After the Rain

Queensland is known as The Sunshine State and it has lived up to its’ name in the last few months with temperatures reaching 40oC and more – and that was just before Summer officially began in December!

So it was wonderful to get lots of rain recently and within about 3 days everything was lovely and green. It’s amazing how quickly the grass (and weeds) have grown and now everyone is mowing their lawns every few days. What a land of contrasts!

Happy to see cattle and horses grazing contentedly in emerald green fields. So pretty. I wish it could look like this all year!

Goodbye Australia – Hello World!

Boarded the lovely “Sea Princess” in Sydney (after driving down from Brisbane) on Monday 20 May. We are on Deck 11 forward on the starboard side. Very comfortable and plenty of space to settle in for our 104 night adventure.
Sailed back into Brisbane last Wednesday and it was cold and raining when we left.
There is no shortage of things to do on board and I have been getting plenty of exercise with Zumba, line dancing and the gym. Lots of craft activities and Alex was pleased to find sketching and photography classes. Yesterday he won a bottle of champagne in the trivia challenge which was a laugh, considering the questions were on “How Australian are You” and he is from the UK!
Today is Tuesday 28th May and we can feel the weather getting warmer and more humid. The sea is unbelievably calm as you can see from the photo. There is hardly a ripple and the ship is just gliding through the waters of the Java Sea.

Photos show leaving Sydney, our stateroom and steward and Thursday Island.
We arrive in Singapore on Friday, so will post more later.