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Today we are in Brisbane, Australia. Sunrise photos of the sail in..... The excursion we had booked for Brisbane had been canceled due to the lack of interested participants. Since Myster had some back issues this morning we did not get off the ship. We had been here in 2019. Last night another Silversea gift was on our bed when we returned from dinner..... A cute little emu! 😁 Tomorrow we are in K'Gari (Fraser Island), Australia.

Yesterday we were in Newcastle, Australia. We did the Historic Pub Crawl excursion. We visited 3 pubs and a brewery. In each location we had a choice of lager, pale ale, wine or soda. The guide told stories of the history of Newcastle that were very entertaining. First pub was the Lucky Hotel..... Next up was Bartholomew's where we also enjoyed nibbles with our beer..... Next was the brewery Foghorn where we had delicious pizza..... Lastly was Clarendon Hotel where there was live music..... We really enjoyed this excursion. 😁

Today was our second day in Sydney. End of segment 2 and beginning of segment 3. Day was grey and rainy. We decided to stay on board. Yesterday, Myster took a solo excursion to Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park. Here are some photos from that adventure..... Ibis... Blue Penguins.... Tomorrow we will be in Newcastle, Australia.

Luckily that was not the main event! 😁 It was very dark at shortly after 5:00 am. Very sure-footed entry!

I set the alarm for 5:00 am this morning. I saw the pilot perform his perfect jete to board then I took a shower. Some photos from the early morning sail in.....

The Silver Shadow just sailed under Harbour Bridge. With Eos' pink fingers providing a magical glow, it was a special treat!

Thank you @MrsWaldo! Are you boarding the Shadow in Singapore?

Thank you @MrsWaldo!

On a curious note....folks may remember that I requested a special dinner featuring crayfish. Response was that the Chef did not have access to crayfish. This morning I was reviewing the dinner menu for the Restaurant tonight. Guess what! Crayfish is an appetizer tonight. After almost 3 days at sea, where did the crayfish get delivered? Air drop? 😅

Thank you Lola! We'll see how this plays out! 🥰

Beautiful photos! Thank you for posting them!!!!

Thanks @turtlemichael ! That's what I remember as well. In 2016 it was a bus shuttle from White Bay Terminal to Darling Harbour.

Thank you Lola! It seems we are docked at White Bay. We're not sure at the moment whether there will be transport to Circular Quay. We'll see how this plays out! 😁

Whoa! Those are steamy temps! We'll pace ourselves! Thank you for the heads-up! 🥰

Today is a sea day. It makes for boring reading. Here are more photos from Pukeiti Gardens..... Tomorrow is the last sea day before arrival in Sydney, Australia.

Thank you @JSR !🥰

Thank you @drron29! You are a wonderful source of info! 🥰

Today is a sea day. Here are some random photos from our adventure. Special request dinner served in our suite was lobster instead of crayfish (might have been thermidor and not my recipe as that dish is always available in the Restaurant)..... Our cruise corner in the suite (New Year's Eve head gear, Mardi Gras adornments and the Valentine's Day rose in a water glass from the Pool Deck)......

Myster and I are both big fans of wine! We're looking forward to Australia and Japan. 😁

Just to caution you @mchell810, the Included excursion that visited 2 wineries in Napier offered better wine than Okurukuru (in our opinion). This is not really a wine growing area. The Gardens were beautiful though.

The excursion has a charge. It was $169 pp USD. There was an Included excursion called New Plymouth Panoramas. There was also New Plymouth Historic Walk and I'm not sure whether or not it was Included.

Photos from the winery Okurukuru...... Tomorrow is a sea day en route to Sydney, Australia.

We did an excursion in New Plymouth called Pukeiti Gardens and Okurukuru Winery. The Gardens have many Rhododendrons. Photos from Pukeiti Gardens.....

Today we are in New Plymouth, New Zealand. Photo from the sail in and one from our greeting by a choir from a local school.....

Photos from today's Discover Nelson on Foot excursion..... Walk along the Maitai River..... Queen's Garden..... Beautiful tree on the walk... Melrose House.... Christchurch Cathedral... Tomorrow we are in New Plymouth, New Zealand.