The Inside Cabin

Day 48 – 21 Feb Perth

by | Feb 21, 2018 | 2018 Grand World Voyage, Austrailia, Fremantle (Perth), Oceania | 1 comment

  1. The Journey Begins – The 2018 Grand World Voyage
  2. Leaving San Diego for Fort Lauderdale
  3. Arriving in Fort Lauderdale and our first day
  4. Fort Lauderdale – Day 2
  5. Day 1 – The Adventure Begins
  6. Day 2 – Our First Sea Day – Abba Fabulous!
  7. Day 3, Georgetown, Grand Cayman
  8. Day 4, At Sea En Route Puerto Limon (San Jose), Costa Rica
  9. Day 5, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
  10. Day 6, Transit the Panama Canal
  11. Day 7, Fuerte Amador, Panama
  12. Day 8, At Sea
  13. Day 9, At Sea
  14. Day 10, At Sea
  15. Day 11, At Sea
  16. Day 12, At Sea
  17. Day 13, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva
  18. Day 14, At Sea, Enroute to Nuku Hiva
  19. Day 15, At Sea – Enroute to Nuku Hiva
  20. Day 16, Taiohae, Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
  21. Day 17, At Sea
  22. Day 18, Avatoru, Rangiroa, French Polynesia
  23. Day 19, Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
  24. Day 20, Mooera, French Polynesia
  25. Day 21, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
  26. Day 22 – At Sea
  27. Day 23, Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
  28. Day 24, At Sea
  29. Day 25 – Alofi, Niue
  30. Day 26 – At Sea – Crossed Dateline – Jan 29th GONE!
  31. Day 27 – At Sea
  32. Day 28 – At Sea
  33. Day 29 – Auckland, NZ
  34. Day 30 – Tauranga – 3 Feb 2018
  35. Day 31 – Napier
  36. Day 32, At Sea – Super Bowl Monday
  37. Day 33, Port Chalmers, Dunedin
  38. Day 34, Fjordlands National Park – Milford Sound
  39. Day 35 – At Sea – Enroute Sydney
  40. Day 36 – At Sea
  41. Day 37 – Sydney, Australia
  42. Day 38 – Sydney, Australia
  43. Day 39 – At Sea
  44. 2020 World Cruise Possibilities
  45. Day 40, Hobart, Tasmania
  46. Day 41, At Sea
  47. Day 42, At Sea
  48. Day 43 – Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
  49. Day 44 – Adelaide, South Australia
  50. Day 45 – At Sea
  51. Day 46 – At Sea
  52. Day 47 – Albany, Western Australia
  53. Day 48 – 21 Feb Perth
  54. Day 49 – Perth Yarn Crawl
  55. Day 50 – At Sea
  56. Day 51 – At Sea
  57. Day 52 – At Sea
  58. Day 53 – Benoa, Bali
  59. Day 54 – Benoa – Bali
  60. Day 55 – At Sea
  61. Day 56 – At Sea
  62. Day 57 – At Sea
  63. Day 58, Puerto Princesa
  64. Day 59, – At Sea
  65. Day 60, Manila, Philippines
  66. Day 61, Manila, Philippines
  67. Day 62 – At Sea
  68. Day 63 – Hong Kong
  69. Day 64, Hong Kong
  70. Day 65 – At Sea
  71. Day 66 – At Sea
  72. Day 67 – Phu My, Vietnam
  73. Day 68 – Siem Reap (ms Amsterdam at Sea)
  74. Day 69 – Siem Reap
  75. 2020 World Cruise – w/detailed dates
  76. Day 70 – Singapore
  77. Day 71 – At Sea
  78. Day 72 – Phuket
  79. Day 73 – At Sea
  80. Day 74 – At Sea – Enroute to Sri Lanka
  81. Day 75 – Columbo, Sri Lanka
  82. Day 76 – At Sea – Enroute to the Seychelles
  83. Day 77 – At Sea
  84. Day 78 – At Sea
  85. Day 79 – Victoria, Seychelles
  86. Day 80 – At Sea
  87. Day 81 – At Sea
  88. Day 82 – St Denis – Reunion Island
  89. Day 83 – At Sea
  90. Day 84 – At Sea
  91. Day 85 – At Sea
  92. Day 86 – Maputo – Safari Day 1
  93. Day 87 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 2
  94. Day 88 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 3
  95. Day 89 – Kambaku River Sands – Safari Day 4
  96. Day 90 – Cape Town, South Africa
  97. Day 91, Cape Town, South Africa
  98. Day 92 – At Sea
  99. Day 93, Walvis Bay, Namibia
  100. Day 94 – At Sea
  101. Day 95 – At Sea
  102. Day 96 -Luanda, Angola
  103. Day 97 – At Sea
  104. Day 98 – At Sea
  105. Day 99 – Crossing the Equator
  106. Day 100 – At Sea
  107. Day 101 – At Sea
  108. Day 102 – Banjul, Gambia
  109. Day 103 – Dakar, Senegal
  110. Day 104 – At Sea
  111. Day 105, Praia – Cape Verde
  112. Day 106 – At Sea
  113. Day 107 – At Sea
  114. Day 108 – At Sea
  115. Day 109 – At Sea – April 23, 2018
  116. Day 110 – At Sea
  117. Day 111 – San Juan, Puerto Rico
  118. Day 112 – At Sea
  119. Day 113 – At Sea
  120. Day 114 – Fort Lauderdale
  121. 2018 World Cruise Entertainers

Day 48 – 21 Feb Perth

We didn’t arrive in Fremantle until 4 PM so we had full day of our normal sea day activities beforehand.

