Today is our last day on the ship! Time has gone quickly but we have enjoyed every minute. This morning we took Chloe to watch the Towel Animal Theatre. After lunch Silvia and Kylie went to another craft activity. This time we got to paint some letters. Kylie painted the word ‘Travel’ and Silvia painted…
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This morning we awoke early and captured a beautiful sunrise. After breakfast Kylie, Silvia and Chloe attended a Paint and Create class where we were guided through creating our own painting.If you are into crafty stuff this was a great way to enjoy a couple of hours creating, going from a blank canvas to one…
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So from today our cruise started to head back to Sydney.We enjoyed some time relaxing by the pool, chatting and reading. We then went to check out the Towel Animal Zoo. At lunchtime they had a special Chocolate Extravaganza which had all the chocolate delights you could eat! There were also some beautifully carved fruit…
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Mare was our last land day on the cruise. We caught the tender to the island where it docked. There is nowhere around the dock to swim nor is there any beach to speak of. But there were some pretty rock formations just off the dock. We were not going on any organised tours so…
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Our third land day was spent on Mystery Island. This island has no inhabitants and locals arrive from a nearby island to sell their products, cook food and show their traditional dancing. After a leisurely breakfast we arrived to catch the tender over to Mystery Island. Mystery Island is quite small and really there isn’t…
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Our second day on land was spent on Lifou Isle, New Caledonia.We caught the tender boat to spend the day on the island. As you get off the boat and walk up the dock the locals have set up spots where you can get your hair braided, they have a little undercover area selling souvenirs…
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After being on the ship for 3 days it was exciting to be able to get off the ship onto land for a while. We arrived in Noumea and docked at the big port there and were shuttled by bus from the ship to the Cruise Ship Terminal where you could organise some tours if…
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So this is our 3rd day at sea. Can I just say 3 days at sea is enough. Otherwise you start to get a bit stir-crazy! Peter and Kylie decided to try out the running track on the top deck of the ship, which was much better than using the gym! After that we enjoyed…
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Our first night’s sleep on a ship was great! Peter and I decided to try out the gym before breakfast. Using a treadmill and an elliptical trainer on a ship does not go very well! The motion of the ship rocking from side to side while you are attempting to run made us both nauseous….
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Kylie, Chloe and I enjoyed lunch with Wendy and Sienna, then hopped on the Manly Ferry heading for Circular Quay. On arrival, we dragged our luggage from the ferry terminal to the International terminal, which surprisingly wasn’t too hard. Silvia was flying from Cairns that morning and catching the ship’s shuttle bus from the airport….
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