As you can see from the morning photo, it was a cloudy, drizzly morning in Cairns. We took a bus to the wharf to board our boat to see the Reef. It was still a bit wet out but I needed to be outside for fresh air and a view of the horizon to...
As you can see from the daily balcony shot above, it was a gray cloudy day in the islands. We were just south of the Great Barrier Reef. There are 74 islands and all are a National Park..There are a few privately owned islands too. Hamilton is the biggest city, with an airport and...
I went to a cooking class this morning. The menu was trout salad, pork loin with slaw and pineapple upside down cake. We did all the chopping to make the meal. Our chef showed us the correct way to make julienne carrots and apples. How to get skin off garlic, how to...
Bunny was well enough to make the trip to the Koala Sanctuary. We almost missed the tour because there was a 10 minute walk to get off the ship, and through the terminal. They should have mentioned that! I didn’t get the front seat because we were late. I like to sit there...
This is an early post today. We started a new art class this morning. It is all about the Aboriginal art of dot painting. We will end up with 6 paintings, 4 x 6 that we can frame if we wish. I probably won’t-no place to hang it at home. We traced our...
it was a hot, sticky day in Sydney. The ship moved to a different pier overnight to make room for a big Princess ship. Our ship is small enough to go under the Sydney Bridge, so we had to give way to the other ship. We had to take a water shuttle to the...
I got up at 4:45 to go to Deck 7 to watch us sail into Sydney Harbor. It’s a beautiful sight. One of the guest lecturers was there to explain what we were seeing. The best of course was when the Opera House and bridge came into view. I went back to...
The morning photo is of a cave in the harbor at Eden. We had a panoramic tour of the area. We first drove to a city up in the hills. The area we drove through reminded me of farm/forest areas at home. Except there were wild cockatiels flying through the trees. The...
Sorry there was no post last night. We didn’t get back to the room til after midnight..I’ll start from the beginning…the photo above is off the starboard side( that’s the right side to all you landlubbers). More islands off the coast of Australia,, Luckily we decided not to take the tender and a shuttle...
I didn’t have a very good day. I had leg cramps off and on all night. Then I woke up in the morning and spent time in the bathroom-not fun. I had to give up an all day trip up the coast. I felt terrible about not being able to go but it...
