Our day just doesn’t seem to end, but our long trip home has. We woke up very early Sunday morning to enjoy our entrance into Sydney Harbour from the top deck of the ship. The ship arrived at the dock just before 6:00am so the sun wasn’t up yet. I had hoped to get some …
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Cruising: Day 31 – At Sea
Well, it’s time to pack up and head for home. It’s been a great 31 days and we’re sorry to see it end. We’ve seen some really nice places, had quite a few adventures and met some nice people along the way. For those of you that followed this blog throughout the trip I hope …
Cruising: Day 30 – At Sea
There wasn’t a lot going on today. We had a mandatory Australian Immigration procedure that we had to attend to in the morning, but it was uneventful. We weren’t smuggling any sheep into Australia so the whole process took us about 30 seconds to complete. My wife’s had her eye on a couple of the …
Cruising: Day 29 – Fjordlands National Park, New Zealand
Fjordlands National Park was our scenic cruise for the day. For nearly 8 hours we hugged the coast and entered 3 different sounds to get a closeup view of the lush mountains that extend steeply from the water. Each area had it’s own identity, with Milford sound being the most scenic. Milford sound was our …
Cruising: Day 28 – Dunedin, New Zealand
When we disembarked from the ship this morning in Port Charles, we boarded a train that was to take us through the town of Dunedin and then up the Taiere Gorge. It was nice that we only had to walk about 100 yards from the gangway to the ship instead of piling into a bus. …
