Then FOMO set in and I decided to go. Got changed and Mare was around before I knew it. She parked just before MLC and we walked the rest of the way. Although it looked like a good day to start with, clouds rolled in.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Burwood Festival
Sunday 20 September
Still recovering from the flu, Mare woke me up today with her fb message asking me to go with her to the Burwood Festival. Had to consider it for a while, whilst laying in bed, deciding whether I should go or just keep sleeping.
Then FOMO set in and I decided to go. Got changed and Mare was around before I knew it. She parked just before MLC and we walked the rest of the way. Although it looked like a good day to start with, clouds rolled in.
We managed to get her sausage sizzle, which I had one for my breakfast, walked around and scouted out all the freebie stalls - got several carry bags, lollies, pens. Some of Mare's cousins were also at the park. Checked out the animals and kids areas. Said hi to Helen, who was managing the Library section then after chatting to her cousins, it started to rain, so we walked back to the car and came home for a cuppa.
It was raining on and off during the day, so we didn't go back to the park, instead I went grocery shopping with Janet.
Then FOMO set in and I decided to go. Got changed and Mare was around before I knew it. She parked just before MLC and we walked the rest of the way. Although it looked like a good day to start with, clouds rolled in.
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Optometrist Appointment
It's been a while since my last checkup, and I received a letter from the optometrist, so I made an appointment to see Dr Kimber on Sat 19 September at 9.30am.
Just me, no one else, which surprised Dr Kimber, who asked me where my entourage was.
Anyway, still not feeling too good because of the flu, he asked me the standard questions. Then went through the tests.
Verdict: My long distance is still the same, but the short distance is getting worse.
Result: I need a pair of multifocals, so I can see both far and close, just by tilting my eyes.
So I picked out a pair of glasses with Dr Kimber and the assistant's help. Cost is $130 for the glasses, but with multifocals etc, it's going to cost me around $400 or more.
Just me, no one else, which surprised Dr Kimber, who asked me where my entourage was.
Anyway, still not feeling too good because of the flu, he asked me the standard questions. Then went through the tests.
Verdict: My long distance is still the same, but the short distance is getting worse.
Result: I need a pair of multifocals, so I can see both far and close, just by tilting my eyes.
So I picked out a pair of glasses with Dr Kimber and the assistant's help. Cost is $130 for the glasses, but with multifocals etc, it's going to cost me around $400 or more.
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Sick with the flu
Arrived back in Sydney on Monday 14 September feeling ok except for a dry throat, this turned into the flu on Tuesday, when I was feverish and very tired, fortunately I was not expected to start work until Wednesday. Too make matters worse I also got my periods at the same time. But when I woke up on Wednesday morning, still feverish, with runny nose and sore throat, I called in sick and went to see Dr Brinda.
She examined me, then gave me the rest of the week off and prescribed antibiotics (Curam ?), which I was to take for 5 days (twice daily) and Durotuss cough suppressant. Both of these supposedly have the side effects of diarrhoea, which I also ended up having.
Went back to work on Monday 21 September, but was not 100% better. That week I developed an awful cough, which I would get at night and would wake up with a coughing fit. Throat would be sore in the morning. Not quite a runny nose, but the coughing would bring on phlegm and mucous.
It's Monday 28th September and I still have a bad cough at night. Fine during the day, but coughing fits at night. Just waiting for my voice to disappear.
She examined me, then gave me the rest of the week off and prescribed antibiotics (Curam ?), which I was to take for 5 days (twice daily) and Durotuss cough suppressant. Both of these supposedly have the side effects of diarrhoea, which I also ended up having.
Went back to work on Monday 21 September, but was not 100% better. That week I developed an awful cough, which I would get at night and would wake up with a coughing fit. Throat would be sore in the morning. Not quite a runny nose, but the coughing would bring on phlegm and mucous.
It's Monday 28th September and I still have a bad cough at night. Fine during the day, but coughing fits at night. Just waiting for my voice to disappear.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Mon 14 September: Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 16. Sydney Disembarkation.
