Live from the 2015 QE World Voyage

[MicCanberra]

I am looking forward to your views on PNG.:D

[dawburg]

Well, one week to go and we can finally concentrate on the fine details.....

We'd like to ask for some input from anyone on board if you don't mind.....

We tend to be independent travelers willing to walk 5-7k to take in a town, so we approach shore excursions from that perspective. That said, we are going to go with the ship excursion to Ho Chi Minh because we are always worried about getting stuck too far from the ship on an independent trip and not getting back on board in time. However, that leaves us with 2 decisions re: Busan and Nha Trang. We've pre-booked, but willing to explore other options...Has anyone been there before? Any adventurous types on board who like to explore on their own? Any thoughts would be appreciated,

Thanks,

Petra & Don

[Scrapnana]

Well, one week to go and we can finally concentrate on the fine details.....

We'd like to ask for some input from anyone on board if you don't mind.....

We tend to be independent travelers willing to walk 5-7k to take in a town, so we approach shore excursions from that perspective. That said, we are going to go with the ship excursion to Ho Chi Minh because we are always worried about getting stuck too far from the ship on an independent trip and not getting back on board in time. However, that leaves us with 2 decisions re: Busan and Nha Trang. We've pre-booked, but willing to explore other options...Has anyone been there before? Any adventurous types on board who like to explore on their own? Any thoughts would be appreciated,

Thanks,

Petra & Don

 

Last year we docked in Busan at the terminal you see in the right of this picture. The large building on the left is the maritime museum. There is not much else in the port region. I did not take an excursion because I was just getting over an illness. I did take the shuttle into the city and walked around. From what I understand there is at least one market and some historic sights within walking distance of the shuttle drop off point. Be sure to get your own maps (I just looked and could not find any map from Cunard for Busan) and figure out where you want to go. There was a place to exchange money on the quay as well as a couple of souvenir stands that accepted US$.

 

[cruiseluvva]

We visted Nha Trang when on a P&O ship and then they provided a shuttle into town - about 10-15 minutes away. From here it is perfectly possible to explore independently, and there were some taxis at the port gates as well, should you wish to avoid the shuttle altogether.

 

I would imagine it will be the same for Cunard.

[alibabacruisers]

Hi Kathi, you are getting close to your sailaway gang cruise, are you getting

more excited? I miss the sailaway parties and can't wait to start reading them

again once at home.:)

 

Thanks Roscoe for reminding me about that four letter word, work. I have less

than 3 weeks to go and I will be living that once again. I guess I needed that

little reminder to gear up for it!;)

 

Monday, 9 Mar

 

Well we got to the Lido at 6:00 this morning expecting the hordes to be there

but they were not...yet. But by 6:30, when they opened the barriers, people

appeared from everywhere! We did manage to see a few CC friends in amongst

the others and had a very brief chat. Then we ate breakfast and got out of

the crowd quickly.

 

We anchored at 6:00 and the tenders were lowered shortly after. The first

excursion group, The Great Barrier Reef, has to meet in the RCT at 7:20 for

an early start, while the others follow after. Our meeting time is 8:15.

In our cabin we gathered everything we thought we would need, while double

checking that the cameras were both charged and ready to go.

 

We went to the RCT at 8:00 and our tour number was called shortly after that.

When we got down to the tender embarkation area we saw that we were lucky in

that we had a huge catamaran from Yorkey's Knob to transport us. It held more

people, was air-conditioned and had comfortable seats, and all that was much

more pleasing than the ships hot, muggy, germy tenders. The ride took about

15 minutes. Once at the pier, we boarded our tour bus. It could hold 50 people

but the second bus had only 28 so some of our people went over to that bus.

With that out of the way, we headed for Mossman Gorge. It was a nice, scenic

ride with our guide Kathy and driver Aaron (?sp). The first half of the drive

seemed comparable to the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, in that the road ran

close to the water. The only bad part was that this area of road was very

curvy and if you feel motion sickness, you probably feel better if you close

your eyes periodically. Along the way, Kathy gave us some interesting facts

about Cairns, Port Douglas, Mossman, and Queensland as well as Australia as a

whole.

 

After about an hour and a half drive we arrived at Mossman Gorge, which is

located at the southern tip of the Daintree Rainforest. It was very

beautiful here and we went thru the Visitor's Centre to get to our Eco

friendly shuttle that would transport us the last 2 km to the actual entrance.

