New Zealand Holiday

      Thursday 27th February 2020

   

      Day19.

      Our second day in Sydney we woke up now docked in Circular Quay we spent the morning looking around the Rocks and Circular Quay after

      lunch we got the ferry to Woolwich where Bev and James pick us up and we went back to Beverley place then went to Billy’s cricket practice 

      then Bev and the boys took us to Woolwich Pier for the ferry back to the ship.

Sites of The Rocks and Sydney Harbour 

Love

Len and Val

(Temporary Backup) New Zealand Holiday

      Wednesday 26th February 2020

     Day 18.

      Today we anchored in Port Jackson and went to shore by tender to the Man of War steps the ferry Woolwich to Bev’s place and when She got home 

      Bev drove as back to the tender because of the storm that was starting to blow up then by the time we got back on board it had blown itself out.

On board the Celebrity Solstice with Sydney in the background 

Len on the tender with the Solstice in the background 

A busker at Circular Quay

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Harbour Bridge 

Val in the Opera house grounds with the Bridge 

Love 

Len and Val

New Zealand Holiday

      Friday 28th February 2020

      Day 19.

 Today our last day at sea started off in cloudy skies but after Mallacoota the sun started to shine you could still see that that the fires were still 

 burning.

 Waves were at three metres but the ride was smooth after dinner we went to the show was alright but not my type of music then finished the 

 night in the martini bar with Fred and Donna.

Love

Len and Val 

New Zealand Holiday

      Monday 24th February 2020

      Day 16.

      Today was just a leisurely day at sea after immigration check Valerie went to water colouring then to hot glass classes where she made a hot glass 

      flower then lunch and some time in the sun then dinner with Fred and Donna who we have meat on our second night then to the Martini Bar for a 

      night cap.

Valerie working with hot glass 

Work nearly finished

Love 

Len and Val

(Temporary Backup) New Zealand Holiday

      Sunday 23rd February 2020

      

      Day 15.

      Today was the photographic day of the tour we went into the Fiordlands National Park our first was Dusky Sound where first there was a couple 

      of penguins then a little further down the sound was a pod of Dolphins which followed us for nearly two Kms our next Sound was Doubtful sound

      Which divides into three arms then the last was Milford Sound the most  spectacular with it waterfalls and shear cliffs.

      After exiting the last sound we have set a line across the Tasman Sea for Sydney.

Entertaining Dusky Sound 

Dusky Sound 

Dusky Sound 

Dolphins at play in Dusky Sound 

Dolphins still playing 

Entertaining Dusky Sound 

Doubtful Sound 

The first fork in the Doubtful Sound

Making the turn to exit Doubtfull Sound 

Waterfall in Doubtful Sound 

Doubtful Sound 

 

Entering Milford Sound

On board the Celebrity Solstice 

A small waterfall In Milford Sound

The biggest waterfall in Milford Sound that runs all the time 

Mitre Peak Milford Sound 

Second scene of Mitre peak four minutes apart 

Love 

Len and Val 

New Zealand Holiday

      Tuesday 25th February 2020

   

      Day17.

     It was another relaxing day at sea Valerie did line dancing before lunch after we relaxed at the back of the boat in the sunshine then dinner tonight 

     it was cocktail prawns followed lobster then we went to the show then back to the Martini bar where we spent the night with Fred and Dona.

First Serve 

Second serve 

Tonight Show

Valerie having a nightcap

Love

Len and Val

New Zealand Holiday

      Saturday 22nd February 2020

      Day 14.

      Today we woke up docked at Port Chalmers a 10 minute bus ride from down town Dunedin at a cost of $20.00 each return we spent three hours 

      walking around town looking a the sights from the law courts prison to the railway station being Saturday not all the shops where open but all

      the tourists places were of course getting back to the ship at 14 00 a quick lunch and a chat with a couple from WA it was time for dinner.

Port Chalmers dock

Mural in Dunedin 

Dunedin railway station 

Inside the Dunedin station 

Dunedin station platform 

Ground of Dunedin station 

Docks of Port Chalmers yards

First serve of Escargots for my birthday 

Love

Len and Val