Whilst the weather in Perth had been sunny and hot, the weather in Sydney was much more iffy - cloudy, cooler with an on and off threat of at least light rain.
We weren't allowed in our cabins until 3pm - much later than usual and only later did we find out why. In the meantime we found a table at the back of the Windjammer and set up shop with laptop and tablets and a drink or two. We'd been given our wifi access code when we checked in - the most efficient example yet when we've boarded. They boast that their wifi is the fastest at sea and it is good - even better for the fact that we paid for it out of our on board credit allowance they have given us.
As I continued to take photos the sky seemed to be getting ever darker. If we thought there might be a storm brewing, we'd have been right!
We got into our cabin. Elizabeth's case was there but Graeme's didn't arrive for ages after that. We had muster at 5pm. We learned two things over and above the normal muster stuff - that the crossing over the Tasman Sea to New Zealand would be rough and that the reason for the delay in getting into our cabins was because they were fumigating and disinfecting everything everywhere as they'd had an outbreak of the dreaded Norovirus on the previous cruise. Not a great start!
We went for an early meal and got straight in to the dining room. As soon as we got out of the Sydney Harbour inlet and out into the Tasman Sea the rock 'n roll event started - and how! We quickly got through our meals and staggered back to the cabin - where we stayed! Surely things would have settled done by the time we woke up on the Thursday, wouldn't they?
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| I've certainly updated the blog in less exotic places! |
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| Using a dinghy with an outboard motor as a tug! |
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| Our seaborne filling station withdraws gracefully |
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| They even do nautical choreography outside the Sydney Opera House these days! |
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