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On 10/4/2019 at 4:07 PM, Turtles06 said:

We returned to Sydney just around lunch time, and got a walking tour map from the Information desk in the cruise terminal.  There really isn’t that much of interest in Sydney -- a few 18th Century houses and old churches.  We soon saw them all.

 

 

   

 

For lunch, we chose the Governor's Pub and Eatery, near the water and doing a lively business.  I had -- surprise -- a lobster roll, the second best of the trip.  And a side of poutine.  😂

 

 

 

After lunch, we walked down along the water.   I was enthralled by this monument to the WWII Merchant Mariners, men in their 40s and 50s, teenage boys, and some women as well, who sailed the convoys from Sydney across the Atlantic, bringing coal, steel, and other critical materials for the Allied war effort, at great danger to themselves from German U-boats.  Thousands lost their lives to torpedoes.

 

 

 

 

 

As we walked back to the cruise terminal, the Caribbean Princess served as good perspective on the size of the fiddle.

 

 

And, of course, we had to buy BeaverTails before we returned to the ship.  This time, I tried the chocolate/peanut butter/Reese's Pieces.  Each of those elements is delicious on its own, but together they were a bit too much, and really changed the texture.   The chocolate/hazelnut that I had in Quebec was much better.

 

 

Finally, it was time to board a tender.  Since it was such a gorgeous afternoon, we decided to sit up top on the outside.  It was a beautiful ride back to the Summit.  I know that tendering can be a PITA, but I really do enjoy seeing whatever ship I’m on from the water. 

 

 

(photos by turtles06)

On 10/6/2019 at 5:03 PM, Turtles06 said:

 

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I highly recommend the Killaloe Sunrise BeaverTail - cinnamon, sugar and slices of lemon.

Agreed.  Stopped there two years ago with HAL. 

Yes, it is a great deal. Just make sure you reserve the car before you leave home.

We rented a car from Avis when we were in Curacao in January. We reserved in advance and it was ready when we arrived in port. The Avis building is right when you get off the ship. We did as another cruise critic suggested and put our stuff for the day in the trunk then left it at the terminal while we wandered the historic town area. It was also very reasonably priced, working out to about $70 for the full day. One caution is that when we were there, they were only open in the morning so if you delay picking it up, you might end up missing out.

We were glad we made the decision to rent a car. We enjoyed snorkelling on quiet beach as well as touring the Curacao liquor "factory".