Kangaroo Island and 2 Sea Days – February 23
I was afraid I'd made a bad mistake when I didn't book a tour on Kangaroo Island because I thought they were too expensive but it was ok. There was nothing to do if you didn't have a tour so we just stayed on the ship... not a problem for us. The people on the tours said they were ok but mostly just riding through the countryside. They did see some kangaroos in the wild, but all the other animals are nocturnal so you could only see them if you stayed through the night. Most of the island is a National Park and it seems to be very popular as we saw several big ferries come and go through the day.
Friday night was our World Cruise dinner hosted by the Captain. All full world cruise passengers are invited to one and they are all on formal nights so there have been quite a few before ours. It was very nice with cocktails in the Culinary Arts Center and then dinner in the Pinnacle. There were about 80 people at our dinner so the restaurant was closed for regular bookings. Our table was hosted by the Chief Engineer we were seated with only one other couple so we had a great time talking together for the whole dinner. By the time we were back at the cabin it was nearly 9:00 so I hit the bed for a little reading and Jim decided to go to the casino to play a little poker... he was back quickly enough that I knew it hadn't been a good night there... I didn't ask. :-)
Saturday was another sea day and I went to one of the lectures and spent some time out and about talking with new friends and the rest of the day was kicked back reading. It's a rough life, but someone has to do it.
So kind of you to make that sacrifice, lol. This cruise sure is spending an inordinate amount of time in the South Pacific...or so it seems to me, anyway. No kangaroos, huh? When is the next critter photo op coming up?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the time spent in the South Pacific, we will soon be heading up into Indonesian and those areas too.
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