Entering Sydney in Style - Oct 17
Our tour books all agreed that the best way to enter Sydney was by ship!
We
were up early for the entry into Sydney!
In
spite of a very strong cross wind, we staked out a spot up high and
forward - just above the starboard side bridge wing.
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We
had a great place to watch while the pilot boat met Spirit. They
approached the ship along the port (windward) side of the ship,
crossed in the ships wake, and came alongside the starboard side, in
the lee of the ship. A very brave pilot crosses over on a "Jacob's
ladder"
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Two
different news helicopters buzzed the ship for almost an hour as we
entered harbor. We did not see any of the TV news clips, but Carnival
clearly had pulled out the stops in the PR efforts!
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We
were led into port by a fire boat with all pumps and water cannons
going full blast! It was a sunny day so rainbows were frequent - -
and beautiful!
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In
this photo, we are near our berth in the Circular Quay (pronounced
"key") which is just past the famous Sydney Opera House on
the left but just before the Sydney bridge
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As
we approached the International Cruise Ship Terminal, we laughed at
this sign!
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This
view gives a good look at where we docked relative to the Sydney
Bridge.
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As
we left the Terminal on the way to the airport, we noticed these
school children on some sort of an historic tour.
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From
here, we took a Carnival Transfer Bus to the airport for a direct
flight to Cairns in Far North Queensland.
Tomorrow - Cairns!
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