At the entrance there was a trail to walk to see the rainforest. The many

plants were so plentiful and a site to see. We heard lots of birds, but never

actually saw any. As we walked there was a separate trail down to the Mossman

River where, if you wanted, you could swim or just dip your toes in. We just

took some pretty pictures of the rapids, and the nice cool looking water. There

were about 20 people, some of which were already in the water.

 

Then we went back to the original trail to continue on to see the Rex Creek

Suspension Bridge. In 1986 the original bridge was constructed due to the

increase in tourists to the Mossman Gorge and rainforest. In 2009, after 23

years of being a favorite photo op, it was deemed unsafe and closed to visitors.

The new and current bridge was completed in 2010. I have never been on a

suspension bridge for pedestrians and it felt weird to walk on a bridge that

was moving. It was scary at one point because there was this guy, 2 meters tall,

and pretty heavy and he thought it was funny to walk very hard to shake the

bridge to scare everyone. After taking a few pictures here, we headed back the

way we came and there were lots of people standing around looking at something.

So, you know me, I had to take a look. OMG it was a huge Orb spider!!! I think

that they are poisonous but everyone, including me, had to get a picture! He

or she was the size of my outstretched hand! I just could not believe it!!

Neither could anyone else. Even the Cunard photographer was taking pictures,

and his lens was less than a couple of inches from this spider! I finally

felt creeped out enough so we headed back to the Eco shuttle to take the few

minutes ride back to the Visitor's Center. We had a nice cold ice cream, and

bought a souvenir from Mossman Gorge.

 

After two hours at Mossman Gorge, we went to Port Douglas and it was a nice

town. Lots of shops, restaurants, hotels and resorts. We would only have 40

minutes here so just walked up and down the main street looking for a quick

bite to eat. The coach was parked near the beach and the St. Mary's By the Sea

Church, where lots of people get married. It was a quaint pretty little church.

Then it was time to get back on the coach as Kathy, our guide, told us to be back

at 1:30. Well they waited for 15 minutes and we were still short 3 people.

It has been said before and I will say it again, some people can be very rude

and not get back on time making everyone else wait. Well, after 15 minutes of

waiting and Aaron the driver even going back to the edge of main street to

look for them, it was decided to leave (Kathy did consult her company before

leaving though to make arrangements for another coach to pick them up). About

ten minutes into our return trip, her phone rang and it seems one person had

ridden the other bus we were with but did not tell us, and 2 people decided

to stay in town to shop and then take a taxi back to Yorkey's. They did not

even have the courtesy to let us know...how rude!!

 

Anyway, we finally got back to the pier and the tenders. The catamaran was

not there at that moment, but 2 Cunard tenders were and we contemplated

waiting for the catamaran but decided to just go ahead. Big mistake!!! The

water had gotten rough and the tender ride back took so long and several people

on the tender got sick! And many others were on the brink when we finally

disembarked the tender to get on the ship. We could not figure out why they

did not just use the catamarans. We knew it might take longer to get everyone

back on the ship, but it would have been better.

 

Lo and behold the bridge just announced, at 4:45 that the tender process is

being halted because of the rough water and no more tenders would be going

ashore and that it may take longer for everyone to get back on board.

 

It was the Lido tonight for dinner. While we were waiting for the Lido to

open at 6:00 for dinner, quite a few of the people that were ashore arrived

back on board and were rushing to the Lido. We ate our dinner by the window

and watched as a tender was trying to reposition itself alongside so it could

be hoisted back into in spot, but it had a terrible time because of the rough

water. It was hard to watch at one point the tender was almost vertical as

the three crew members held onto anything they could. Whew! No

wonder we had people getting sick earlier! So after watching that

we decided to leave and walk around before returning to our room.

 

Until next time...

Edited March 9, 2015 by alibabacruisers

[fantasy51]

I have never been on a

suspension bridge for pedestrians and it felt weird to walk on a bridge that

was moving. It was scary at one point because there was this guy, 2 meters tall, and pretty heavy and he thought it was funny to walk very hard to shake the bridge to scare everyone.

 

As I read this, I wondered what the difference is between this and intimidation!!!! You can call the police when someone deliberately scares you. Should it be any different if the person scaring you thinks he's doing it as a joke? Fear is fear.

