6. Travel Summary
As of August 2008 the red line shows our path. Since April 2007 we have covered just over 18,000 nautical miles aboard Kosmos:
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Below is a summary of the various stops on our travels. Below the location name are the coordinates (degrees-minutes) on the globe in case you want to look them up on Google Earth (or an old fashioned globe). Beneath the coordinates are the dates of the blog entries, so you can click on the approriate month in “archives” to read about our adventures in particular locations. Please remember that these are not the actual dates we were in these locations as the blogs are not posted in real time. The last line has highlights some of the unique activities we did in each place. In every destination we write about the town, people, history, culture, and food, so those are not listed seperately as they are a given.
The maps show the approximate route Kosmos has made. These are straight “point to point” lines, and necessarily our exact path. For example we headed a bit more south on our first passage than the line shows.
April 2007 to December 2007 — United States of America to Indonesia
- Dana Point, California, USA
W117°41, N33-27
Feb 27 - May 20, 2006
commissioning process - Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
W116-37, N31-51
May 20 - Sep1, 2006 - San Diego, California, USA
W117-14, N32-42
Sep 1, 2006 - Apr 28, 2007
Trip to Catalina Island - South Nuka Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
W140-6, S8-55
May 19 - Jun 1, 2007
Island tour, horseback riding, Marquesan Feast - North Nuka Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
W140-05, S8-50
Jun. 1 - Jun.3 & Jun 27, 2007
Hiking, swimming with dolphins - Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia
W138-40, S10-27
Jun. 4 - Jun. 6 & Jun 28, 2007
Hike to waterfall - Manihi, Tuomotu Islands, French Polynesia
W146-02, S14-28
Jun 9 - Jun. 19 & Jun. 29 - Jul. 1, 2007
SCUBA diving, hiking - Apataki, Tuomotu Islands, French Polynesia
W146-25, S15-20
Jun. 19 - Jun. 25 & Jul. 2 & Jul. 6, 2007
Kosmos stuck on a sunken sailboat, hiking, snorkeling - Noth Fakarava, Tuomotu Islands, French Polynesia
W145-49, S16-04
Jul 6 - Jul 19, 2007
SCUBA diving, bike ride around island - South Fakarava, Tuomotu Islands, French Polynesia
W145-24, S16-30
Jul 19 - Jul 24, 2007
Snorkeling - Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia
W149-38, S17-33
Jul 25 - Aug. 6 & Aug. 10, 2007
Heiva cultural festival, island tour - Moorea, Society Islands, French Polynesia
W149.51, S17.29
Aug 6 - Aug. 10, 2007
Island tour, snorkeling - Tahaa, Society Islands, French Polynesia
W151.20, S16.35
Aug 14 - 16, 2007
Island tour, snorkeling - Bora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia
W151.45, S16.31
Aug. 16 - 29, 2007
Island tour, snorkeling - Suwarrow, Cook Islands
W163-6, S13-14
Aug 31 - Sep. 11, 2007
Snorkeling, diving, visit to bird sanctuary island - Niue
by W169-55, S19-00
Sep 12 - 21, 2007
Diving, cave explorations, island tour - Vava°u, Vava°u Islands, Kingdom of Tonga
W174-00, S18-39
Sep. 26 - Oct. 11, 2007
Diving, island tour on a go kart tour, hiking, swimming with whales - Suva City, Viti Levu, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
E178-25 E, S18-07
Oct. 12 - 16, 2007 - Nadi & Lautoka Cities, Viti Levu, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
S17° 46 by E177° 23 & 17° 36S by 177° 27E
Oct. 17- Oct. 25 & Oct 31 - Nov.1, 2007
