Rydges Parramatta Sydney

... out of the hotel. Poor hubby ended up spending the entire day in the hotel room on the computer but we do have a bit of time tomorrow to get out and see a few last things together before he leaves. Then I have my last bit of vacation in the Philippines and Palau.

... updates. Blow most of our remaining French Pacific francs on half an hour of internet, then back to the ship. Murray takes more photos and video of the harbour and town on the way out, and discusses the yacht racing with a fellow yachtie on the top deck.

1st-2nd November 2009 at sea
The final two days are spent much the same as the other sea days. We’re now ...

... kleines souvenir gekauft... die australische flagge um sie auf den rucksack zu buegeln... war gar nicht so einfach das zu finden,.,, aber wir haben die letzten drei ergattert...

abends war ich dann das erste mal in australien joggen (die anderen tage bin ich schon genug gelaufen).... hat spass gemacht... und dann bin ich ganz frueh ins bett gefallen...

also bis ganz bald.... ganz liebe gruesse...mele aus sydney

... cost $6 or £3ish. Hughie left his chips, not thinking it to be a breakfast thing, and to my credit I didn’t have one!

Hughie got chatting to a Scotsman who’d been here for 30 years or so and he gave his advice about where to visit by ferry.

Wandered from there to the opera house, and back to the Rocks area, the old part where the convicts first landed. We did a one and a half hour walking tour, which ...

... all over me and cuts and bruises all over my feet, and explain about my day of adventures in the Blue Mountains. Arianne I met when I was on the Costa Rica trip, her and her family have travelled all over the world, so good to catch up with her and hear about her next trip to South America and the States. Her family home is so big and beautiful, complete with swimming pool, and a reptile avery in back garden, of which one of the big bearded lizards climbs through my hair, sure ...

Went to sleep around 7:30 last night. Woke up briefly a couple of times. Boo finally woke up around 4:00 a.m. for good. Mom and I were up for a while then dozed until a little before 8:00. Dragged ourselves out of bed at about 7:45. Went around the corner for breakfast at a little cafe with outdoor seating right across from Circular Quay. Went to the Quay after brekkie and bought tickets for the ferry and the zoo ...

... way of just sitting on the board and going where ever the waves took me. Robbie, however, had that determined look in his eyes and wasn't at all impressed by my attempts to chat, he spent the entire day fiercely concentrating, and after a while he was getting the hang if it and was up on his feet riding the waves, he was over the moon at his progress, it was then his teacher instincts kicked in and he was giving me tips and advice, I'd long given up and was the ...

... in Cairns to help her and her brother (and about another 300 dutch people) celebrate Dutch Queens Day (apparently this is a big deal in Holland and is celebrated each year by getting very drunk and dressing in as much orange as possible). The next day we both were felling a little rough but managed to spend the day sight seeing with ...

... squeaks when you walk on it barefoot!!) for lunch which is the most beautiful place I think I've ever seen! It was stunning!! We then had another 3 hours drive before arriving at Lake's Entrance which is quite a quiet touristy town. We had fish and chips for dinner at a local restaurant (first fish and chips since leaving home! Was yummm!) and then headed back to our hostel as everyone was quite tired from the early ...

... balcony and down at sean, who i have to say wasn't that small, meaning i really hadn't gone that far up the tree, i looked at a sign warning of the vertical climb to follow and that was me out! my legs started turning to jelly as i thought of the climb ahead and how i could fall to my death and so down i came, slowly, slowly. at the bottom of the tree, it was here that i realised what a muppet i'd been and that i really should have carried on up, especially as i'd wanted so ...