Wake up early to catch the ship gliding into Sydney Harbour. Missed the entering of the Heads, which would have been in total darkness.
It's still dark as we pass Fort Denison and the Sydney Opera House. As we moor, the sun is slowly coming up.
Go up on deck to take photos of the harbour bridge and opera house.
8am Breakfast, our last breakfast on this cruise.
8.30am We disembark. As we have opted to self care, we wheel our bags off the ship. Discharge our cruise cards for the last time, and make our way into the Overseas Passenger terminal. No need for passports, just have to show the declaration card. Quick check, what foods? and then we're out.
It's still early for us to catch the train, so we take our time walking to the station. Stop to take photos of the ship in harbour. Meet up with Gordet and Jane who are catching the train to Central and then taking a coach back to Canberra. Advise them to catch a later train to avoid peak hour costs and ultimately end up catching the same train just after 9am and seeing them off at Central.
Get home around 9.30am walking from the station with our bags.
I do all my laundry as it's a nice warm day and the sun is out.
So ends our cruise.
I end up finally with the dreaded flu, which I avoided all during the cruise.
It's still dark as we pass Fort Denison and the Sydney Opera House. As we moor, the sun is slowly coming up.
8am Breakfast, our last breakfast on this cruise.
8.30am We disembark. As we have opted to self care, we wheel our bags off the ship. Discharge our cruise cards for the last time, and make our way into the Overseas Passenger terminal. No need for passports, just have to show the declaration card. Quick check, what foods? and then we're out.
It's still early for us to catch the train, so we take our time walking to the station. Stop to take photos of the ship in harbour. Meet up with Gordet and Jane who are catching the train to Central and then taking a coach back to Canberra. Advise them to catch a later train to avoid peak hour costs and ultimately end up catching the same train just after 9am and seeing them off at Central.
Get home around 9.30am walking from the station with our bags.
I do all my laundry as it's a nice warm day and the sun is out.
So ends our cruise.
I end up finally with the dreaded flu, which I avoided all during the cruise.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 15. Sea Day. Sunday 13 September
Get up to take sunrise shot but not very nice.
Sleep in as this is our last day at sea.
Breakfast:
See Gordet filling in his immigration forms, and stop to chat. End up taking photos of each other.
Lunch:
7:45pm Dinner:
Show
Sleep in as this is our last day at sea.
Breakfast:
See Gordet filling in his immigration forms, and stop to chat. End up taking photos of each other.
Lunch:
7:45pm Dinner:
Show
Saturday, September 12, 2015
carnival Spirit Cruise Day 14. Brisbane. Saturday 12 September
Port: Brisbane
Breakfast:
9.30am queue to get off ship. Prepurchased shuttle bus tickets $16 per person. Get shuttle bus into city.
11am in city. Take free cityhopper ferry to Southbank Parklands. Walk length of parklands to bridge and over to Queen St mall.
Lily checks out Swarovski shop - seems it's cheaper on the ship.
Lunch: wonton bbq noodle at Noodle Haus in the Myer Centre basement foodcourt. $9.80 janet pays.
Walk to Anzac memorial. St Stephens Cathedral.
3pm shuttle back to ship.
Take photos of the ship in port and Gordet and Jane offer to take our group picture, but we decline.
As soon as we board we spy Betty and Mark in the Spirit Atrium lounge. Sit and talk with Betty and Mark. Joined by Adam not long after. Janet goes to the toilet, with Adam showing her the way, and from there she escapes back to our room.
6pm Miss the sunset, as we've been too busy talking to Betty and Mark. Catch some of it from our room and also from the back of the ship on level 3 as the ship leaves Brisbane.
7.45pm dinner. After dinner get to talking with Gordet and Jane, who live in Canberra. They have 2 sons (twins) Brian and C?? and a daughter, Angela and lots of adopted sons and daughters.
9.45pm Almost miss the show.
Breakfast:
9.30am queue to get off ship. Prepurchased shuttle bus tickets $16 per person. Get shuttle bus into city.