 

Salacia, a legal point of view on this would be interesting.

[MicCanberra]

Sometimes, I wish common sense was more common.

I don't understand why some people do not have the courtesy to inform organisers of a change in plans, and yet if you had left at the proper time, people would complain that they were left behind.:(

[Salacia]

As I read this, I wondered what the difference is between this and intimidation!!!! You can call the police when someone deliberately scares you. Should it be any different if the person scaring you thinks he's doing it as a joke? Fear is fear.

 

Salacia, a legal point of view on this would be interesting.

 

Hi fantasy, sorry I have no legal point of view to offer because I am not a lawyer, but my guess in that the court of public opinion, this person acted inappropriately, to say the least! Did the tour guide not immediately respond? and put an end to such behavior?

 

Just my opinion, but as a passenger, but I would have a chat with the people at the Tour Office on board, just to let them know what transpired.

 

It's no joke to create fear. Nasty for someone to do that. Sorry that happened.

Edited March 10, 2015 by Salacia

[Salacia]

Sometimes, I wish common sense was more common.

I don't understand why some people do not have the courtesy to inform organisers of a change in plans, and yet if you had left at the proper time, people would complain that they were left behind.:(

 

Mic, I can't understand that either. If people what a more flexible plan, then make personal arrangements - don't book a ship's tour. Just to give a shout out to the Cunard passengers on the ships tours I've experienced: always on time, always interesting company. :)

Edited March 10, 2015 by Salacia

[Salacia]

Sometimes, I wish common sense was more common.

I don't understand why some people do not have the courtesy to inform organisers of a change in plans, and yet if you had left at the proper time, people would complain that they were left behind.:(

 

Mic, I don't get it either...people who are so inconsiderate should be banned from further Cunard tours...either get with the program, or make their own arrangements.

[MicCanberra]

Mic, I can't understand that either. If people what a more flexible plan, then make personal arrangements - don't book a ship's tour. Just to give a shout out to the Cunard passengers on the ships tours I've experienced: always on time, always interesting company. :)

 

Mic, I don't get it either...people who are so inconsiderate should be banned from further Cunard tours...either get with the program, or make their own arrangements.

 

Agreed, some sort of action, even if it is just a talking to should ensue, otherwise they may well do it again and not realise the trouble they caused.

[Salacia]

Agreed, some sort of action, even if it is just a talking to should ensue, otherwise they may well do it again and not realise the trouble they caused.

 

A talking to at least. Crikey, if someone did that while I was on the suspension bridge, I would have said several bad words. Repeatedly. But the tour operator is in charge, so it is his or her responsibility to corral bad behavior. And if that wasn't done, there would be my complaint to Cunard. (Also helps to drop the Tour Office and mention when things go well.)

[Scrapnana]

Hi, Barbara!

 

I would have totally freaked on that bridge but that area is beautiful.

 

Sorry you have to go back to work soon. I will miss your reports. It is hard returning to the real world!:eek:

 

Hope you will be waving the sail-away gang off on April 11th. We should have a banner and some Canadian flags!

 

Kathi

[MicCanberra]

A talking to at least. Crikey, if someone did that while I was on the suspension bridge, I would have said several bad words. Repeatedly. But the tour operator is in charge, so it is his or her responsibility to corral bad behavior. And if that wasn't done, there would be my complaint to Cunard. (Also helps to drop the Tour Office and mention when things go well.)

 

A talking to there would have been good as well but i was referring to the people that held up the tour coach in Port Douglas.:D

[sydgal]

I am enjoying your daily blog Thank you . Has the Captain mentioned the cyclone forming in the area you are transiting. It should be named Nathan in the next 12 hours.

[maggiemou]

Well, one week to go and we can finally concentrate on the fine details.....

We'd like to ask for some input from anyone on board if you don't mind.....

We tend to be independent travelers willing to walk 5-7k to take in a town, so we approach shore excursions from that perspective. That said, we are going to go with the ship excursion to Ho Chi Minh because we are always worried about getting stuck too far from the ship on an independent trip and not getting back on board in time. However, that leaves us with 2 decisions re: Busan and Nha Trang. We've pre-booked, but willing to explore other options...Has anyone been there before? Any adventurous types on board who like to explore on their own? Any thoughts would be appreciated,

Thanks,

Petra & Don

 

Hello Petra & Don.