Island tour, helicopter ride, day visits to nearby islands - Vanua Levu, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji
E177° 03, S17° 27
Oct. 25 - Oct 27, 2007
Hiking, diving - Waya, Yasawa Islands, Fiji
E177° 08, S17° 20
Oct 27 - Oct 31, 2007
Hiking - Efate, Shepherd Islands, Vanuatu
E168° 18, S17° 44
Nov 3 - Nov 13, 2007
Island tour, visit to volcano, waterfall - Aore and Espirtu Santo, Shepherd Islands, Vanuatu
15° 35S, 167° 08E
Nov 13 - Nov 19, 2007
SCUBA Diving on WWII wrecks - Cairns, Queensland, Australia
S16° 55, E145° 46
Nov 21 - Dec 7, 2007
SCUBA diving, boat haul out, animal sanctuary, butterfly sanctuary - Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia
S16° 28 by E145° 28
Dec 7 - Dec 11, 2007 - Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia
S14° 40 by E145° 26
Dec 11 - 17, 2007
Diving, snorkeling, hiking - Horn & Thursday Islands, Torres Straits, Australia
10° 35S by 142° 14E
Dec 18 - Dec 21, 2007
January 2008 to June 2008 – Indonesia to Egypt
- West Timor Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
10° 9S by 123° 34E
Dec 27 - 31, 2007 & Jan 2 - 9, 2008
Traditional village tour - Flores Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
08° 50S by 121° 30.8E
Jan 10 - 15, 2008
Crater Lakes - Rinca Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
8°39.15S by 119° 42.9E
Jan 16 -24, 2008
Komodo Dragons & other native wildlife - Labuan Bajo, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
08° 29.5S by 119° 52.5E
Jan 21 -24, 2008
SCUBA Diving - Bali, Indonesia
08° 44.5S by 115° 12.7E
Jan 25 - Feb 8, 2008
UN conference, island tour, whitewater rafting, SCUBA Diving, Monkey Forest, traditional show - Karimata, Indonesia
01°40.7S by 108° 54.2E
Feb 12 - 14, 2008
Medical assistance to islander - Sentosa Island, Singapore
01°14N by 103° 50E
Feb 12 - Mar 08, 2008
Side trip to Hong Kong, Museums, Rides - Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
02° 31N by 101° 48E
Mar 8- 18, 2008
Side trip to Malacca - Langkawi Island, Kedah, Malaysia
06° 21N by 099° 40E
Mar 20 - Mar 28, 2008
Sky ride, Geoforest Park, waterfall hike, extravagent gift museum - Ko Muk Island, Trang Province, Thailand
07°23N by 099°17E
Mar 28 - Apr 2, 2008
Emerald Hawng - Phi Phi Islands, Krabi Province, Thailand
Don: 07°43N by 098°46E
Li: 07°40N by 098°46E
Apr 2 - 4, 2008 - Phuket Island, Phuket Province, Thailand
Ao Chalong: 07° 49N by 098° 21E
Nai Harn: 07° 46N by 098° 17E
Apr 4 - 17, 2008
Traditional dancing, Elephant ride, Hawng tour, Fantasea show - Port Blair, Andaman Islands, India
11° 40N by 092° 42E
Apr 17 - 23 & 29, 2008
Visit to Ross Island - Havelock Island, Andaman Islands, India
11° 59N by 092° 56E
Apr 23 - 29, 2008
SCUBA diving, Elephant training camp - Male, Maldives
04° 13.0N by 073° 32.0E
May 02 - 18, 2008
SCUBA diving - Port Salalah, Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman
16° 56.2N by 054° 0.2E
May 21 - Jun 02, 2008
SCUBA diving, Guided Tour Dhofar - Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam, Egypt
25°31N by 34°38E
Jun 13 - 17 & Jun 23 - Jul 05, 2008
SCUBA diving, Trip to Luxor to see Temples & Burial Tombs - Suez City, EgyptJul 8 - Jul 17, 2008
Giza Pyramids, Cairo Museum, transiting Suez Canal
July 2008 to December 2008 — Egypt to ?
- Aghios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece
31° 11.2N by 25° 43.0E
July 26 - , 2008
Monasteries, Sheep Party, Knossos Minoan ruins, trip to Athens, Delphi and Meteora on mainland, visit to towns of Rythmeno and Chania on Crete
