Australia 2016

Early Morning arrival in Sydney, Australia under a Full Moon	Sydney Harbor from our Balcony as Sun rises behind Us	East Side of Sydney Harbor at Dawn	Dawn Breaking with Full Moon over Sydney Harbor	Early Morning Kayakers in Sydney Harbor
Sydney Opera House opened in October 1973	Sydney Opera House occupies all of Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbor	Intricate scrollwork on Sydney house	Some residents are fighting the acquisition of historic homes for redevelopement by the government	Observer Hotel established in 1848 in Sydney, Australia
Sydney Department of Education is in a 1914 Sandstone Building	Sydney Opera House Fountain	Outside the Sydney Opera House	Opera Bar outside Sydney Opera House	Visiting the Sydney Opera House
Sydney Reflected in Opera House Windows	Sydney Harbor Bridge Reflected in Opera House Windows	Foyer in Sydney Opera House	Sydney Symphony Orchestra practicing under Direction of David Robertson from the USA	Sydney Opera House has over 1 million Ceramic Tiles on its Roof
Sydney Opera House Tiles are Cream & White, and Matte & Glaze	Foyer of Joan Sutherland Theater where Opera is performed	Stage in Joan Sutherland Theater	Seats and Orchestra Pit in Joan Sutherland Theate	Stone Artifacts in Park near Sydney Opera House
Westfield Tower in Sydney	Old and New Architecture in Sydney, Australia	Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia	Surfers on Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia	Paddleboarders and surfers on Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia
Hotel Bondi, Sydney, Australia	Sydney, Australia	Men's Fashion in Sydney out of my price range	Road Sign for Tourists in Sydney, Australia	Selfie with Sydney Opera House
Another Side of the Sydney Opera House	An Ibis in Sydney	Sunset in Sydney Harbor	Nighttime view of Sydney Harbor Bridge from Our Balcony	Nighttime view of Sydney Opera House from Our Balcony
A Salute to Freddie Mercury on the Celebrity Solstice	Steve Larkins is 'Mercury Rising'	A Penguin on Our Bed	G'day from Melb'n, Australia	Fruit in Queen Victoria Market (est 1878), Melbourne, Australia
Retail Therapy in Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, Australia	Vegetables in Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne, Australia	Trams in Melbourne, Australia	Last Stop on Tram Route 109 in Melbourne, Australia	Victorian Architecture in Melbourne
Statue on Grounds of 'Shrine of Remembrance' in Melbourne	The 'Shrine of Remembrance' in Melbourne honors all Australians who have served in War	Inside the Shrine of Remembrance	Inside the Shrine of Remembrance	Inside the Shrine of Remembrance
On top of the Shrine of Remembrance	Ceremonial Avenue from the Shrine of Remembrance	Top View of Entrance to Crypt in the Shrine of Remembrance	Ground View of Entrance to Crypt in the Shrine of Remembrance	Susan on the side steps of the Shrine of Remembrance
Eureka Tower in Melbourne is 975 ft tall & the top 10 floors are 24 carat gold-plated	Federation Square in Melbourne sits above busy Rail Lines	Lace Tree Covers in Melbourne, Australia	The Conservatory at Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, Australia	Inside the Conservatory at Fitzroy Gardens
Inside the Conservatory at Fitzroy Gardens	Inside the Conservatory at Fitzroy Gardens	Spire of the Arts Center, Melbourne, Australia	A Carriage Ride, Melbourne, Australia	Interesting Building in Melbourne, Australia
Hamer Hall in Melbourne's Arts Center	Rowing Clubs on the Yarra River in Melbourne	Morell Bridge (1899) over Yarra River	Morell Bridge (1899) was first Bridge in Melbourne using reinforced concrete	Living on the Yarra River in Melbourne
Church St. Bridge (1923) on the Yarra River in Melbourne	Australian Pied Comorant on Herring Island in Melbourne	AAMI Park -- Home of Melbourne's Rugby Teams	Street named for Austalian Explorer--not DC Comic Character	Geodesic Dome Roof of AAMI Park in Melbourne
