Adelaide – February 20

Adelaide – February 20

I realized a few days ago that I'd lost my sunglasses in Sydney. They weren't prescription glasses, but I'd had them for about 10 years and loved them; we even ordered new lenses for them 4 years ago. I have a hard time getting glasses that fit well enough that they don't fall off if I look down. This meant my mission for Adelaide was new sunglasses. I tried on a number of pairs off the racks and gave up and went to a specialty sunglasses store. I finally found a pair of Oakleys that fit so I am all set... but still not happy I lost the old ones!

We were welcomed into port by an Aussie trio and the port terminal volunteers. I always enjoy coming into the ports that make a big deal of the ship's arrival. I don't know if they welcome all ships this way or if it was special for the WC, but it was great! We were lucky that we docked to the port side here as they sang a bunch of songs and did a bunch of silly dances... much fun! All the passengers were outside on the balconies and probably on the promenade deck too.

Adelaide reminds me much of Denver or some of the other nearby cities. It is a mixture of old and new buildings. The older buildings were built in the late 1800's which makes them the same timeperiod and styles as those in Colorado. It would be a good city to spend some time in and around with a car so you could visit the many different neighborhoods and parks. Since the ship shuttle took us directly to the Rundle Shopping Mall in the downtown area there wasn't a lot we could explore without booking a taxi – we debated and decided to get a bite to eat and then shuttle back to the ship.

There was an Aussie BBQ on the pool deck for dinner with the same band that welcomed us into port this morning. A very enjoyable couple hours... and some good food too.

Since I didn't take my camera into town today I don't have any other pics to post except the one of the greeting for the ship when we arrived.