Sun. & Mon. Feb. 20 & 21, 2011 79 degrees 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Aboriginals 50,000 years ago, 759 British convicts, military settlers “Rum Corps”. History, opera, opals and koalas.
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| Sydney Port |
Aboriginals 50,000 years ago, 759 British convicts, military settlers “Rum Corps”. History, opera, opals and koalas.
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4.2 million people. It is the state capital of New South Wales and is located on the country’s southeast coast. It lies on a submerged coastline, where the ocean level has risen to flood deep river valleys carved in the sandstone. One of these valleys, Port Jackson, better known as Sydney Harbour, is the largest harbor in the world.
The great Harbour Bridge in combination with the Sydney Opera House, has long been the iconic image of Sydney, known all over the world. The bridge was the city’s tallest structure until 1967. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is the widest long-span bridge in the world, the highest steel arch bridge and the fourth-longest spanning-arch bridge in the world.
The Bondi-Coogee Beachwalk is wonderful, particularly on a sunny day. The walk is about 5 or 6 km and not too strenuous, apart from a couple of hills. It is paved all the way. There are cafes and shops along the way at Tamarama and Bronte if you need refreshments. It should take you about an hour to an hour and a half depending on how fast you walk and how long you stop if at all.
On Sunday, our first day in Sydney, Robin came and picked us up at the ship and took us to the suburb on Cherrybrook where he lives. It was great to meet again his wife Robyn and daughter Kristin. It was our first time meeting Melissa and Jared as well as Kristin’s boyfriend . They took us our around their suburb in the afternoon. Robyn made a wonderful pavlova for dessert and then Robin drove us back to the ship. What a wonderful day.
On Monday (the second day in Sydney) we went to the skytower and then walked around downtown. We had to be back aboard ship at 1:00 PM. We had a wonderful sail-away party. Wine, appetizers, musical brass band and the “Duyfken”, means Little Dove accompanying us out of the harbor. In 1606, under the command of Willem Janszoon, the small Dutch ship sailed from the Indonesian island of Banda in search of gold and trade opportunities. They did not find gold but rather the northern coast of a huge continent, Australia. This replica of the Duyfken was launched in Jan. 11, 1997.
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| Robyn and Robin |
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| Robin's home in Cherrybrooke |
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| Jared, Robyn, Chris, Doreen, Robin, Kistrin and Melissa |
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| Kristin's boyfriend Isaac joined us |
On Monday (the second day in Sydney) we went to the skytower and then walked around downtown. We had to be back aboard ship at 1:00 PM. We had a wonderful sail-away party. Wine, appetizers, musical brass band and the “Duyfken”, means Little Dove accompanying us out of the harbor. In 1606, under the command of Willem Janszoon, the small Dutch ship sailed from the Indonesian island of Banda in search of gold and trade opportunities. They did not find gold but rather the northern coast of a huge continent, Australia. This replica of the Duyfken was launched in Jan. 11, 1997.
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