Sculling on the Yarra River	Sculpture called 'Angel' on Yarra River	Flinders Street Railway Station (1905-1910), Melbourne	"Ponyfish Island" is an Underbridge Bar in Melbourne	1888 Sandridge Rail Bridge redeveloped as Bike and Pedestrian Bridge in Melbourne
Old and New public transportation in Melbourne	Seafarers Bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne	Watching Antique Cars in line for the Ferry in Melbourne, Australia	Enjoying watching Antique Cars from our Balcony in Melbourne, Australia	Waiting in Line for the Ferry to Tasmania
Antique Cars loading on a Ferry in the Port of Melbourne, Australia	Last Antique Car before we set sail from Melbourne	The New Spirit of Tasmania Ferry in Melbourne, Australia	Port Melbourne Beach	Farewell to Melbourne, Australia
The Australian Beatles (tribute band) on the Celebrity Solstice	The Australian Beatles Performing	Early Morning Music outside our balcony in Adelaide	On Mount Lofty Summit (Adelaide Hills) with Lloyd and Elaine	Mt Lofty Lighthouse, Adelaide, Australia
View of Adelaide, Australia from Mt. Lofty Summit	View from Mt. Lofty of Glenelg,Australia & Holdfast Bay (home of Lloyd & Elaine)	Cleland Wildlife Park, Adelaide, Australia	Tasmanian Devil	Tasmanian Devil
Greeted by a Wallaby	Feeding a Wallaby	Feeding a Wallaby	Koala waving at Us	Australian Bandicoot
Another Koala	Don't know what he sees up there	Koala on the Ground	Australian Pelicans are BIG Birds	Australian Pelican
Cape Barren Goose	Australasian Swamphen	As close as Bill could get to an Emu	Red Kangaroos are pretty lazy in the middle of the day	Red Kangaroo scratching its nose
Lloyd Feeding Red Kangaroo	Bill Feeding Red Kangaroo	Susan Feeding Red Kangaroo	Small Grey Kangaroo from Kangaroo Island	Lloyd Feeding Grey Kangaroo
Grey Kangaroo holding onto Susan's Hand	Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat	Another Wombat	Barbie Doll on the back of a Motorcycle in Adelaide, Australia	Glenelg, Australia Marina
Lunch with Lloyd and Elaine at Glenelg Marina	Fried Rice at Glenelg Marina	Boats in Glenelg, Australia Marina	View from Lloyd & Elaine's Balcony	Back from a Day in Adelaide
Windsurfing & Kitesurfing off the Coast of Adelaide	Australian Coast Guard Helicopter coming to Medivac Passenger	Tony, Denise, Susan, Bill, Gaye, and Bill at Tuscan Grille	'Amade' remixes & reimagines the Music of Mozart	Celebrity dancers in 'Amade'
Celebrity Acrobat in 'Amade'	With Captain Yannis Berdo, Master of Celebrity Solstice	Table during 1st Half of Cruise	Last Formal Dinner on first Cruise	Crocodile on our Bed
Town Hall (1887) Fremantle, Australia	Krispy Kreme for Breakfast in Fremantle, Australia	St. John the Evangelist Fremantle (founded 1843)	Fremantle, Australia (founded 1829)	Fremantle Railway Station (1907)
Scots Presbyterian Church, Fremantle (established 1886)	Fremantle Prison (built 1852-59)	Senior Officers' Quarters at Fremantle Prison	Inside Fremantle Prison	School Field Trip to Fremantle Prison
Sail & Anchor Pub (1854) in Fremantle, Australia	At the Sail & Anchor Bar	His and Hers Beer at Sail & Anchor Pub in Fremantle	Lunch at Sail & Anchor Pub in Fremantle	Esplanade Hotel built in 1875, Fremantle, Australia
This sign speaks for itself	The Round House (built 1830 as a in-transit prison) is the Oldest Building in W. Australia	One of the University of Notre Dame buildings in Fremantle, Australia	Hotel Orient (1902) in Fremantle	Planning Wall for Second Leg of Our Cruise
Sunset on the Indian Ocean	Indian Ocean Sunset up Close	1st Formal Night of 2nd Cruise	Susan didn't like this artform on the floor of Deck 5	Docked in Port Darwin, Australia