The Tail Chi Instructor giving some pointers before class

Morning at Sea

Judy and I started the day with Coffee Chat with Ben Sack, the Amsterdam’s Artist in Residence.  Ben draws incredibly detailed pictures of various ports around the world and is currently working on a large 4-foot by 7-foot drawing that will depict all the various ports of this world cruise.  He has a video on YouTube that shows how one of these large drawings came to life. You can watch it HERE

Ben Sack at Coffee Chat

Ben Sack

At 10:30 today, they opened up the Galley’s for a “Behind the scenes Kitchen Tour”.  Closed toed shoes were required and you had to complete a health questionnaire before being allowed back in the food preparation areas.

Afternoon

I played one game of Texas Hold’em today and lost.

Judy went to drawing class where they continue to work on shapes and how their shadows show the contour of the shape.

Today at crafts Judy made a pair of Cloisonné Ear Rings.

Cloisonné Ear Rings

Fremantle

As we entered Fremantle harbor we spotted the Ocean Drover, which is the world’s largest purpose-built livestock carrier which can carry 75,000 live sheep or 18,000 live cattle to major markets around the globe.

The Amsterdam moored around 4 PM, port side, to the wharf adjacent to the Fremantle Cruise Terminal with the gangway located on deck 3 by the Atrium.

We headed off the ship around 4:40 and enjoyed some lively tunes by an Irish Band called “Southern Cross” as we passed thru the terminal.

Southern Cross Irish Band

We wanted to go to the Yarn Shop “Yarns on Collie” which was about a mile away but closed at 5:00 PM.  Uber was readily available, so I ordered one up and it arrived at the cruise terminal in 2 minutes.  Five minutes and $7 AUS later we arrived at the yarn shop with about 5 minutes to spare.

Inside Yarns on Collie

Caroline was working at the shop today

Judy outside Yarns on Collie

Tomorrow we would explore five Perth area yarn shops on our Yarn Crawl but we wanted to check out the closest shop today in case we started to run short of time and were unable make it to this shop tomorrow, as it was scheduled to be our last stop.

Fish and Chips

As we left the Yarn Shop we ran into our tablemate Susan.  We didn’t have much for lunch, so we decided to get an early dinner.  We headed down to the Fremantle waterfront to have some Fish and Chips at one of the many restaurants located on the Harbor.  While wandering around the waterfront we came across this sculpture called “Coast Guard” by Greg James which was the signature work of the “Pawn Project” which “considers the value and status of the pawns beyond the chessboard.  More information HERE.

Susan with the sculpture “Coast Guard”

After reviewing the potential restaurants on TripAdvisor we selected “Joe’s Fish Shack”.  The place almost empty, but it was still pretty early and it would start to fill up later as we were leaving.

Joe’s Fish Shack

Joe’s Fish and Chips

We all ordered the Fish and Chips which was offered as an Entrée for $26 AUS or as a Main for $22 AUS with the difference being the Entrée has 2 fillets instead of 1 with the Main.  The fish was very good, and the single fillet was plenty enough for one person.

Pete and Judy at Joe’s

Sunset

The sun was about ready to set as we left “Joe’s Fish Shack” and we paused to watch and see if we could spot a green flash as we do quite often when we are home in San Diego.  We weren’t disappointed as we spotted a small flash of green right as the sun disappeared below the horizon.

The evening weather was quite pleasant, and we were no longer in any particular hurry so we strolled back to the center of Fremantle and walked down South Terrace Street known as the “Cappuccino Strip” which is lined with restaurants, cafes and bars filled with tourists and locals.

There is a large Coles Grocery Store (with the adjacent LiquorLand) near the ship and we stopped in to pick up some snacks before heading back.  Coles is open 7 days a week until 9 PM.

Back on the ship we stopped by the Lido where they were decorated for an Aussie Outback Cook-In where they were serving Kangaroo and Crocodile!

Aussie Outback Cook-In

The Lido Market was decked out as the Outback

Since we had dinner early, we stopped by Table 303 to join the rest of our tablemates for conversation and desert.

No live show tonight since we were in port so they showed the movie “Suburbicon” in the Queen’s Lounge.

 

 

1 Comment

  1. Pam Smith
    Pam Smith on February 28, 2018 at 1:00 pm

    Enjoying your blog and pictures!

    Reply

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