Wandering Ozzies

Wandering Ozzies

We’ve sold everything and are hitting the road for an extended length of time travelling Australia. Some of you might remember that we had the name “Wandering Oz” from when we had our first caravan, 20 odd years ago. After all, our name is Osborne. Read more🌍Burnett Heads

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- Monday, February 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
- 🌬 27 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Coral Sea -23.339559, 152.99420423°20’22” S 152°59’39” E
Day 8 - Sea Day
February 24, Coral Sea ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
Our last sea day for a little while and we seem to have avoided the cyclone so far. I did an overlay of our position on the cyclone map early this morning and we are past the worst of it. Now just worry about it going towards Bundaberg 🥺. Another interesting talk this morning about Rogues of the Pacific. There has certainly been some characters in our part of the world. Faye went to Zumba this morning and Line dancing this afternoon. With all the up and down stairs we hopefully will negate all the yummy food and drinks.Read more
TravelerThank goodness you’re on dry land for a bit, you went so close 😬 very interesting tracking the ship through the reef compared to the planned route
2/24/25Reply
TravelerYes we have been watching and glad your skipper avoided the worst of it. We are watching to see what happens here too. Yay lucky Faye going to LD. Can't wait to see the new dances she has learnt. Enjoy your time on land.
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- Sunday, February 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
- 🌬 26 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Coral Sea -23.287819, 154.18520823°17’16” S 154°11’7” E
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Day 7 - Sea Day
February 23, Coral Sea ⋅ 🌬 26 °C
A fine start to the day but we are watching a developing cyclone right in our path. Fingers crossed.
A very interesting presentation this morning by the resident marine warfare expert about the significance of the Japanese advance through the South Pacific. The battles of Milne Bay and the Coral Sea held great consequences for Australia.
Early afternoon and the seas are getting quite rough. The Captain has decided to head in closer to the reef to avoid Cyclone Alfred. With a strong south easterly behind us we are consistently doing 20+ knots. Amazing.
A lovely meal in Santa Fe and a nightcap in The Wheelhouse Bar saw the day out.Read more
Traveler Looking lovely ladies.
2/23/25Reply
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- Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Tasman Sea -30.743233, 153.44147230°44’36” S 153°26’29” E
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Day 6 - Sea Day
February 22, Tasman Sea ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Time to wind down today after Sydney. Funny it took us 5 days to get from Brisbane to Sydney and yet we have made it back to offshore of Brisbane in less than a day 🤔. Formal night tonight so we get the glad rags on. More people than I expected with suits and tuxedos on. After dinner we went to a hilarious game show in the Explorers Lounge. Totally worn out again by the end of the night.Read more
Traveler Go Geoff and Robyn. Love it.
2/22/25Reply
Traveler You both look lovely x
2/22/25Reply
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- Friday, February 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia Campbell’s Cove -33.857147, 151.21034533°51’26” S 151°12’37” E
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Day 5 - Sydney
February 21 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
A spectacular sail in to Sydney Harbour in the early hours didn't disappoint. The city lights up like a Christmas tree. We had a leisurely breakfast while we watched all the unfortunates disembarking. Being "In-Transit" guests we were given a special card to show the port staff that allowed us to skip all the lines. After breakfast we headed off for a walk around Circular Quay and the Opera House. Spectacular as always. Back to Circular Quay to catch a Manly Ferry across the harbour to Manly Beach. By this time it was quite overcast and cool. Faye decided she needed a cardigan so we visited several op-shops in Manly but without success. A stroll along the Manly foreshore and then back to the ferry. By now the showers we could see out to sea had arrived so we headed back to the ship for some lunch. The magic "In-Transit" cards worked again as we strolled past numerous plebs of the NSW variety and straight on to the ship. The walk around The Rocks area was abandoned due to the persistent showers. Looking forward to another sail-away party.
Well the weather didn't really cooperate so the sail away was moved indoors. People still seemed to enjoy themselves. The ship feels much more crowded now but hopefully it will settle down.Read more
Traveler Love this pic.
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- Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Tasman Sea -32.97191, 153.57490432°58’19” S 153°34’30” E
