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DAY 73 – March 19th
Wellington Wellington is notorious for its windy weather, and recently it had been quite wet and cool, with one of the worst summers on record. However, today there was not a cloud in the sky, and only a very gentle breeze. The city experienced a moderately severe...
DAY 72 – March 18th
Akaroa I was awoken by the sounds of the tenders being lowered. I though this was a good sign – it could mean that we were preparing to abandon ship, but more likely it meant we had anchored in Akaroa, and they were getting things in place for us to go ashore. I...
DAY 71 – March 17th
Anchored outside the Port of Dunedin In the Fog Happy St Patrick’s Day! Well, despite my efforts I was unable to get an update on the baseball cap incident yesterday. We may never know what really triggered the alarm. The man whose cap was involved in the incident...
DAY 70 – March 16th
Fiordland New Zealand The Baseball Cap Incident When we looked out the window this morning we were in Milford Sound. So that everyone could get to see the sound, they opened up the front of decks 5 and 6, but it was jolly cold and windy, so we decided to watch our...
DAY 69 – March 15th
At Sea Beware the Ides of March It’s the Ides of March here, but will only be the Ides tomorrow back home. This is all very confusing. The weather has turned quite cold as we head further south, so no sunbathing today alas. I made up for it by starting on yet...
DAY 68 – March 14th
At Sea We are back in the Tasman Sea again, but although we are heading into the “roaring forties”, it is not that stormy. However it is still too windy to sit comfortably out on deck. We spent the day inside. This gave me the opportunity to finish off the velvet...
DAY 67 – March 13th
Melbourne Despite dire warnings about the weather, we woke up to a sunny, but cool day in Melbourne. We were able to get straight off the ship once the gangway was in place on deck 2. The cruise terminal was rather minimal, only having a tacky souvenir shop and a...
DAY 66 – March 12th
At Sea No Opera House this morning – just water all around us with no land in sight. With 1000 new passengers the ship has a totally different feel. Was I that bewildered when I first came on board QV in 2008? I think not – maybe it was because I had done my...
DAY 65 – March 11th
Sydney Day 2 It’s not every day that you wake up to the Sydney Opera House outside your window, but it has now been 2 days in a row. I do love cruises! We had an early start, and walked to Darling Harbour. It has been great seeing all the sights around the world,...
Day 64 – March 10th
Sydney Day 1 Yesterday I woke up to an angry sea outside our room; today I woke up to see the Sydney Opera House right outside our window. Now there’s a first for me! We had to go through immigration in Sydney, so with bad memories of going through US immigration,...
DAY 63 – March 9th
At Sea We had quite a bumpy night, it was lovely to lie in bed and be rocked by the waves. When I awoke this morning and looked outside, it looked just like we were in the middle of a winter transatlantic crossing – just my kind of weather. The sea is very rough...
DAY 62 – March 8th
At Sea Despite the Commodore’s warning there doesn’t seem to have been too much movement last night. However, it is still raining, and the Commodore described the swell as “confused”. The ship is pitching and rolling, but sitting here in the Commodore Club it is...