5 Januarie 2019: Sydney

 We had a lovely day in a very hot and humid Sydney!! They said it was 38 degrees and walking around in that kind of heat, not so funny. First the customs decided that it was time to check us all out after leaving the ship so that did not go down so well , for the week before we just got off without any customs checks!

Then hubby joined me for his day off.Our first stop was the lobby of a hotel for wi-fi and some cool air.After that we walked through the botanical gardens,past the Opera house and then we walked across the famous Sydney Bridge to the other side of the city.

When we got to the other side of the bridge we were really sweating looked like we had done a marathon!Luckely one of hubbys nurses told him about the olympic swimming pool at Luna Park and that was what we headed for,a cool down session in the pool.

Looks like our old time municipality pools,that you use to get in most towns,the dressing rooms real old school,under the pavilion.Young and old were there for we were in town on a Saturday,so was really good to just cool down before we made the trip back again.

The local market was in full swing  in downtown but first we stopped at an old hotel for fish & chips and some COLD beer.The beers we downed very quickly and I was so thristy nearly finished off hubbys first beer before he got to our table ,for he went to order our fish and chips!! Needless to say, that did not go down well

So gelag vir hom ,hy se hy kan glo dat mense oor drank kan baklei!!! Ergste van alles ek drink nie eers gewoonlik bier nie maar dis wat dors aan jou doen,haaa haaa .So 4 beers later we felt a lot better  bellys full and were ready for a walkabout at the market

Hubby was ready for a lie down on the grass under the Sydney bridge, so I left him there with his music and went walking about on my own.

Stalletjies net waar jy kyk met alles en nog wat en heerlike kos geure.Just a pity only open on a Saturday so we miss the next one, but just one of those things.

Late afternoon we were back on the ship and just in time before the thunder storms hit Sydney and the rain came pouring down.We left Sydney in another thunderstorm and rain.This cruise we are doing ,a new route.

First stop is Noumea New Caladonia a French Island, then 2 more little islands, Ile des Pins and Lifou, in the Pacific ocean,  Tonga, Fiji en Hahiti se rigting.There was a tropical storm somewhere around there so just hope we stay out of its way.

On our way back we visit Yorkeys Knob Cairns Australia and Arlie Beach Australia and last stop is Brisbane.The Great Barrier Reef as an option on the excurtion list but I have decided to rather try the mud pools and Maori exsperience in New Zealand. Decisions ,decisions just wish could do everthing!! Maar dit werk mos nou nie so nie.The Great Barrier Reef visit kos $336 so nie goedkoop nie.

Kan nie onthou of ek vertel het van die heerlike biltong wat ons bestel het deur iemand op die skip wat kontakte het met iemand wat hier woon en biltong verkoop nie,wel ons het n pak bestel vir $30 dit was heerlik en sommer baie gou met hom klaar gespeel,net jammer kan nie nog bestel nie,sal maar moet wag tot ons by die huis is.

See dae is die bib maar my uithang plek en na 2 dae voel dit asof mens wil wil cabin fever begin kry,haa haaa tot volgende keer.Miskien is dit huis toe verlang koors.