I have done the tour to Ho Chi Minh with Cunard and it was great.

Last year I was on QE for the world cruise and we took a Cunard tour in Busan as this was one port of call we had never been before. It was one of the best tours we have a had. We had a wonderful time. I recommend it ;)

Too much to write about here so read what I did on the link below. Have a great cruise.

https://www.cruise.co.uk/forum/109-cruise-news/40652-maggiemou-s-adventures-china-your-hand.html?highlight=maggiemou%27s+adventures

[MicCanberra]

I am enjoying your daily blog Thank you . Has the Captain mentioned the cyclone forming in the area you are transiting. It should be named Nathan in the next 12 hours.

 

Yes, it has formed into Cyclone Nathan, hope all are safe and the QE can travel safely around and away from it.

[Janix]

Yes, it has formed into Cyclone Nathan, hope all are safe and the QE can travel safely around and away from it.

 

Monday 9th March Yorkey’s Knob

 

An early arrival and we were anchored off Yorkey’s Knob about 7 miles north of Cairns, in Queensland. The weather was fine, sunny and humid, very pleasant. As we had pre-booked a trip entitled Jungle Train, Army Duck & Wildlife we assembled in the Royal Court Theatre at 0845 and were soon escorted to our tender for the 30 minute trip to the small harbour here.

 

On arrival at the port we were shown to our coach and headed a few miles to Freshwater in order to connect with the Kuranda Scenic Railway, and right on cue our train from Cairns arrived at 10am. We had been allocated coach number 1, and once everyone had boarded we set off from the coastal plain up into the hills and the Barron Gorge National Park, a journey of approx. 30 kms.

 

The train consisted of two 1720 class locomotives and 16 heritage class coaches, dating back to the early 1900’s. The train travelled on a narrow gauge track of 3ft 6ins, and ascends 327 metres above sea level. The track was completed in 1891 in order to improve communication and transport following the 1873 gold rush.

We did not have the best views seated on the left had side of the train, with only the Stoney Creek Falls viewable form that side. There was one stop at Baron Falls Station to view the Barron falls which have a drop of around 265 metres, before we arrived at Kuranda Station where we were collected again by our coach. We ten had a short ride around the village before heading for RainForest Station. By this time the temperature had increased quite a lot and the humidity was somewhat oppressive.

 

At RainForest station we then ushered into a WW2 DUKW for a short trip around the rainforest and a trip along the creek. We then visited the small animal area where Australian wildlife was on display – Kangaroos, Wallabies, crocodiles, snakes and lizards etc, with time for an ice cream and a drink before heading back to Yorkey’s Knob. We actually remained on the coach and were taken into Cairns for a quick look at the city.

 

After a walk around the centre, a little shopping and a trip to Woolworth’s we caught the shuttle bus back to the tender point. Next to this was the Knob Boating Club which appeared to have a very nice bar attached, so after a quick look we signed into the club and sat outside in the shade sampling the local brews, and very nice they were to! Many passengers seemed to pop in for refreshments here, and we enjoyed admiring all the local craft moored at the Yacht Club, whilst monitoring the queue for the return tenders back to the ship. Last tender was 1830, but we joined the queue at 1730 for the return journey.

 

The sea swell had increased from the morning and it had become too bouncy for QE’s small tenders which had been withdrawn from service, so we were taken back to the ship on a larger catamaran ferry/trip boat. It was a little bouncy but far quicker than the morning tender trip. We arrived back at the ship at 1800 hours.

When we returned to the ship we noticed that is was flying the Commonwealth Day flag at the stern to commemorate Commonwealth Day. This was raised at 10am in the morning and the entire carnival UK fleet was also to do likewise to mark the union of those countries that have played such an important role in the fabric of this organisation. Organisations from all 53 Commonwealth countries were to raise the same flag at 10am local time.

 

Evening entertainment was by ‘Boys in the Band’ celebrating 50 years of the biggest hits of the greatest bands of all time and featuring 3 of Australia’s brightest musical talents.

 

We left the Great Barrier Reef overnight and headed northwards towards our next port of call. It was mainly a grey day, and the weather worsened and the seas became rougher. By early evening we were experiencing F8/9 winds with later reported gusts up to 75 knots. The captain advised everyone to be careful around the ship and outside decks were closed. A change of course from NE to North was instigated as we headed towards Papua New Guinea. It rained overnight.

