Toddie & Sheldon’s Great Australian Adventure 2010
Thursday Feb 18/10- United Airlines - Departs Halifax 12:43 pm
Arrives Chicago 2.05 pm (Terminal 1)
Departs Chicago 3.00 pm (Terminal 1)
Arrives Los Angeles 5:30 pm
Departs Los Angeles 10:17 pm 2:17 am our time
Arrive Sydney Au 7:50 am Sat Feb 20/10
Saturday Feb 20/10 Marriot Sydney Harbor Circular Quay. Go to “Rocks Market. Open 10:- -5
Sunday Feb 21/10 Sydney Explorer bus hop on hop off-tours 27 locations within city ie Luna Park
Botanic Gardens, Mrs. Maguires’s Chair, China Town, Star City, Harbourside
Shopping, Darling Harbour, Sydney Acquarium, Rock’s, total Stops 27, tickets
Can be purchased at circular Quay, cost $39/per person for all day. Runs 8:30
Til 5:30
Monday Feb 22/10 Blue Mountains Day Tour-visit Feather dale wildlife Park…see koalas, Dingo’s etc
Stop at Sydney 2000 Olympic site
Blue mountains-National Park Waterfalls site, Three sisters at Echo Pint, visit
Scenic skyway and travel steepest railway, visit mountain villages Koomba and
Leura . Travel back to Sydney on river cruise under Harbor Bridge
Tuesday Feb 23/10/10 Matilda Rocket Harbour Express Cruise-All day harbour cruise with stops at
Sydney Opera House, Taronga Zoo, Shark Island, Wildlife world, Acquarium
Cost $45/per. Departs circular Quay 9:30 am-5:30
Wednesday Feb 24/10 Hunter Valley Wine tour- full day tour thru surfing kangaroo day tour-departing
7:40 am from 42/11 yarranabbe road, Darling Harbour, ph 0410 466 475
Friday Feb 26/10 Rhapsody of Seas -Aft balcony stateroom # 7078 cruise departs Sydney 6:30 pm
Saturday Feb 27/10 Cruising
Sunday Feb 28/10 Brisbane 7.00am-6.00 pm private guided tour with John Donaldson to Sunshine
Coast just north of Brisbane; visit Blackall Range, Glass House Mountains, the
Mary Valley & Noosa, Coolum Beach, town of Montville & Maleny (famous for
Arts & crafts). Follow coastal highway back to Brisbane for highlights of city.
8 ½ tour with pick up & return to ship.
Monday Mar 1/10 Cruising
Tuesday Mar 2/10 Airlie Beach, Queensland Tender Port7.00 am- 4:00 pm. Scenic Three Island
Cruise through the Whitsunday islands of the Great Barrier Reef, Hook Island
Semi sub ride, Daydream Island with its huge aquarium, white haven Island with
It’s Seven Mile stunning beach for snorkling
Wednesday Mar 3/10 Cairns 8:00 a.m-8:00 pm. Day tour Kuranda Sky rail Rainforest Cable for 1 ½
Hrs. visit Kuranda village… village in the rainforest before returning by rail thru
The mountains.. After departing ship take taxi to Sky rail Smithfield terminal (5
Min away). Booked on 10am Sky rail & 3:30 train. Take taxi back to ship terminal
If no taxi available on arrival call 131008
Thursday Mar 4/10 Cruising
Friday Mar 5/10 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 7:00 am-6:00pm. See city sights 8:30 am
A private shore excursion beginning at 8 am with cruise critic group …drive into
City & visit stilt villages & harbour, National Museum & parliament House,
Bomana War Cemetery, local school for traditional dancing & singing and
Artifacts shop then back to dock
Saturday Mar 6/10 Cruising
Sunday Mar 7/10 Cruising
Monday Mar 8/10 Darwin 7:00 am-6:00 pm. Private tour with Darryl Window with pick up at
Pier at 800am and return at 5 pm. Visit to Litchfield Park to visit the giant
Termite Mounds, Wangi Falls, Florence Falls & Tolmer Falls. Great swimming at
The falls and at Buli Rock Hole.. Travel time to Litchfield is 2 hrs each way.
