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Lyle too far to drive from Batemans Bay to Phillip Island in one hit on the coastal route. Orbost would be roughly half way and a good place to stop, with breaks, look around etc, allow 2 x 6 hr driving days. Linda is spot on with her assessment and advice. Good luck with your planning mate. I hope I am still around come 2025, would be great to meet Mr and Mrs Duck.

yes!yes!yes! Many thanks for your excellent reports and photos of your Grand Princess Cruises. Much appreciated by me. Happy cruising !!!🛳️

Indeed Bob, many knowledgeable Cruise Critic People are also users of FB.

QE turned right out of Sydney Harbour yesterday and headed south, in Eden today, then calling into Melbourne, Port Lincoln, Adelaide. Yes a few unhappy pax on board no doubt missing GBR. But the safest option.

Right attitude, Escape Completely and Come Back New !!

Bernies retired and sold out a few months ago, apparently it is better now than it was, big call.

No vendor to my knowledge but in NSW, Woolworths Supermarket sells them, cold. Need warming. Vilis and Garlos good too, available at some Petrol stations.

Now Lyle, I understand you are staying at Linda and Mario's holiday house @ Batehaven. Just down the road, northbound at Batehaven Shopping Centre is the Batehaven Bakery. Great breakfast, big range of pies, sausage rolls, sandwiches, cakes, coffee etc. Eat in or takeaway, same price. Don't miss the experience mate.

I am cheesed off reading this thread, lol.I am off to Bodalla.

'It has been a hard day's night'...too much heat and humidity, lol.

Papua New Guinea would be off the cruise list for now, what with the locals playing up, looting, rioting, 15 dead in Port Moresby and Lae. Out of control. Been there twice, I don't like it anyway.

Re the scrambled eggs on the ships, they and omelets are often made with liquid egg from a carton, seen them make them on Princess and HAL. The liquid egg some contains wheat as a thickener, so coeliacs beware. The ships scrambled eggs using liquid egg are thus sometimes rubbery and not nice as reported above by yes! yes! yes! on Grand Princess.

Nice day, Been out to Crookwell a few times, little heritage town. I like to stop at the wind farm viewing area on way.

Nice meal Linda, lovely wine glass, Quality all the way.. I will be drinking out of a paper cup soon, with the packing being done re my move end of Feb, to Moruya.

We need a review on the Princess Cruises Pie effort, Neil. Although I just noted they serve Mrs Macs, that is cheating, lol.

I get those, I just chuck the olives, hate them. The Giardiniera are great with some cheddar cheese and continental meats.

Being a Chinese food freak, might I say that food in the Melbourne Chinese looks excellent.

Feel sorry for you. My sister at Currumbin and brother at Nerang had the same issues, they had house loads of visitors too from UK, NSW and NZ. Reminds me of the bushfires down here, no power for nearly 2 weeks. I bet your supermarkets are busy, people restocking.

Strange here is the pic.

My kids were often lost at the big shopping centres like Miranda/Hurstville when we lived in the 'Shire.' These days I just lose my car at the local Shopping Centres in Batemans Bay, You know, where did I park it lol.

I saw it in Sydney a few years ago and also in 1997 when we did a big coach tour of British Isles, ticket to the tattoo were included. I always watch it on TV. A highlights version over the years was on TV last night, it was good.

With ice, lol.

Uncle Les seconds that, belatedly.

On Bridgecam looks a bit choppy for Grand's tendering off Kangaroo Island today, I wonder if they got ashore.

Hello my friends and a Merry Chrissie and Happy New Year to you all. I have been away for a week, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, I was at Riverview (Lane Cove area, Sydney) with my daughter, son and all the relos, you know in laws and out laws. Then my daughter and I drove up to Armidale to see the Vet Granddaughter. Had a great time away. Bit of an effort for me, but went ok. Traffic was not too bad. So onwards to 2024, have a great NYE everyone, I am just going over the road to a neighbours party, but doubt I will last until midnight, lol. 🍷