 

Wednesday 11th March – at Sea

 

The weather gradually improved overnight but it was still grey with some precipitation, however people were out on deck early this morning to view our passage from the Coral Sea, through the China Straits and into the Solomon Sea, passing to the East of the bulk of Papua New Guinea on our track towards New Britain and Rabaul. It is now 1900 hrs and the wind appears to be increasing once again, with the obvious wobble here and there. We have roughly 200 miles to travel and we expect to arrive in Rabaul at 8am.

 

I understand we are approaching cyclone Nathan, oh well, some more bumps to come !

 

John

[MicCanberra]

Thanks for the update John. P&O's Britannia was just launched, not sure if it coincided with Commonwealth day but it would have been a nice coincidence if it was. I hope you get smooth seas on the way to Rabaul.:D

[MicCanberra]

http://www.pocruises.com/cruise-ships/britannia/overview/#heading1

 

Britannia's naming ceremony

[dawburg]

Hello Petra & Don.

I have done the tour to Ho Chi Minh with Cunard and it was great.

Last year I was on QE for the world cruise and we took a Cunard tour in Busan as this was one port of call we had never been before. It was one of the best tours we have a had. We had a wonderful time. I recommend it ;)

Too much to write about here so read what I did on the link below. Have a great cruise.

https://www.cruise.co.uk/forum/109-cruise-news/40652-maggiemou-s-adventures-china-your-hand.html?highlight=maggiemou%27s+adventures

 

Thanks so much this was very helpful!

[alibabacruisers]

Sorry guys for the late posting for the day before yesterday but I could not get on CC yesterday.

 

I haven't heard about Nathan yet.

 

With the regards to the courtesy issue...it is hard to believe that people can be so inconsiderate, but now I have seen that situation and will remember.

 

In the suspension bridge situation...at that point of the tour, everyone was on their own. There were a few from our group in that area, and the offending guy was just another tourist (not on our tour). Other

people did not seem too worried about his antics, so maybe it was just me, but I thought he was acting

like a little kid.

 

Tuesday, 10 Mar

 

I went to the Lido later this morning. I decided to bring back a bit of Muesli

and watermelon back to the room to eat as people were everywhere so early this

morning. DH had a couple pieces of fruit which we stock ourselves each day for

our room. On previous cruises, we used to place an order for fruit with room

service, but we now know that we like to choose our own day-to-day because our

tastes change.

 

Today is cloudy, rainy, humid 85% with a temp of around 28C. We are definitely

in the middle of a low pressure system, as the Captain tells us in the noon

announcement, and it will persist most of the day. She says it should be a bit

calmer tomorrow. We are having much more movement that we have felt in a long

time and people are struggling to keep their balance. I knew to start taking

the Avomine last night and will continue until Japan in a weeks time.

 

Forgot to mention, the other night, along with our DP, we receive two more

vouchers for World Voyage Special Duty Free Liquor for Stateroom Use. We

did not use the first ones and definitely will not use these. We do not drink

too much but wished we had tried to use the first voucher so we had a lot of

time to spread out the drinks. Now is too late.

 

I made a trip to the Purser's Office to pay cash on our account as well as turn

in two port survey's we had been given. Next on my list was a trip to the ship

shop to purchase some new cough medicine, which is the nastiest tasting stuff

I have EVER encountered! But as my grandmother used to say the worse it tastes,

the better it works....I hope that is true. I also checked out the souvenirs

and plan to purchase a few before disembarking in HK.

 

I decided to read outside the Cafe Carinthia for awhile at least until the

fruit/veg carving demonstration that was scheduled for 11am. Then I met DH at

the Lido for lunch. At that time it was pouring rain and you could not even

see past the window on the starboard side. Then came the noon announcement

as I said a bit earlier.

 

After lunch, we went back to the room for a bit before DH departed to meet up

with his friend for backgammon. I am working on the blog. I also had to do

a bit of research to make sure I had the ID of that disgusting spider I saw

in Mossman Gorge.....it was indeed the Golden Orb Spider, a female. The part

I had wrong was about it being poisonous. It has a toxic venom but is not

lethal to humans, although I would think that something that big could be lethal

just to see....lol. I was thinking of the poisonous Funnel Web Spider. I don't

wish to ever see that.