Depart Park at 3 pm. Total of 9 hrs for tour
Tuesday Mar 9/10 Cruising
Wednesday Mar 10/10 Cruising
Thursday Mar 11/10 Broome 9:30 am-9:00 pm. Will spend the morning looking around 3 pm until
5 pm visit Japanese Cemetery where over 140 pearlers are buried, stop for
Drinks at Matso’s Brewery, then on to see some Pearling Luggers then off to by
Some pearls. At 6:30 pm sunset camel ride on Cable Beach for an hour then
Back to ship
Friday Mar 12/10 Cruising
Saturday Mar 13/10 Exmouth 7:00 am-5:00 pm. Ships tour. 4WD booked to mountains thru gorges
Sunday Mar 14/10 Cruising
Monday Mar 15/10 Perth (Freemantle) 6:00 am -Pick up Avis Rental Car at 17 Queen St, Freemantle
Pick up time 10:30 am.
Mandurah – appx 1 hr south of Perth Sebel Mandurah Water view Studio room
Tuesday Mar 16/10 Driving south-Driving and Exploring for the day into Busselton, Dunsborough,
Yallingup, Margaret River and ending the day at Jill (Clark) Grist
Wednesday Mar 17/10 Spending time with Jill & Greg- Hope to visit in the area a bit
Thursday Mar 18/10 Day trip to Albany
Friday Mar 19/10 Day trip to Denmark
Saturday Mar 20/10 Parmelia Hilton Perth Hotel Drop off Rental Car before going to hotel @ 10:30
Tour down Swan River, explore Perth
Sunday Mar 21/10 Parmelia Hilton Perth Hotel Day trip by 4WD to visit the Pinnacles
Monday Mar 22/10 Depart Perth (domestic Airport Terminal 2) Qantas airlines 1:30 pm
Arrive Sydney (domestic airport Terminal 3) 8:40 pm
Stamford Plaza Sydney Airport full Bkfst buffet included
Tuesday Mar 23/10 United Airlines Departs Sydney 2:15 pm
Arrives Los Angeles 9:48 am
Departs Los Angeles 11:00 am
Arrives Chicago 4:54 pm Terminal 1
Departs Chicago 6:15 pm Terminal 1
Arrives Halifax 11:06 pm
Long drive Home
Vacations Over
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Australian Weather
Sydney-86 degrees, Brisbane -75 degrees, Darwin-81 degrees, Perth-68 degrees, Port Moresby,Paupa New Guinea-83 degrees. These are at 10 pm tonight as they are 12 hours ahead of us.
Friday, January 8, 2010
Cruise Documents
Today we received our cruise documents and I have been doing the doc Dance. yahoo. Now it seems real. Only 41 days til we fly out to Sydney and 49 days until the cruise departs. Oh I am so excited now. I've been planning and researching for nearly 1 1/2 years and now I am in countdown mode. Today it is 82 and sunny in Brisbane.
I changed my counter tonight & typed a note in Microsoft Word & posted with no difficulty so I know I can do posts and take minimal time hooked up to the internet. this will be a great money saver as internet on the cruise is 55 cents/minute. Once February 1st comes I'll start putting clothes together. wow. my dream vacation is almost here!!!:)
I changed my counter tonight & typed a note in Microsoft Word & posted with no difficulty so I know I can do posts and take minimal time hooked up to the internet. this will be a great money saver as internet on the cruise is 55 cents/minute. Once February 1st comes I'll start putting clothes together. wow. my dream vacation is almost here!!!:)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Waiting for warm weather
Today I am really cold. I've started with an earache and a sore throat. The good thing is that by getting it now, I should be healthy by the time vacation starts in 41 days. Had a successful day today. I was able to add the counter and a clock. Yippee. I met with Jill today.She flew in from Australia to meet with John & Sara to go through and sort things in her Dad's house. It was a sad but nice reunion nevertheless. It's been 32 years since we last saw each other. An hour wasn't enough. Now I can hardly wait to see her again in March.It's 40 degrees in Perth now. I have the exact instructions on getting to her house.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Airline frustration
Called the airline tonight. Our flights schedule has changed. Not a big deal. Have dealt with this before. No problem. No carry on luggage allowed but you are allowed to take camera's,coat. medication, laptop & equipment,a small purse. So were do you put all this stuff & how do you carry it. I have more medication than will fit in a small purse. Do I shove extra underwear in my jeans pockets? Guess if United looses my luggage, I'll be really smelly or I'll be walking around naked. That would be a site ha ha
Spent 2 hours trying to figure out how to put a counter on my blog. It's not on here because I'm a tech virgin. I also frigged up the TV so can't watch that. Guess it's time for bed and hope the new day will be better
Spent 2 hours trying to figure out how to put a counter on my blog. It's not on here because I'm a tech virgin. I also frigged up the TV so can't watch that. Guess it's time for bed and hope the new day will be better
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