Travel On My Terms: Sailing back to Sydney

We have one day left on the ocean then we are Sydney. We are slated to arrive at 6:30 am. We spent the day wandering around, enjoying a last of everything - a nice breakfast, a mocha, lunch overlooking the ocean and one last dinner with Paula. We did our farewells with staff we had enjoyed during our cruise.

The last show was ROCK with rock songs done by the ship's entertainers. They put on an excellent show and it was a great way for them to end the cruise.

Back to the room, luggage in the hall to be picked up. Suddenly all of my shopping was coming back to haunt me. I have an empty suitcase for going home, but it did not come on the cruise with me. Fortunately Suzan took the Starbucks bears and my sweaters and I was good to go.

I was sound asleep and suddenly Suzan wakes me up. I thought I had overslept and was really upset. Quite the opposite, it was about 5 am and we were just getting into the bay. I pulled on my clothes still a bit out of it - Suzan was concerned I was going to "crown" her. But she was SOOO right!

Oh my gosh, coming into Sydney harbor standing on the 15th deck was the best. It was a beautiful morning as the sun came up over the harbor. Beautiful way to come home.

Suzan uses public transportation everywhere and once in a while a taxi. My visit has introduced her to Uber. It has been fabulous here in the city and within 5 minutes we had an Uber waiting to take us home. Suzan did not want to use it, not because she didn't appreciate the ride but she was concerned about the cost (she has always been thoughtful this way). But once we walked about 10 paces, got into a nice air conditioned car and headed home, she admitted she was not unhappy to Uber home.