Two At Sea

June 15, 2015

We get a “slide show” every time we use our computer, and it’s fun.

(Windows tip. Sorry Mac-ers – but there’s probably a way to do this on a Mac that I just don’t know about… and it’s probably easier than this!)

There’s a little gadget that comes with Windows called Slide Show. To put it on our desktop, right click anywhere on the desktop, select Gadgets and then Slide Show. Oh wait, there’s another step. Hover your mouse over the Slide Show gadget once it’s on your desktop, and select the wrench icon that appears. From there, select the folder that has the pictures you want. We like the “Shuffle Pictures” box checked.

Now there’s another trick. When a picture comes up that you like, you can select the right, enlarge button that faintly appears at the bottom of the Slide Show gadget. From there, you can step through your pictures (we mostly do it to find out where a picture was taken) or right click on an image you love, select Locate on Disk and then, once you see that picture in it’s folder, right click on it and select Set as Desktop Background.

Warning: sometimes, when there’s less than exciting work to be done on the computer, we can distract ourselves for hours by wandering through pictures from our cruise. -Rich

June 14, 2015

I will not push your silly button, over and over again, to get a shower.

I know what comes next:

“When the blue light comes on, push the lever and you’ll get a cookie!”

June 13, 2015

First the bad news: It’s raining again here in Port Moselle (Noumea, New Caledonia). It’s rained a lot this week.

Now the good news: Rainbow!

June 10, 2015 (Noumea, New Caledonia)

I’m sorry but this is probably all you’re going to see of the palmeras (plural for palmier, I think) from the bakery behind McDonald’s.

I am a palmier lover and these are by far, the best I’ve ever had! There’s no way they’ll be around long enough to get the camera out.

-Rich

By the way, the location is on our new Noumea cruising map here. (Or go to the above menu, cruising info and you’ll find it there.)

…..Bonus Food Porn…..

Also on the map mentioned above is an amazing chocolate place called Chocolates Morand. For cruisers that have been to Opua, these are as good, and forgive me, but maybe even better than, Makana Chocolates. Fortunetely, there are enough, even in the small box, that you get to see a picture of more than crumbs.

June 7, 2015

We ended our last cruise around New Caledonia at a little island called Ile Casy in Baie du Prony. Wow. See for yourself.

Easy: there is one mooring at the north end of the island in a bay that seems magically out of any wind. There are a bunch of moorings on the west side of the island if that one is full.

Great Activities: The walks around the island are beautiful, with stunning views and beautiful, secluded beaches.

Secure: There’s a wonderful dog that seems to serve as guide and park ranger. He escorted us all over the island on our walks. If we’d stop for too long, he’d come back to check on us and show us the way. We paid him in chow. Cyndi cooked up three chicken breasts for him the first night. The second night, he got the big package of ham we’d failed to eat while out. This was supplemented with cat treats. We don’t know his name but we called him Brownie.

Most people just stop in Baie du Prony on the way in or out of Noumea but it’s really worth more than that. It’s a magical place. -Rich