Smith Street Mall, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia	Darwin was Bombed heavily & repeatedly in WWII	Back from Shopping in Darwin, Australia (New Hats)	Water Buffalo south of Darwin, Australia	Water Buffalo were brought to Australia between 1824 & 1886
On the Adelaide River in Northern Territory, Australia	Saltwater Crocodile	Saltwater Croc missing some Teeth	Big Crocs don't jump too high	Smaller Crocodile in Adelaide River
Saltwater Crocs jump using their tails to propel them	G'day Mate	White-bellied Sea Eagle	White-bellied Sea Eagle in Flight	White-bellied Sea Eagle on the Adelaide River
Whistling Kite on the Adelaide River	Whistling Kite up close	Whistling Kite	Bill on a Saltwater Croc	Waterbirds of the Northern Territory Wetlands, Australia
Half the year the Wetlands are completely dry and sun-baked	And I thought a Mosquito was just a Mosquito	Australian Public Awareness Campaign	Northern Long-Necked Turtle	Mango Orchard in the Northern Territory, Australia
What's a Road Train?	A Road Train can be up to 4 Trailers long	Darwin's Parliament House is the seat of government for the Northern Territory of Australia	'Rock City' was Bill's favorite production on Celebrity Solstice	'Rock City' Acrobats
Check out the High Heels on this Guy	With Solstice Entertainers	Celebrity Solstice had only 3 m of water under the keel at one point in the Torres Strait	Buoy marking the location of RMS Quetta Shipwreck (1890) where 134 of 292 people drowned	Little Adolphus Island is where 98 survivors from the RMS Quetta Shipwreck were found
Sunset and Rain on the Coral Sea	Red-footed and Brown Boobies in front of the ship	Boobies on Deck Railing of Celebrity Solstice near Willis Island, Australia	Red-footed Boobie sitting on the bow of Celebrity Solstice in the Coral Sea	Willis Island is located beyond the Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea
Weather Monitoring on Willis Island is a Six-month Tour of Duty	Red-footed Boobie near Willis Island, Australia	Ice Sculpture-Shrimp Tower on Celebrity Solstice	Desserts at Seafood Buffet	Floating Platform on the Outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef
Snorkelers leaving the Floating Platform on the Great Barrier Reef	Walking with the Fish on the Great Barrier Reef	Bill Found Nemo on the Great Barrier Reef	Actually got this close to a Giant Humphead Wrasse	Looking at Blue Staghorn Coral from a Glass-bottomed Boat
Coral on the Great Barrier Reef	Brain Coral and Giant Clam	Soft Coral on the Great Barrier Reef	Returning to the Floating Platform and Excursion Boat on Moore Reef	Susan waiting for transport to Helicopter Platform
Susan on the Helicopter Platform	Susan strapped in up front	Helicopter Pilot flying over Great Barrier Reef	Moore Reef is about 25 miles from Cairns, Australia	The Great Barrier Reef is composed of over 2,900 individual Reefs
The Great Barrier Reef covers approx 133,000 sq. mi.	Flying over Moore's Reef Pontoon and Sunlover Catamaran	Six-lined Angelfish & Banana Wrasse on Moore's Reef	Banana Wrasse in Viewing Window	Fish on Moore's Reef
Sunset on the Coral Sea	Going Ocean Rafting in Airlie Beach, Australia	Sitting on the Front Row of the Ocean Raft	Airlie Beach, Australia	Passing the Celebrity Solstice on an Ocean Raft
Cruising the Whitsunday Islands with Olivia from Australia Zoo	Traveling at about 35 MPH	Ocean Raft just ahead of Us	Ship Anchored at one of 74 islands in the Whitsundays	Small Rocky Island in the Whitsundays
Anchored off Hook Island in the Whitsundays	1st Mate applying Petroleum Jelly to help Snorkel Mask Seal	Ready to Snorkel the Great Barrier Reef off Hook Island	Stinger Suits provide protection from Jellies (aka Jellyfish)	Snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef
