Where in the world is HAL?

[Copper10-8]

Speaking of bridges 😉 where is Statendam at in this pic?

 

[erewhon]

10 hours ago, RetiredMustang said:

 

Kia ora, great to hear from you!  We are fine, but miss cruising, and would like to do again the around-Australia cruise we shared with you and your DH, or even perhaps once again visit Aotearoa, the Land of the Long White Cloud -- New Zealand.

 

I figured that if you were monitoring this thread, you would certainly recognize the port.  Yes, it is indeed Picton.  For those who have not visited, the Picton area in New Zealand's South Island has a thriving renewable lumber industry -- we could smell the logs even before we entered the port area.  Picton is also near a lush fertile area of green valleys and rolling hills that contain a great many vineyards that produce excellent wines, including the superlative sauvignon blancs of Marlborough.

 

Dave

 

 

 

Yesterday was the  second time to look at this thread,

Another Australian circumnavigation would be great..

We sailed on Maasdam Jan/Feb for  2 weeks Auckland to Auckland , little did we know that would be our last cruise on that lovely ship.

[ski ww]

Where is Ryndam.

 

[StLouisCruisers]

20 hours ago, St Pete Cruiser said:

Where is Zuiderdam?  Hint: not too far from Copper's Rotterdam VI above.

 

 

 

I remember the first time we docked in Oslo and set eyes upon the Fortress directly across a narrow street from our docking spot.  Magnificent view!

[St Pete Cruiser]

2 hours ago, StLouisCruisers said:

 

I remember the first time we docked in Oslo and set eyes upon the Fortress directly across a narrow street from our docking spot.  Magnificent view!

Yes, and an easy walk to the city unlike some ports.

[bennybear]

5 hours ago, ski ww said:

Where is Ryndam.

 

Wild guess,  Cartagena?

[bennybear]

17 hours ago, bennybear said:

Where is the Nieuw Amsterdam?

 

 

Look a like you need a hint,   One of our favourite ports,   This time we visited this lovely spot.  Bonus if you know where we visited! 

 

 

 

[RetiredMustang]

1 hour ago, bennybear said:

 

 

Look a like you need a hint,   One of our favourite ports,   This time we visited this lovely spot.  Bonus if you know where we visited! 

 

 

 

 

Wow, tough one.  The problem with having visited so many places (over so many years), is that a lot of things seem a little familiar even if you can't place them.  I think I should recognize that spire in the port, but it is not coming to me.  The small town looks a little like the Ligurian coast in northwest Italy, but again I can't place it.  

Dave

[RetiredMustang]

While we try to figure out the tough ones posed by bennybear, as well as ski ww and Copper 10-8 (both of their latest also seem familiar -- I knew I had never been to what turned out to be Oslo, but I think I've seen that waterfront, and that bridge ... somewhere), here is a downright easy one.  Which harbor is this?

 

 

Dave

[bennybear]

8 minutes ago, RetiredMustang said:

 

Wow, tough one.  The problem with having visited so many places (over so many years), is that a lot of things seem a little familiar even if you can't place them.  I think I should recognize that spire in the port, but it is not coming to me.  The small town looks a little like the Ligurian coast in northwest Italy, but again I can't place it.  

Dave

Country is correct! 

[Copper10-8]

4 hours ago, StLouisCruisers said:

 

I remember the first time we docked in Oslo and set eyes upon the Fortress directly across a narrow street from our docking spot.  Magnificent view!

 

Great city to visit as is Stockholm, Sweden

[Copper10-8]

19 hours ago, bennybear said:

Where is the Nieuw Amsterdam?

 

Livorno, Italy

[Copper10-8]

18 hours ago, Copper10-8 said:

Speaking of bridges 😉 where is Statendam at in this pic?

 

 

Here's a hint on this one; This country, along with Oceania, is also a continent

[idiebabe]

32 minutes ago, RetiredMustang said:

While we try to figure out the tough ones posed by bennybear, as well as ski ww and Copper 10-8 (both of their latest also seem familiar -- I knew I had never been to what turned out to be Oslo, but I think I've seen that waterfront, and that bridge ... somewhere), here is a downright easy one.  Which harbor is this?

 

 

Dave

 

Looks like Honolulu Harbor.

 

[RetiredMustang]

Just now, idiebabe said:

 

Looks like Honolulu Harbor.

 

 

Winner!  I tried to hide the Aloha Tower in the shadows of early morning, but you can still see it.

 

Dave

[bennybear]

11 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

Livorno, Italy

Farther south....

[idiebabe]

1 minute ago, RetiredMustang said:

 

Winner!  I tried to hide the Aloha Tower in the shadows of early morning, but you can still see it.

 

Dave

 

That's what caught my eye was the Tower!  😀

[RetiredMustang]

OK, a little harder, but still not too hard.  Where is this?

 

 

 

[Alberta Quilter]

11 minutes ago, bennybear said:

Farther south....

Naples?  And could the other pic be of Capri?

[bennybear]

2 minutes ago, Alberta Quilter said:

Naples?  And could the other pic be of Capri?

 

Winner on Naples, but a different island than Capri😎

[RetiredMustang]

7 minutes ago, bennybear said:

 

Winner on Naples, but a different island than Capri😎

 

Boy do I feel unsmart -- I lived in Naples for six years, but the view is towards the industrial area of Portici, not the expected one toward the center of the city.  I still don't know the little town, but it could be on Ischia or Procida?

 

Dave

[Alberta Quilter]

50 minutes ago, bennybear said:

 

Winner on Naples, but a different island than Capri😎

Well, Capri was a guess; I’ve never been there.  Hopefully next year.

[Copper10-8]

1 hour ago, RetiredMustang said:

OK, a little harder, but still not too hard.  Where is this?

 

 

 

 

Anchorage, AK and the adventure of the tidal changes 😉 

[RetiredMustang]

21 minutes ago, Copper10-8 said:

 

Anchorage, AK and the adventure of the tidal changes 😉 

 

Correct!  The time we were there, we had to wait until a cargo vessel left, and then swing about to come alongside starboard side to, so that we could get a gangway connected.  A lot of morning departure long shore excursions got cancelled.

 

Dave

[Copper10-8]

6 minutes ago, RetiredMustang said:

 

Correct!  The time we were there, we had to wait until a cargo vessel left, and then swing about to come alongside starboard side to, so that we could get a gangway connected.  A lot of morning departure long shore excursions got cancelled.

 

Dave

 

The tides up there are always an adventure! There was actually a "Plan X" once to connect the gangway to Amsterdam's bow because no other deck would work but, luckily, that never materialized. Anchorage is also float plane heaven at Lake Hood, world's busiest seaplane base