Brisbane

 We're at the Cruise Terminal and had to reverse in as we were too big!

QM2 on berth

Day 2 in Sydney

We moved to the anchorange and tendered to the Man O War steps at the Opera House. Went into Sydney to look at a few shops, including the LEGO shop, of course, with some more bargains like T-shirts!! We had a coffee in the Strand Arcade, and then lunch at the Opera House bar.

We have over 900 new guests on board, so lots of people wandering around looking lost...

Lego Sydney ferry

Lego tree

Coffee

Ship at anchor with local tenders

Opera House Bar lunch

Leo Sayer on QM2

 In the evening, we had Leo Sayer come on board to give a concert, great!!

Sydney Australia

 We are at Circular Quay and had a busy day: Charles had a tooth looked at with a temporary repair, then his feet were done. An Amazon parcel was collected from a locker, and lots of shopping was done!

On the 1st March, the payroll was run and VAT returns submitted to HMRC ....

Coffee after the dentist!

QM2 at Circular Quay

Tuaranga New Zealand

 We went to see an old mission and house, followed by a visit to see the Kiwi fruit, which I never knew was the Chinese Gooseberry. Had a tea and then back to the ship, a good tour of the countryside and bought some Kiwi Fruit cough sweets!

Kiwi fruit

Volcano from our ship

Tea!

Maori building

Auckland New Zealand

Early morning arrival, as we were too big, we went into the commercial port with a shuttle to the normal cruise terminal. In the morning, we had a coach trip around the town, and visited the ANZAC museum and saw a Maori cultural explanation. In the afternoon, we took the shuttle to have a look around town and to have lunch.

Lunch

Museum

Where Bill Clinton had a coffee

Black Swans

QM2

Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Off in the morning with a tender ride to Waitangi, then a boat trip to Russell and around the islands. Bought some wine and T-shirts (and fridge magnet!). Had an excellent meal on the boat.

Russell main street

Coffee shop!!!

Wine

Quay

Dawn on arrival

QM2 from tender upper deck

Lunch (Lamb)

Our boat for tour