Newsletter No.4.

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Hello everyone! Thanks for being a part of my monthly newsletters! Apologies for the huge delay between newsletters, but there has been an awful lot happening and I'm still awaiting the final word on some big news to come. Currently I'm sitting in Auckland at the airport awaiting my flight to Papeete, Tahiti to join the Sea Princess. It's a ship that I performed on very early in my ship career and I'm looking forward to getting back there. I spent July in the USA on holiday and had a great time seeing loads of sights and friends that I've made from my time cruising.

The above left photo collage was taken on a recent gig onboard the Dawn Princess. I had a great time with so many wonderful entertainer friends. Whenever I board a ship you never know if you'll know any of the entertainers onboard or not. This was one of those rare times when I knew everybody who boarded as entertainers. I was lucky to spend the cruise with Phil Cass, Philippa Nunn (Comedy and Magic Duo), Simon McKinney (NZ Comedian), Yoomia Sim (Violinist) and also got to catch up with vocalist Clara Helms when she joined the ship in Bangkok as we all disembarked. The cruise took us from Singapore to Bangkok with a few stops in between to explore Cambodia and Vietnam.

The photo on the right was taken the day my album was recorded at Morrison Studios in Sydney. It was a great day and I was joined by drummer Rowan Tombs for the recording. Currently the album is being mixed and mastered and is looking at being completed in the next couple of months. It's been a long process and I can't wait to have the finished product in my hands!

I better start to head towards my gate as I can see my flight will soon be boarding. Tomorrow I'll join the Sea Princess and we make our way to Bora Bora, a place I can't wait to see...I've packed my snorkel!