They made the trip so worthwhile.