02.25.2024 Thursday Island, Australia

Today is our final Australian port before we head to Indonesia. Thursday Island is a tender port and about a 30 minute tender ride.
Hot and extremely humid. 85 with a real feel of 95. We took the included excursion which is described as: Discover the Indigenous culture of Torres Strait during a traditional welcome ceremony and dance performance. Take a short walk from the pier to the venue, where the community will share insights into the traditional artwork and culture of this intriguing island. Here, you will be met by a custodian, or elder, who will perform the “Welcome to Country” ceremony—a greeting meant to introduce people to local culture and history. Then, enjoy a riveting dance show, immersing yourself in the expressive rhythms and storytelling of the dancers, drummers and singers.
The high school students from numerous islands performed for us.
Following our show we walked to the grocery store to purchase some protein bars. (We are working with two other couples to do an India overland so we can still see the Taj Mahal) Indian food can be sketchy so protein bars are the back up. Stay tuned for that update.
We made a brief stop at the Church. Most stores and all pubs were closed as it is Sunday, which is true pretty much around the world except the US.
We got rained on so we were pretty wet. It felt good to cool us down a little.
We returned to the ship for a late lunch.
Diana is literally exhausted and called it an early night.
Myron went to the show.
Goodbye Australia, we had a blast!もっと詳しく