11am in city. Take free cityhopper ferry to Southbank Parklands. Walk length of parklands to bridge and over to Queen St mall.
Lily checks out Swarovski shop - seems it's cheaper on the ship.
Lunch: wonton bbq noodle at Noodle Haus in the Myer Centre basement foodcourt. $9.80 janet pays.
Walk to Anzac memorial. St Stephens Cathedral.
3pm shuttle back to ship.
Take photos of the ship in port and Gordet and Jane offer to take our group picture, but we decline.
As soon as we board we spy Betty and Mark in the Spirit Atrium lounge. Sit and talk with Betty and Mark. Joined by Adam not long after. Janet goes to the toilet, with Adam showing her the way, and from there she escapes back to our room.
6pm Miss the sunset, as we've been too busy talking to Betty and Mark. Catch some of it from our room and also from the back of the ship on level 3 as the ship leaves Brisbane.
7.45pm dinner. After dinner get to talking with Gordet and Jane, who live in Canberra. They have 2 sons (twins) Brian and C?? and a daughter, Angela and lots of adopted sons and daughters.
9.45pm Almost miss the show.
Friday, September 11, 2015
Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 13. Sea Day. Friday 11 September
Breakfast at 8.30am. Salmon egg benedict. Baked beans. Bacon. Sausage. Nutrigrain. Apple danish.
10.30am Pharoahs lounge Josh talks about disembarkation.
11 am Shopping on board. Buy dragonfly pendant and charm and sun hat.
12.30pm lunch. Pizza. Fungi and Ham and Pineapple. Salad. Swan ice cream.
Chicken and avocado soup.
Sit and eat and talk. see whales.
4pm trivia final.
5pm Taste bar
7.45pm Dinner at Empire dining.
9.45pm Show
10.30am Pharoahs lounge Josh talks about disembarkation.
11 am Shopping on board. Buy dragonfly pendant and charm and sun hat.
12.30pm lunch. Pizza. Fungi and Ham and Pineapple. Salad. Swan ice cream.
Chicken and avocado soup.
Sit and eat and talk. see whales.
4pm trivia final.
5pm Taste bar
7.45pm Dinner at Empire dining.
9.45pm Show
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 12. Yorkey's Knob. Thursday 10 September
Port: Yorkey's Knob.
6am wakeup to catch sunrise but too cloudy.
8am Breakfast. Fried eggs baked beans sausage. Mango yogurt.
9.30am tender to Yorkies knob boat harbor. Very choppy. 30min ride in.
Walk to shops. Local IGA. Buy salty ginger and plums.
Starts to rain.
12.30pm Catch bigger catamaran back to ship. Back on ship for lunch. Pumpkin soup. Sweet and sour fish. Prawn fried rice. Vegetable samosa. Streamed brocolli. Salad.
3pm Manilla Music phillo band on lido deck. Fining up.
5pm Hot chocolate.
8pm dinner Asparagus with green lip mussels. Vietnamese prawn curry with rice very spicy. Stewed fresh fruit with champagne gelee.
9.30pm Peter magician.
10pm Manilla Music on Lido deck - but very windy and cold.
6am wakeup to catch sunrise but too cloudy.
8am Breakfast. Fried eggs baked beans sausage. Mango yogurt.
9.30am tender to Yorkies knob boat harbor. Very choppy. 30min ride in.
Walk to shops. Local IGA. Buy salty ginger and plums.
Starts to rain.
12.30pm Catch bigger catamaran back to ship. Back on ship for lunch. Pumpkin soup. Sweet and sour fish. Prawn fried rice. Vegetable samosa. Streamed brocolli. Salad.
3pm Manilla Music phillo band on lido deck. Fining up.
5pm Hot chocolate.
8pm dinner Asparagus with green lip mussels. Vietnamese prawn curry with rice very spicy. Stewed fresh fruit with champagne gelee.
9.30pm Peter magician.
10pm Manilla Music on Lido deck - but very windy and cold.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 11. Sea Day. Wednesday 9 September
9am breakfast fried eggs.baked beans chicken sausage. Nutrigrain.strawberry yogurt. Apple danish.
