Wednesday, November 22, 2017

2017 Grand Asia Pacific Wednesday, November 22 – Brisbane, Australia

We woke up at 8:15 when the cruise director made his clearance announcement.  It was 68 degrees under partly cloudy skies and we ordered coffee while dressing for somewhat cooler weather with a possibility of rain.  We went to breakfast at 9:25 and ate on the aft deck while I worked the crossword and we read the paper.  At 10:30, we went down to catch the shuttle bus to town.  It came about 10:40 and we got downtown at 11:05.  We walked around and looked at the buildings and Christmas decorations until 12:45 when we  went to the bus stop.  The shuttle arrived at 1:15 and we got back on board at 2.  We stopped by the Lido and got sandwiches.  At 3, I took the bags to the cabin and downloaded our pictures.  We had a message inquiring about the shower and I called back to tell them that it was still too hot when turned down all the way.  I returned to the aft deck at 3:20 and read for an hour before returning to the cabin.  At 4:35, a repairman came and adjusted the temperature control on the tub which took him about 5 minutes.  It was perfect when we showered.  Before dinner, we went to the Crow's Nest and saw Vicki, Jack & Carolyn, John & Kathryn and Manny who had been working in the Pinnacle for a couple of nights.  After dinner, we went to the aft deck until 10:10 and watched the lights of Brisbane along the river.