Following the beautiful day at Milford Sound , we crossed the Pacific to Sydney. We had two days of swells but then settled into beautiful calm seas. The weather warmed up to beautiful sunny days. I tried several days of bingo but today someone else won the $4500 jackpot. We went through Immigration on board ship. We'll pass through customs as we get off.
One last thought on Captain McBain's lecture on Antarctica. Surprisingly Princess Cruises is now sailing the largest ships to Antarctica. The Captain has sailed there and showed us his photos and told us about his adventures. Princess does not land anyone on shore instead they sail up and down an inside passage. The ice in some areas is 3 miles high above the land. The icebergs are as large below the sea as above. The winds are at times 65 miles per hour. Princess sails from South America. Any help, if something happens, is over 600 miles away. It is an interesting journey and there are still only a few people in the world that have seen it.
As our time on board ship nears an end, I'm sad to see this part of our trip end. It has been so exciting seeing and doing some different adventure each day. We have sailed much of the same area as Captain Cook. It is hard to believe that he accomplished so much with simple equipment.
We have met so many people from around the world. It is surprising how much traveling so many people do. A woman from Germany was discussing how interdependent our global world is. She told us about a comment made by an Australian. If the USA sneezes then Australia gets pneumonia.
We have had a wonderful cruise. The crew has been very good to us.
In the morning, we travel from Sydney to Cairns.
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