10am towel folding.
1pm Lunch. Yakitori chicken. Grilled fish. Potato rosti. Salad. Corn.
Walk and then sun bake until 3.30pm.
4pm trivia
4.30pm Name that face
5pm shower
6pm sunset pics
7pm in cabin watching tv
7.30pm dinner. Seafood cocktail, udon noodles with deep fried prawns. Pineapple carpaccio
10am towel folding.
1pm Lunch. Yakitori chicken. Grilled fish. Potato rosti. Salad. Corn.
Walk and then sun bake until 3.30pm.
4pm trivia
4.30pm Name that face
5pm shower
6pm sunset pics
7pm in cabin watching tv
7.30pm dinner. Seafood cocktail, udon noodles with deep fried prawns. Pineapple carpaccio
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 10. Sea Day. Tuesday 8 September
Sleep in.
9.30am arts and crafts with Weezie. Make a bead lanyard and a paper flower.
11am very late breakfast. 2 fried eggs. Bacon. Baked beans. Cucumber. Nutrigrain. Cinnamon swirl.
11.30am buy puau jewellery.
12.30pm listen to Kuranda lecture.
1.10pm lunch. Straight up burger. Salad.
Pass Cape York and islands at northern most point of aust.
4pm trivia pursuit
4.30 name that song Michael Jackson
Walk around deck 3 outside
5pm fruit salad with JT
6.15pm sunset
6.30 glow stick karaoke
7.45pm dinner: smoked duck on vermicelli. Slow cooked teriyaki beef ribs with sesame eggplant and fried rice. Butter pecan nut ice cream
9.30am arts and crafts with Weezie. Make a bead lanyard and a paper flower.
11am very late breakfast. 2 fried eggs. Bacon. Baked beans. Cucumber. Nutrigrain. Cinnamon swirl.
11.30am buy puau jewellery.
12.30pm listen to Kuranda lecture.
1.10pm lunch. Straight up burger. Salad.
Pass Cape York and islands at northern most point of aust.
4pm trivia pursuit
4.30 name that song Michael Jackson
Walk around deck 3 outside
5pm fruit salad with JT
6.15pm sunset
6.30 glow stick karaoke
7.45pm dinner: smoked duck on vermicelli. Slow cooked teriyaki beef ribs with sesame eggplant and fried rice. Butter pecan nut ice cream
Monday, September 7, 2015
Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 9. Sea Day. Monday 7 September
8am walk around deck.
8.30am breakfast. 2 fried eggs hash browns baked beans 2 pork sausages.
Nutrigrain. Cocopops and apple danish.
9.45am arts and crafts bracelet
10am watch sets sale. JT buys sets.
I buy 1 ring $29.50
11am watch disco dance class
11.30am musical trivia.
Try and fix Lily's glasses
1pm lunch. Southern fried chicken seafood pie. Fried rice. Grilled fish. Salad.
Afternoon trivia
Sunset
7:45pm Dinner: coconut prawns and west indian lamb curry with sweet potatoes and papadums
9:45pm Hypnotist show.
Then on deck for carribean dance party. Congo.
8.30am breakfast. 2 fried eggs hash browns baked beans 2 pork sausages.
Nutrigrain. Cocopops and apple danish.
9.45am arts and crafts bracelet
10am watch sets sale. JT buys sets.
I buy 1 ring $29.50
11am watch disco dance class
11.30am musical trivia.
Try and fix Lily's glasses
1pm lunch. Southern fried chicken seafood pie. Fried rice. Grilled fish. Salad.
Afternoon trivia
Sunset
7:45pm Dinner: coconut prawns and west indian lamb curry with sweet potatoes and papadums
9:45pm Hypnotist show.
Then on deck for carribean dance party. Congo.
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 8. Darwin. Sunday 6 September
Port: Darwin
Sunrise over Darwin
8am dock in port
Breakfast. 2 fried eggs, baked beans, bacon, sausages, salad.
9.30am disembark to walk around Darwin.