 

The seas continue to be rough with a wind speed of 79 mph and waves of 4.5 meters.

There are fewer and fewer people around as the day passes. We ordered room

service around 5:40pm an we knew it would take longer because it seemed that

everyone else did the same. An order usually takes about 30 minutes to arrive

but tonight took almost an hour, showing just how much busier the kitchen was.

 

Watched a little TV for awhile and before I went to sleep the seas and wind had

calmed down quite a bit with winds at 30 mph and seas 3.5 meters. Until next

time.

Edited March 11, 2015 by alibabacruisers

[dawburg]

Last year we docked in Busan at the terminal you see in the right of this picture. The large building on the left is the maritime museum. There is not much else in the port region. I did not take an excursion because I was just getting over an illness. I did take the shuttle into the city and walked around. From what I understand there is at least one market and some historic sights within walking distance of the shuttle drop off point. Be sure to get your own maps (I just looked and could not find any map from Cunard for Busan) and figure out where you want to go. There was a place to exchange money on the quay as well as a couple of souvenir stands that accepted US$.

 

Thanks for the feedback!

[alibabacruisers]

Wednesday, 11 Mar

 

Woke up and went to the Lido for breakfast as usual. Then wanted to see the

islands we were passing through so walked aroud the aft Lido deck and ran into

some CC friends. I took pictures throughout the next couple of hours and it

was nice talking to Chris and David during that time. The islands that we

passed varied in size and it was amazing to se so many small ones that looked

like they had about 10-20 palm trees and nothing else. While we were talking,

Chris noticed small movements in the water and it was David, her husband, who

pointed out that they were dolphins. They were so cute and I had to try to get

pictures and videos. They looked small and like they were having so much fun.

There weren't very many people out here this morning. After a couple of hours,

the weather went from overcast with some dark clouds, to sprinkling us with

a few rain drops so we said our goodbyes.

 

While I was talking, DH had time to take a little swim in the pool and even

work out a bit in the gym. He just smiled when I finally got back to the toom

because he knows that I can definitely talk some. :)

 

We walked around the ship some and stopped at first near the Cafe Carinthia

to play some backgammon. It is was kind of strange because while we were playing

a lady passed by on the way to her art class and asked "how do you know backgammon"

and I noticed she was focused on DH. I thought that was a strange way of asking

a question but I told her we brought our own set to play on the ship. What

she really wanted to know was where we (or more importantly DH) were from

because after she heard me speak, she said "oh, you're American" so my DH said

he was from Iran. (It almost sounded like she could not believe Americans

knew how to play backgammon...lol.) She told us that she had her backgammon

set with her too and invited us to meet her and her husband to play later saying

they always go to the Commodore Club around 11:30 to play. I am not sure where

she was from but it seemed she thought that backgammon was only played there....

I guess Americans can surprise you. LOL. Anyway, at the time she stopped by I

was ahead so of course DH volunteered to let her play in his place so she picked

up where he left off and got to a point where he was ahead. Then she smiled

and said he could take it from there and off she went to her watercolor art

class.

 

After we sat here for awhile, we walked around the ship some more. We decided

to sit in the Garden Lounge and play a game or two more. We wanted to try and

sit outside near the Pavilion Pool as we have not done so since the beginning

of the cruise. There are quite a few seating areas around the pool, but

usually in groups of 4. Each of the groups always has at least one or two

people there and we don't like to interrupt them, so we have just found another

area.

 

Then, of course, it was time for lunch....we always seem to be eating....LOL

The lunch crowd has been slowly getting busier earlier and earlier since Sydney

so we just got our lunch and got out of there. It makes me smile sometimes

because if you watch it it looks like an ant colony, with ants going in all

directions focusing on their task. :)

 

I finished the 10th book and returned it to the Library. I am hoping to be

able to finish the 11th before HK, which I should be able to do with 5 sea

days after Rabaul.

 

Then we watched a movie on our laptop while eating popcorn. That was nice.

 

Later, we had dinner in the Lido and finished there rather quickly so we

could get back to our room and try to post my blog from yesterday. All day

I could not get onto CC as it kept saying under maintenance. So it will have

to wait until tomorrow and then I will have to post 2 days worth so sorry

about the delay.

 

Untl next time...

[MicCanberra]

Thanks for the updates Barbara, hope you can escape the weather from Nathan as you move away from it.