We have just returned from a week at sea on the Pacific Dawn cruise liner. This was our first ever cruise and was a personal dream of mine for over 30 years now!

Six family members were on this holiday. We had two cabins each with 3 people in. In one cabin was our 19 year old daughter, my husband and myself. The second cabin had our 21 year old son and two of my brothers.

It was funny because both cabins were on level 9 of the Pacific Dawn and on the same side of the ship, but our son’s cabin was at the front of the ship and my cabin was at the back of the ship. It was about 200 meters between the two cabins. Looking down the narrow corridor we could not even see the other cabin at the far end of the ship!

We left the port of Brisbane on Saturday 11th December 2010 in the pouring rain. I stood up on the jogging track on the top of the ship with a towel over my head with my video camera in hand ready to start our video journal of our fun trip.

I got absolutely drenched in the rain, but the video camera stayed dry (thank the Lord!) and we started off on our journey!

Over the coming week we had an absolutely wonderful time. We stopped at 3 ports, Noumea, New Caledonia, Lifou and Port Vila in Vanuatu. We went snorkeling in each of these ports and saw beautiful fish, star fish, coral and even a bull shark.

I was so grateful that none of us got sea sick at all! What a blessing!

The range of food was fantastic. The service and friendly on-board staff was great.

I have now lived one of my dreams. After 30 long years, I have been able to go on a wonderful cruise, seen beautiful coral and fish, enjoyed lovely food, and enjoyed precious time having fun with my family.

I would highly recommend cruising to each of you. It is a perfect opportunity to spend quality family time doing a variety of different activities, from swimming, snorkeling, watching movies or live shows, playing games and much more.

Enjoy the photos and have a Happy, Safe and Blessed Christmas and New Year!

I look forward to continuing sharing our life’s journey with you in 2011!

All the best

Leanne and Family

Hey guys, just a little bit of fun. As you might have guessed from the rather biased ads, I’m an avid Mac user. Surprisingly you’ll probably be able to relate with a lot of the issues brought up in these ads, and who knows, you might even find out something you didn’t know about Macs.

Anyway, that’s all for this week. If you get a chance, check out your nearest Apple store, they really are worth a look at.

Until next time,

Allan Poole

MacUser4Life

Never ceases to amaze me what can be accomplished when you put your mind to it. Take this video for example:

A group of people who are determined to “do the impossible”. The phrase “practice makes perfect” comes to mind.

It just goes to show, nothing is impossible. Never give up on your goals, always strive to do the best you can with what you have, and keep trying until you make it.

Until next time,

Allan Poole

This has very little to do with anything, but it made me laugh.

On a more serious note, in today’s economical recession, it’s more important than ever to remember that nothing is impossible when you set your mind to it.

In all things, just keep taking one step at a time.

Hold on to your goals with passion, excitement and enthusiasm.

And most importantly, remember that no matter how tough things get, never give up!

I wish you all the best for this coming week.

Until next time,

Allan Poole