10am reach city.
Visit info centre. Go to chinese temple and museum. $4 entry to museum but we just visit the temple. Meet wantok of Mark...a Mr Chan from same village as his dad.
Spend at least 1hr in the temple while they talk.
Then walk streets. Go into woollies to buy drinks. Walk back thru mall. Buy sun dress for $35.
Go to Bicentennial Park - take photos of the cruise ship.
Then walk via the back of Parliament House and Government House.
Then back to ship for late lunch. Eat fish and chips with salad. Fruit salad.
After lunch Janet and I go out again. Most shops closed. Buy souvenir magnets and hat pin.
Check out wave pool. Convention centre.
Get back to ship around 5pm.
Eat 2 duck spring rolls and have a drink.
6.30pm sunset on upper deck.
7pm watch grand opening of Bonsai restaurant. Only the Platinum card members have the privilege of sampling some of the offerings for free.
7.45pm dinner. Salmon cheesecake with caviar. Duck dumplings. Grilled salmon with steamed vegies.
10pm dive in movies. Unbroken which was directed by Angelina Jolie about an athlete who became a WWII prisoner of war and survived.
12.30am bed
Sunrise over Darwin
8am dock in port
Breakfast. 2 fried eggs, baked beans, bacon, sausages, salad.
9.30am disembark to walk around Darwin.
10am reach city.
Visit info centre. Go to chinese temple and museum. $4 entry to museum but we just visit the temple. Meet wantok of Mark...a Mr Chan from same village as his dad.
Spend at least 1hr in the temple while they talk.
Then walk streets. Go into woollies to buy drinks. Walk back thru mall. Buy sun dress for $35.
Go to Bicentennial Park - take photos of the cruise ship.
Then walk via the back of Parliament House and Government House.
Then back to ship for late lunch. Eat fish and chips with salad. Fruit salad.
After lunch Janet and I go out again. Most shops closed. Buy souvenir magnets and hat pin.
Check out wave pool. Convention centre.
Get back to ship around 5pm.
Eat 2 duck spring rolls and have a drink.
6.30pm sunset on upper deck.
7pm watch grand opening of Bonsai restaurant. Only the Platinum card members have the privilege of sampling some of the offerings for free.
7.45pm dinner. Salmon cheesecake with caviar. Duck dumplings. Grilled salmon with steamed vegies.
10pm dive in movies. Unbroken which was directed by Angelina Jolie about an athlete who became a WWII prisoner of war and survived.
12.30am bed
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 7. Sea Day. Saturday 5 September
Woke up to sunrise 7am
7.30 - 8am walk around deck
8.30am breakfast. Scrambled eggs. Salmon eggs benedict. Fried tomato. Cucumber. Omelette. Nutrigrain. Apple danish.
10am towel animals
LC and JT buying jewelry.
11am carribbean dance
11.30am 60s trivia
Lunch fillet of fish in coconut sauce and salad.
1.00pm Ice carving carved an eagle.
2 30pm on sundeck
3.30pm change. Check out Swarovski sale.
4pm trivia pursuit.
Watermelon for afternoon tea.
6.30pm watch sunset
7.45pm dinner. Seafood platter. Pan seared chicken schnitzel with steamed vegetables.
7.30 - 8am walk around deck
8.30am breakfast. Scrambled eggs. Salmon eggs benedict. Fried tomato. Cucumber. Omelette. Nutrigrain. Apple danish.
10am towel animals
LC and JT buying jewelry.
11am carribbean dance
11.30am 60s trivia
Lunch fillet of fish in coconut sauce and salad.
1.00pm Ice carving carved an eagle.
2 30pm on sundeck
3.30pm change. Check out Swarovski sale.
4pm trivia pursuit.
Watermelon for afternoon tea.
6.30pm watch sunset
7.45pm dinner. Seafood platter. Pan seared chicken schnitzel with steamed vegetables.
Friday, September 4, 2015
Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 6. Sea Day. Friday 4 September
7.30am walk around deck.
9.10am immigration check and passport collection.
