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The sights of Sydney.

11 March 2020 | Sydney, Australia.
Maggie
I arrived in Sydney, Australia, this morning after a very comfy cross-Pacific flight where the only evidence of corona-virus on board was the announcement over the air encouraging frequent hand washing and a questionnaire to be completed for Australian customs.
I still can't believe my feet have finally touched Aussie soil!
Sydney is beautiful!
It reminds me so much of Cape Town sans the cloud draped mountain.
It's clean and bustling (5 million residents) and the waterfront stretches on and on and on.
Skyscrapers reach up amongst historic old buildings...
and there is much construction on the go here in the capital of the oldest Australian state of New South Wales.
My priority was to see the Opera House with my own eyes...
and the Sydney Harbor Bridge...
so I caught a ferry to Barangaroo which took me right by both.
And then I walked back along the harbor front, enjoying the sights, sounds and smells of this new environment, and a visit to the Opera House.
I was amazed at the color of the "shell" roof; I thought it was white but it’s really a creamy mass of tiny chevrons joined together that effectively reflect the sunlight!
The parks are lush and green and there are many of them all over, enjoyed by locals and tourists alike during the lunch break hour.
I walked until my feet ached and my body, confused by the time change, said "shower and nap time" and I listened!
Tomorrow I'm signed up for the twilight Bridge climb...
can't wait to wake up!
Just wish my Nev was here...
though I know the idea of the Bridge climb would be horrible to him!!
Tonight I'm praying for good news about JURNEE being available for pick-up...
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Vessel Name: Blue
Vessel Make/Model: Nordhavn 46
Hailing Port: Channel Islands
Crew: Neville & Maggie
About:
Nev has dreamed about cruising around the world for years. He bought Blue from John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) 5 years ago and that brought his dream a little closer to reality. [...]
Extra:
Neville Hansen: born in Durban, South Africa, moved to USA 1972, 2 sons , Trevor and daughter-in-law Star, and Dillon. Maggie Hansen: born in South Africa, raised in Swaziland. Moved to the USA in 1992, 2 sons: Stephen and Christopher.
Blue's Photos - Main
Trip around Central America
49 Photos
Created 29 December 2010
While we were home from May - October
35 Photos
Created 18 October 2010
Mexico to Monterey 2010
48 Photos
Created 20 July 2010
29 Photos | 1 Sub-Album
Created 5 May 2010
Santa Rosalia and visit to Rob and Andy
18 Photos
Created 4 April 2010
The last leg up the Sea of Cortez
27 Photos
Created 28 March 2010
Friends and hikes in Loreto
31 Photos
Created 13 March 2010
On our way up
39 Photos
Created 8 March 2010
random pictures of Mexico and friends
74 Photos
Created 28 February 2010
mum's visit
27 Photos | 1 Sub-Album
Created 27 February 2010
Mexican Navy Rescue
10 Photos
Created 27 February 2010
Maggie's Photo's
52 Photos | 1 Sub-Album
Created 3 February 2010
46 Photos
Created 20 January 2010
Christmas and New Year
11 Photos
Created 5 January 2010
34 Photos
Created 17 December 2009
on the way dwn
84 Photos | 2 Sub-Albums
Created 13 December 2009
visiting newport beach and dana point
5 Photos
Created 11 November 2009
Setting sail
5 Photos
Created 5 November 2009
We can't leave home without Maggie's wine
9 Photos
Created 28 September 2009
Stripping. sanding and varnishing the wood. Installing air conditioning units.
12 Photos
Created 2 August 2009

The Lucky Fish

Who: Neville & Maggie
Port: Channel Islands
Set to depart Channel Islands November 8th, 2009 We plan to head down Baja taking our time fishing and exploring ,we hope to spend a few months in the Sea of Cortez before heading down to Panama . From there to the Galapagos Islands and our Pacific Ocean crossing in February of 2011 to the Marquesas and from there who knows with our final destination Cape Town South Africa