Day 4 - Sea Day
February 20, Tasman Sea ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A pretty uneventful sea day to allow us to catch up a bit. Sailing due east from Newcastle to pass the day as we couldn't get into Sydney until the next day. We filled the day attending briefings about the upcoming ports, exploring the ship, playing trivia and cards between meals. We kept a lookout for reported Chinese warships in the area but didn't spot any. A lovely dinner in The Savoy restaurant before settling in to watch the high energy production show Born To Be Wild. Looking forward to Sydney tomorrow.Read more
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- Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Australia South Channel Hunter River -32.918664, 151.77419132°55’7” S 151°46’27” E
Day 3 - Newcastle
February 19 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
A lovely sail into Newcastle this morning for our first port of call. Breakfast again in the Buffet with a nice Eggs Florentine. Off to explore Newcastle via the free shuttle bus without Rob & Geoff. The Sushimi apparently didn't do Rob any favors last night. Walked along the redeveloped foreshore of the Hunter River down to the mouth and around to the ocean beaches. It really is quite lovely. A quick visit to the Newcastle Museum before back to the ship for lunch. Another failed trivia afternoon before watching the tugs hitch us up and guide us back out to the open ocean.
Dinner at Pacific Moon with a great table, staff and meal. We were looking forward to a Fleetwood Mac tribute concert when there was some medical problem with the main performer so a group of the backing band and other randoms put together a great rock and roll concert. AC/DC, The Doors, Status Quo, it was a great concert.Read more
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- Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Coral Sea -28.676622, 153.90915328°40’36” S 153°54’33” E
Day 2 - Sea Day
February 18, Coral Sea ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Woke early to a fine day off the coast of northern NSW. After a coffee & tea we headed to the Horizon Court buffet to brave the crowds. So good to see staff directing everyone to the wash basins before entering. Staff also served all food so no one was touching the utensils.
Went to see an astronomer named Donna the Astronomer for a talk about how indigenous Australians used the stars. Unfortunately her projector broke down which took away a lot of the detail.
A quiet afternoon catching up on our rest before heading to Kai Sushi for dinner. After a fabulous meal we headed to the Princess Theatre to catch the production show Bravo. These performers are seriously talented.Read more
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- Monday, February 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- Australia Buccan -27.749056, 153.134127°44’57” S 153°8’3” E
Day 1 - BICT
February 17 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Day 0 is finally here. Made it to Michelle's place ok yesterday and had a catch up with all the girls and grandkids. Heading off to the BICT this morning with a car full of luggage and excited senior citizens 😃🛳️
Well, the check in took much longer than we had hoped. Seems the people getting off in Sydney had priority while those going to Japan had to wait. Quite a few disgruntled cruisers waiting in line.
Finally on board, found Muster Station, checked in, had our first bubbles and beer, then headed to the cabin to unpack. Faye's bags arrived much earlier than mine so we were a bit delayed.
Off to the Sail away party and a bit of an explore of the ship.
Turns out our departure time was pushed back more than an hour because of a medical evacuation. Poor lady has missed her cruise 😟
Had dinner in Santa Fe restaurant. Lovely meal. Back to the cabin to sleep as we were all knackered.Read more
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- Day 19–20
- October 11, 2024 at 3:00 PM - October 12, 2024
- 1 night
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 522 m
- Australia Maidenwell -26.848012, 151.79682926°50’53” S 151°47’49” E
Maidenwell
Oct 11–12, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Heading home to Burnett Heads we stopped at Maidenwell Sports Grounds free camp for the first time. A nice big open area with toilets and showers. A not too long drive back to Moore Park Beach tomorrow to see Geoff & Rob's new vanRead more
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- Day 15–19
- October 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM - October 11, 2024
- 4 nights
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 888 m
- Australia Storm King Dam -28.71141, 151.99903328°42’41” S 151°59’57” E
Storm King Dam - Stanthorpe
Oct 7–11, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Meeting up with Jane & Keith Ward and Cath & Dave Trudgian for a few days exploring the sites and wineries of the Granite Belt. Nice open camp sites with a fire pit for camp oven dinners.
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