Jim_Iain - B2B Sydney - Honolulu - Vancouver

[Jim_Iain]

1 hour ago, MicCanberra said:

Still pouring here in Canberra, hopefully  Sydney is starting to dry up.

It is suppose to be dry until Tuesday -- then only 6 mm (1/4 inch) predicted.   Suppose to be great weather in the intrim

 

[Jim_Iain]

36 minutes ago, JackE said:

So it was 60ish and sunny on your walk? Perfect!

Andrew my husband went to school out there and really wants us to go back for a visit. There's just no time between work, family visits and cruises! 🤪 

Have a great time on your cruise!

 

He definitely would not recognize it.   Most of the area had once been Fruit Orchards and all the towns and train stops were shipping stations.    There now are no longer any orchards -- All we grow is Silicon. 

[Jim_Iain]

Yea... All caught up --

 

[Jim_Iain]

Let's wind our clock back to Noon on Friday -   Continued to pour so trying to figure out what to do to stay dry for the next 2 hours until check in time.   One Idea was  to camp out at a hotel lobby.   Across from the Oversea Passenger Sea Terminal is the Modern Art Museum.  

 

Checked Google and found it was free so decision was made.

 

Was really interesting and lots of place to sit down and watch multimedia exhibits and just explore the 4 story museum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 5 by Jim_Iain

[DaKahuna]

2 hours ago, DUTRAVEL said:

My husband thought the Polaris Burger at IAD was one of the best burgers he has ever had. Totally agree, the food on the flight was barely passable. Definitly eat in the lounge.

 

 Glad to hear that.  We'll be in the Polaris lounge at IAD next month before our flight to HND. 

 

[CardowMD]

Just applied for your FB page! Carole

[Jim_Iain]

After we got into our AirBnB we went to find some provisions.   Of course another deluge. 
 

 

It did dry up and we went exploring. 
 

 

The Boy of the Rocks 

 

The long and complex, histories of The Rocks' are, united as a continuous, place of creative play, friendship and survival in childrents, lives, The Rocks was home to many diverse communities whose children clambered across, its, steep cliff edges and gathered on rock, platformsnte, perilous rock faces no obstacle for the, curious. 

 

 

[Jim_Iain]

Here's a quick and dirty video of our AirBnB on Miller's Point - Great area.  We are off to dinner so may take awhile to render.

 

 

 

Edited April 6 by Jim_Iain

[Jim_Iain]

7 hours ago, CardowMD said:

Just applied for your FB page! Carole

Approved all new requests. ..

[Provence55always]

Your AirBnB looks very nice. We also love AirBnB when we travel and if staying in one place for more than 1 night. We lived in Australia when we were 1st married for 3 years. In fact we got married on a Friday and landed in Australia on the Monday……that was our honeymoon🤣. My husband was starting his job the following Monday. We lived just north of Sydney in a place called Gosford. I travelled to Sydney every day for work by train long days but very happy memories. We have only been back once 2013 as we love seeing other parts of the world.

[Ciaranaman]

AirBnb looks nice - clean and not cluttered.  And great views on the balcony - city and harbor, both!  Did anyone loose the picture at about 2-1/2 min in?  Glad to see your weather has turned around.  Sydney is such a beautiful city!

~Bernadette

[Beachlover1989]

Well today was when we were supposed to arrive in Sydney 😞. I’m very anxious to follow along on the cruise and see what we had to miss. We hope you and Iain have a fabulous cruise! 🚢 

[soccermommy]

So I get back from the Eclipse, a wonderful journey around South America, and find another fantastic Jim_Iain cruise adventure. You have inspired us to become more adventurous in our cruising, and we are actually considering this for our 50th anniversary in 2026. Following this with great anticipation!

[dianedebuda]

8 hours ago, Jim_Iain said:

Here's a quick and dirty video of our AirBnB on Miller's Point

Soft piano background made me feel like Iain was there.

[hcat]

video was well done with relaxing music!   looking forward to more but hope you take time to enjoy!

[gordylad]

Guys you sure you are not in Scotland.............

[Jim_Iain]

9 hours ago, Beachlover1989 said:

Well today was when we were supposed to arrive in Sydney 😞. I’m very anxious to follow along on the cruise and see what we had to miss. We hope you and Iain have a fabulous cruise! 🚢 

We are suppose to have fantastic weather.    A bit of Rain on Tuesday but the rest clear and warm.

[Jim_Iain]

6 hours ago, soccermommy said:

So I get back from the Eclipse, a wonderful journey around South America, and find another fantastic Jim_Iain cruise adventure. You have inspired us to become more adventurous in our cruising, and we are actually considering this for our 50th anniversary in 2026. Following this with great anticipation!

 

It should be great.   Only negative is the LONG flights... but recovery is quick.

[Jim_Iain]

4 hours ago, dianedebuda said:

Soft piano background made me feel like Iain was there.

 

All the instruction manuals I've read indicated you need soft background to override white noise.  So much to learn.     Love learning new skills.   

[Jim_Iain]

17 minutes ago, gordylad said:

Guys you sure you are not in Scotland.............

 

We haven't even heard from home in Ayrshire --- has it been bad.    Crazy weather.  Saw on the News that yesterday Mt Hamilton overlooking Silicon Valley had 6 inches of snow.     On the valley floor we rarely get frost.

[Jim_Iain]

Saturday -   I'm getting caught up.     It was a beautiful sunny day after a night of heavy rain, lightning and thunder.   It was fun to see as we rarely get thunder and lightning.

 

We got a slow start and just puttered around and had lunch before taking off.   We are up on Miller's Point a high ridge overlooking the Harbor to the east and Darlilngton Harbor to the West

 

[Jim_Iain]

Iain wanted to go to the street market at the Rocks and I wanted to Bangrango Reserve.    I won out and off we went. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 6 by Jim_Iain

[Jim_Iain]

I guess Iain also won.   We just followed the trail and had beautiful views of the harbor fronts.   Before we knew it we were coming out at The Rocks.

 

Oops... The Rocks...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 6 by Jim_Iain

[Jim_Iain]

With 2 ships in port, the Rocks were bustling with a nice mix of locals and tourists.   Just too crowded.   We figure we will come back after the weekend.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 6 by Jim_Iain

[Lena11033]

25 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

 

We haven't even heard from home in Ayrshire --- has it been bad.    Crazy weather.  Saw on the News that yesterday Mt Hamilton overlooking Silicon Valley had 6 inches of snow.     On the valley floor we rarely get frost.

 

I think weather patterns are just out of whack these days. My husband is watching Wrestlemania which is in Pittsburgh and it looks cold people are weather big jackets. I was sitting outside on the lounger by the pool this afternoon 😆