Western Australia

Onboard ship the crew put on an Australian Beach Party one evening on our way to Western Australia.  They decorated the pool deck with surfboards, boomerangs and sharks and served us cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.  The Band played dance music and we partied on deck all evening.  It was a really good night under the stars especially since we have a so many fun Australian passengers onboard.

As we approach the halfway point of our trip, we have come to realize that we will have a hard time adjusting to a normal lifestyle when we return home, because the Seabourn staff has been spoiling us everyday.  Thus, we are making of list of crew members that we must bring home to take care of us.  For the list, Linda has chosen Igor from Macedonia and Brian has chosen Melissa from South Africa (both are pictured below).  Life at sea is good!!!!!

Great White Sharks in the Pool

Melissa is on the "Going Home with Us" List

Igor is on the "Going Home with Us" List

Special Guests at the Deck Party

A View from the Sky Bar Above

Talented Entertainers
 

Dancing on Deck
 

We spent Saturday, February 22 (Friday, February 21 Florida time) in Bunbury, a coastal town of 35,000 people on the West Coast of Australia.  We took a scenic river cruise up the Collie River where we saw some of the picturesque countryside and enjoyed a picnic lunch under shade trees along the river.  Along the way , we saw many upscale waterfront homes that reminded us of Florida homes of stucco and tile roofs and docks on the water. In the afternoon, we walked through town and checked out the downtown waterfront along the bays that ring the City off the Indian Ocean.  The temperature has risen dramatically.  When we returned to the ship, we immediately grabbed a cold beer and jumped in the pool to cool off.

On to Fremantle and Perth from here to continue our Australian experience.