October 28, 2024
Oh how I love SEA DAYS!
Our SEA DAYS have been few and far between of late and I really needed some down time. I love the SHIP'S SPA - the massages are fantastic; this time I also had a facial! The second SEA DAY I had a pedicure and a haircut. Both SEA DAYS I got to play tons of pickleball, and our group of players has really grown. We do lots of rotating and elimination play - so lots of people can play at varying levels and everyone still having a good time. It also helps that we have comfy deck furniture to await our turn, along with good music and an open bar. Life is pretty amazing!!
Easter turned out to be a travel day for Bosco and I as we were extremely limited in when we could be seen by the Australian Border Control to disembark from the Ship, for a scuba diving adventure in Raja Ampat that I have had reserved, for over 18 months! We flew from Perth to Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on Easter afternoon.
I have been really excited to get to Fremantle / Perth for my first time. I have had a few friends live here over the years and I have a second cousin, James Murphy, who I have only ever spoken too briefly, over the last 35 years and that I would love to meet in person. Jim is the older brother of Paul who I met up with in Melbourne a few weeks ago.
Greetings from FREMANTLE or FREO as the locals call it! Getting here took a long week at Sea, as we hid out and dodged wave surges from two cyclone systems. Our departure from Adelaide was timed to carefully avoid the path of Cyclone Narelle and we hugged the southern coastline of Australia, in the shallow waters of the Great Australian Bight . Later in the week we sheltered near Point Culver, before taking the turn and heading North along the western coastline.