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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More Details

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

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  • 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