Sydney and Australian Bush near Cattai
November 27, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
"The Old Shack" via Vrbo, complete with Kangaroos and wild experiences driving on the "wrong" side of the streets
Hunter Valley Australia
December 2, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Valla Beach
December 2, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Coffs Harbour
December 2, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Byron Beach (Gold Coast)
December 4, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Port Macquarie, at the Hastings River
December 4, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Ana Mandara (Vietnamese for Welcome), another excellent choice, directly at the Hastings River. The owner is a renowned chef and he cooked dinner for us.
Koala Hospital at Port Macquirie
December 5, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Rescue hospital for disoriented and Koalas, burned by the bush fires. And no, they are not bears, they are marsupials (same species as the Kangaroos).
Sydney harbor
December 6, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Heavy smog over the city because of the fires, very bad air quality
Sydney Fishmarket
December 6, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Nirvana for a foodie!
Sydney White Harbor
December 7, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Cruise ship dock, we board the "NOORDAM" / Holland America (Neptune Suite), 14-day Australia & New Zealand, December 7 - December 20, 2019
Cruise Stats:
Officers and Crew: 778
Nationalities of Crew:Read more
Melbourne / Victoria
December 9, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
596 Miles / 858 Km from Sydney
Hobart, Tasmania
December 11, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
488 Miles / 780 Km from Melbourne
Milford Sound, New Zealand
December 12, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
915 Miles / 1,464 Km from Hobart/Tasmania
Rough seas, strong winds and rain in the Tasmanian Sea
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
December 12, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
381 Miles / 610 Km from Milford Sound
Last port to Antarctica
Akaroa, New Zealand
December 13, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
161 Miles / 257 Km from Port Chalmers
Picton, New Zealand
December 14, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
... Gala Dinner on board NOORDAM, Pinnacle Grill
Dunedin, New Zealand
December 15, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
Day trip from Port Chalmers
Picton, New Zealand
December 16, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
222 Miles / 355 Km from Akaroa
Wellington, New Zealand
December 17, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
130 Miles / 208 Km
Gala night on NOORDAM
December 17, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
Napier, New Zealand
December 18, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
217 Miles / 347 Km from Wellington
Tauranga, New Zealand
December 19, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
294 Miles / 470 Km from Napier
Auckland, New Zealand
December 20, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Auckland ranks on the very top on my list of favorite cities!
Auckland
December 21, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Waiheke (island in the Auckland Bay)
December 22, 2019 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
If you love wine and food - go Waiheke!



















































































































































