Friday 22nd February (Afternoon) The weather is rather cloudy this afternoon but a very pleasant temperature particularly for sightseeing. Right next to our ship is the Rocks area of Sydney. This is where the First Fleet landed and started the colony. It is the most historic part of the city. The row of houses in the picture were built in 1844 by an Irish immigrant and are now a museum. They were lived in until the 1990's - we had a guided tour and the museum i...

Friday 22nd February (Morning) We got up at 6 this morning to watch the ship sail into Sydney Harbour. It was just getting light and this picture of the Opera House was taken just before 6.30. Our ship is berthed opposite the Opera House and next to the Harbour Bridge. The view from our balcony is of the bridge and the old Rocks area. We have a long day here as we don't sail until about midnight. As there is so much to see we left the ship at 8 and walked arou...