9.30am breakfast. Poached egg, hash brown, tomato, cucumber, nutrigrain. Apple danish.
10.30 Josh talk on on board fun and destinations.
1pm lunch
2pm metabolism lecture
Trivia
Name that song
7.45pm dinner evening wear.
Showtime ballroom dancing
9.30pm Mr & Mrs Smith Simone and Colin Smith. Instrumentalists
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 5. Lombok. Thursday 3 September
Port Lombok.
7am arrival. Missed sunrise.
Walked around deck.
8am breakfast. Omelette with lot. Nutrigrain and coco pops.
10.30am tan in pod.
Nice and quiet when the ship is in port.
12noon. Lunch. Watermelon
Fillet fish in coconut milk. Salad. Chips with gravy.
Mark takes a tender down to explore but doesn't stay long.
6.30pm sunset
7.45pm dinner
Prawns mexican style
Beef skewer with chips
Fruit platter with vanilla icecream
Showtime. Macarena and chicken dance
9.30pm Belinda Marks singer.
10pm mexican fiesta on lido. Dancing and give aways
7am arrival. Missed sunrise.
Walked around deck.
8am breakfast. Omelette with lot. Nutrigrain and coco pops.
10.30am tan in pod.
Nice and quiet when the ship is in port.
12noon. Lunch. Watermelon
Fillet fish in coconut milk. Salad. Chips with gravy.
Mark takes a tender down to explore but doesn't stay long.
6.30pm sunset
7.45pm dinner
Prawns mexican style
Beef skewer with chips
Fruit platter with vanilla icecream
Showtime. Macarena and chicken dance
9.30pm Belinda Marks singer.
10pm mexican fiesta on lido. Dancing and give aways
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 4. Benoa. Wednesday 2 September
Port: Benoa
Wake up.early and can see lights of island. Catch sunrise and see them release tenders.
8.30am breakfast. Fried egg. Fried tomato, bacon, baked beans.
10am up to sun deck to get some rays. LC and JT do laundry and ironing.
12noon. Drink and watermelon.
Lunchtime plain jane burger with tomato, mushrooms, lettuce. Fries and salad.
After lunch check out ship again. Take photos as most are on shore.
3pm up on 9 with puzzle. Drinks.
5.30pm back to cabin to nap.
Watch kungfu panda.
7.45pm dinner
Mussels in white wine sauce.sole fillet.
Showtime. Waiters sing.
Variations of strawberries.strawberry upside down cake. Strawberry sorbet. Strawberry mascarpone cream.
Wake up.early and can see lights of island. Catch sunrise and see them release tenders.
8.30am breakfast. Fried egg. Fried tomato, bacon, baked beans.
10am up to sun deck to get some rays. LC and JT do laundry and ironing.
12noon. Drink and watermelon.
Lunchtime plain jane burger with tomato, mushrooms, lettuce. Fries and salad.
After lunch check out ship again. Take photos as most are on shore.
3pm up on 9 with puzzle. Drinks.
5.30pm back to cabin to nap.
Watch kungfu panda.
7.45pm dinner
Mussels in white wine sauce.sole fillet.
Showtime. Waiters sing.
Variations of strawberries.strawberry upside down cake. Strawberry sorbet. Strawberry mascarpone cream.
9:45pm Show?
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Carnival Spirit Cruise Day 3. Sea Day. Tuesday 1 September
Wake up early but JT still sleeping. Go for walk around top deck and stairs.
9am breakfast. Salmon egg benedict. Porridge. Ham.
10am lecture RMS Titanic & safety at sea.
Aussie trivia.
12noon lunch. Straight up burger with mushrooms and onions. Fries. Fruit and pavlova.
2.30pm Balinese Galungan ceremony.
5pm on lido having afternoon tea. Soft serve.
6pm back in room. Watch pitch perfect on tv.
7.45pm dinner. Chicken satay. Chinese e-fu noodles with seafood soup.
Showtime in dining room : YMCA
9.30pm 88keys stage show. Piano player and dancers.
10.30pm bedtime.
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