Too bad, but our entrance into Sydney Harbor was quite cloudy...the last time we were here it was perfect...sun rose right behind our ship lighting the Opera House and bridge...but it was still lovely. We had the "short straw" for our docking...(A Norwegian ship ...white one in the photo...took the prime berth since they couldn't go under the bridge)...way out of the way from Circular Quay, but it was OK for us. We had a private tour arranged to visit the Blue Mountain National Park, so our driver picked us up. (Others had to take a shuttle bus and then walk a long way to get to the main Sydney harbor area. ). The Blue Mountains were lovely to see, but less impressive than we expected. However the drive was interesting and the place Scott took us for lunch would have been typical of a remote Texas BBQ place, except there were no BBQ smells! It was meat pies and salad for lunch (excellent) as well as local beer and wine. We did manage to see a few kangaroos in the wild, but it was hot, so they were mostly in the shade and sleeping. Yesterday we were still in Sydney, but since we were way out of town and it was cloudy, we decided to remain on board and enjoy the quiet ship. Chris got a lot of work done on his videos and I worked on photos and read.
Today is a sea day en route to Hobart, Tasmania which we will reach tomorrow. It's been a bit rocky today, typical of the Tasman Sea. But...this afternoon the Captain announced we would shorten our stay in Hobart tomorrow and eliminate our following port of Port Arthur (a UNESCO Heritage Site) which we were looking forward to seeing (a former penal colony.) There is a large storm headed our way, so he wants to go around the eastern side of Tasmania and head towards the Australia coast. Forecast of 40+ knot winds and seas of 24 feet which he'd like to avoid. We will still have a pretty rocky couple of days, but he thinks this will limit our exposure. We're on our way to Kangaroo Island off of Adelaide which we will also visit the day after Kangaroo Island. So...three more sea days after Hobart until we reach Kangaroo Island. Stay tuned.
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