Day 127 - Tuesday 29 September

Cruise Day 24 - Sydney - Melbourne (Australia).

After successfully disembarking our ship in Sydney, catching a taxi to the airport, catching a flight to Avalon (Victoria), we were then driven HOME, SWEET, HOME.

It was fantastic to catch up with our wonderful relatives and friends, in Japan, England, Estonia and Sweden - thank you to each of you for making this such a wonderful holiday.

It was also great to visit these places and have great experiences, as well as countries we revisited - Austria, Italy, Wales, China, Singapore, Bali - and countries we visited for our first time - Germany, Hungary, Croatia, Montenegro, Vietnam.

We also loved our various transport experiences - Planes, Trains, Automobiles AND Ships.

Day 126 – Monday 28 September

Cruise Day 23 – Final Sea Day.

Sunny and relaxed. Farewell dinner.

Day 125 – Sunday 27 September

Cruise Day 22 – Sea Day.

Sunny and relaxed, passing  several whales and dolphins and one shark through the day.

Day 124 – Saturday 26 September

Cruise Day 21 – Sea Day.

An overcast morning, followed by a sunny afternoon - nevertheless relaxed.

 Tonight was our last dinner in formal attire – Head Waiter Nathan, Waiter Velibor, Assistant Waiter Jubily.  

Day 123 – Friday 25 September

Cruise Day 20 – Sea Day.

Sunny and relaxed  - another tough day in the office.

Today we cruised past the northern most parts of Australia, including Thursday Island and Cape York.

Day 122 – Thursday 24 September

Cruise Day 19 – Sea Day.

Sunny and relaxed.

Day 121 – Wednesday 23 September

Cruise Day 18 – Darwin (Australia).

We spent the day wandering around Darwin’s city centre, and Bill went on an interesting tour of the Northern Territory’s Parliament Building, followed by a visit of the World War II oil storage tunnels.

In the evening we had an enjoyable dinner in the ship’s steak restaurant.

Day 120 – Tuesday 22 September

Cruise Day 17 – Sea Day.

Sunny and relaxed.

Day 119 – Monday 21 September

Cruise Day 16 – Sea Day.

Sunny and relaxed.

Day 118 – Sunday 20 September

Cruise Day 15 – Bali (Indonesia).

A lovely day, revisiting the island first visited by Bill in 1977 and Di in 1982, and last visited by Bill in 1991 and Di in 2011. Much has changed, we guess mainly for the good, but fortunately the beach remains the same.

In the morning we were tendered from our ship to the port of Benoa, and we caught a large catamaran back in the afternoon.

We hired a van and a driver, Kadek Agus, for the day, and headed off to Kuta, Legian and Seminyak, where we wandered through the shops.

We had a nice lunch at the - http://www.cornerhousebali.com/ - in Seminyak.

Whilst Di received some pampering at the Wellbeing Spa, Bill and Elsa went down to the beach.

Day 117 – Saturday 19 September

Cruise Day 14 – Sea Day.

Sun and relaxation.

Day 116 – Friday 18 September

Cruise Day 13 – Sea Day.

Today we crossed the Equator, from the Northern Hemisphere back to the Southern Hemisphere (for our first time in four months), and accordingly the ship held its King Neptune ceremony.

In the evening, the attire was formal.