Sydney – February 15&16
It was still quite dark as we approached Sydney but everyone was outside to see the arrival. It really is one of the great cities to see from the harbor. We had a full day Ensemble excursion shortly after our arrival. We had 33 people scheduled to go – 3 let us know ahead of time that they wouldn't be coming but we had 2 no-shows... I waited an extra 10 minutes for them, but then we headed off. 
Our first stop was at a wildlife park – since I love to photograph the animals this was what I was really looking forward to but I didn't get many good pics. Most of the animals and birds were in cages that just didn't work for photos. Oh well, it was fun to see them anyway. I did get some cute shots of the koalas as they were out in an area so people could see them better. I especially liked the little fairy penguins. There were only three of them and the park lady said they were all getting quite old. But they were cute and we got to see them getting fed – they do like the little fish! We probably had too much time scheduled for the park, we were all back at the bus about 30 minutes early so our driver gave us a little extra tour of the city on our way to the Sky Tower where we had lunch. Fun lunch way up in the tower! It was buffet style, but really gourmet style food. I had emu, crocodile and kangaroo along with a bunch of other stuff – the desserts were wonderful. Most people agreed that this was the best stop of the day. After lunch we headed for the Opera House and had a private tour inside. We saw a short video of the history of the building and then visited several of the different theaters – then it was back to the ship... a very full 8 hours! I was tired, but my foot held up remarkably well so I think it's almost healed.
Today (Feb 16th) I decided to stay onboard but Jim went out walking... The sky looked like it could rain so he took his jacket; it was a good thought as it started pouring about 30 minutes after he left – so he's back now dripping wet... I think we'll just kick back until we sail away at 5:00 this afternoon.
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