Susan Snorkeling near Hook Island, Whitsundays, Australia	Coral in the Whitsunday Islands	Coral Reef in the Whitsunday Islands	Snorkeling around Hook Island	Fish on the Great Barrier Reef in the Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Doing about 35 MPH again	Docked in the Port of Brisbane, Australia	Fishing on the Brisbane River	Australia Zoo is Steve Irwin's Legacy	Bronze Sculpture of Irwin Family unveiled in 2007 (after Steve's death)
Aldabra Giant Tortoises	Eagle at Australia Zoo	Ginger Plants at Australia Zoo	Venomous Red-bellied Black Snake	Non-venomous Carpet Python
Non-venomous Green Python	The Fierce Snake is the World's Most Venomous Snake	The Wedge-tailed Eagle is Australia's Largest Bird of Prey	Susan with Short-beaked Echidna	Short-beaked Echidna -- Tongue 6.7 inches long
Holding a Koala at the Australia Zoo	Cuddling a Koala	Bill holding Koala at Australian Zoo	Bill with Common Wombat at Australia Zoo	St. Patrick's Day at Australia Zoo
Blue & Gold Macaw at Australia Zoo	Bill with a Dingo	Blue Tongue Lizard	Moving a Cranky Crocodile	Bill & Olivia (Entertainment Coordinator at Australia Zoo)
Showtime at the Crocoseum at Australia Zoo	Macaws flying in formation above the Crocoseum	The Andean Condor is one of the World's Largest Birds	Andean Condors can have Wingspans up to 10 feet	Black Cockatoo performing at the Crocoseum
Captain of the Celebrity Solstice (Red Shirt) in the Crocoseum	A Crocodile in the Crocoseum	A Saltwater Croc in the Crocoseum	Eastern Grey Kangaroo at Australia Zoo	What's in the Bag
Mother Kangaroo and Joey	Joey having Lunch at Australia Zoo	Hunter is a 2-year old Sumatran Tiger who developed Cataracts as a Cub	Hunter is Blind and has Glass Eyes	Clarence is Hunter's Brother from the same Litter
Iguana at Australia Zoo	Giraffe Family at Australia Zoo	Bindy's (Steve Irwin's Daughter) Treehouse	Rhinos on African Savannah at Australia Zoo	Feeding Time at the Australia Zoo
Rhinoceros Iguana	Rhinoceros Iguana gets his name from his bumpy head	Fang 2 is a mother Alligator with her offspring	Visitor on an Alligator's Tail	Cameron the Crocodile is 27 feet long
Cameron is a Replica of how big a Crocodile could be	Mount Tibrogargan is one of the Glass House Mountains north of Brisbane	Leaving the Port of Brisbane	Farewell to Ben the Cruise Director	'Boys in the Band' Perform on Celebrity Solstice
Johanne, Rick, Susan, Bill, Ray, and Jacqui (Table 271)	Looks like we brought back a snake from the Australia Zoo	Passing Nobby's Head, Newcasle, Australia at Dawn	On the Hunter River approaching Newcastle, Australia	Fort Scratchley (1882) sits atop Flagstaff Hill in Newcastle, Australia
Port of Newcastle, Australia	Kangaroos in Hunter Valley, Australia	First Stop in Day of Wine Tasting	9 AM Wine Tasting at Lindemann's Winery	Some Lindemann's Wines
Hunter Valley Australia Vinyard	2nd Stop of Wine Tasting	Hut lived in by founder of Tyrrell Winery from 1858	Inside Edward Tyrrell's Hut	Grandson of Founder drives His Grandfather's Car to work every Day
Cheese Tasting at Hunter Valley Cheese Co	Wine Tasting at McGuigan Winery	Morpeth, Australia began as a River Port in 1831	Morpeth Sourdough Bakehouse established 1851	Women's Toilet in Morpeth, Australia
Toilet in Morpeth, Australia	Giant Mosquito in Newcastle, Australia	Back in Sydney at dawn on our last day in Australia	Hotel Palisade was the tallest building in Sydney in 1915	View from the North Shore of Sydney
Manly Cove, Australia	Manly Beach, Australia	Kids on Manly Beach	The Corso in Manly Beach, Australia	Golden Silk Orb-weavers on North Head Trail
Sydney Skyline viewed from North Head	Hornby Lighthouse (1858) sits on the tip of South Head, New South Wales, Australia	Manly Ferries enroute to Circular Quay, Sydney	Macquire Lighthouse sits on the longest serving Lighthouse site in Australia (1791)	Train entering Sydney Harbor Bridge
Last Look at Celebrity Solstice in Sydney, Australia	Left Sydney at 6:35 PM on Mar 20 & Arrived LAX at 4 PM that same Day	Back in Atlanta after 28,631 Air and Sea Miles