AFF Cruise #2. Rerun. Crown Princess 4 nights 25-29 January 2025

[Sprucegoose]

I do not believe any of you will return lighter than when you boarded..................

 

[love_the_life]

We took an Uber out to Frogmore Creek for a fantastic lunch and a delightful bottle of Pinot Noir.
The Wallaby was really good

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So were the Oysters and Scallops.
The chocolate dessert finished off lunch on a high note.

Yes. it does look very yum. Worse ways to spend a port day.

 

[JessicaTam]

Thanks to @RooFlyer and his friend, I had a delightful lunch at the Coal Valley Farm followed by a quick wine tasting at Pressing Matter. There may be an aged riesling chilling in my fridge as we speak.

 

[RooFlyer]

My chorizo racelette probably a bit heavy for the warm day and I didn’t finish it. It was 35° as we drove back down the Coal River Valley back to the boat.

Detour to Pressing Matters vineyard and tasting room so I could pick up some Riesling that I bought online before.

 

[Pushka]

Thanks to @RooFlyer and his friend, I had a delightful lunch at the Coal Valley Farm followed by a quick wine tasting at Pressing Matter. There may be an aged riesling chilling in my fridge as we speak.

Not for long.

 

[straitman]

I do not believe any of you will return lighter than when you boarded..................

Ye of little faith!

 

[straitman]

Thanks to @RooFlyer and his friend, I had a delightful lunch at the Coal Valley Farm followed by a quick wine tasting at Pressing Matter. There may be an aged riesling chilling in my fridge as we speak.

You obviously need visitors.

 

[JessicaTam]

You obviously need visitors.

Ask and @RooFlyer shall provide.

 

[RooFlyer]

Almost on queue, cue ( thanks. @love_the_life ) as soon as we started to unmoore, the wind change from a hot northerly to a southerly buster and the effort of taking us out from the wharf now against a strong wind turned into a much bigger job.







The lights of the Bellerive cricket ground where the Hobart Hurricanes are going to win the Big Bash league final tonight

 

[love_the_life]

Almost on queue, as soon as we started to unmoore, the wind change from a hot northerly to a southerly buster and the effort of taking us out from the wharf now against a strong wind turned into a much bigger job.

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The lights of the Bellerive cricket ground where the Hobart Hurricanes are going to win the Big Bash league final tonight

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Should that be a post for the grammar thread or do you just have a very keen autocorrect?
Of course, I am not one to throw stones in glass houses - many a typo from moi.

 

[VPS]

We took an Uber out to Frogmore Creek for a fantastic lunch and a delightful bottle of Pinot Noir.
The Wallaby was really good

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So were the Oysters and Scallops.
The chocolate dessert finished off lunch on a high note.

Lovely spot - fond memories of my lunch there

 

[RooFlyer]

Should that be a post for the grammar thread or do you just have a very keen autocorrect?

I could try and make the excuse that queues are a theme for this cruise, especially at the bars, but I’ll just own up to a mistake.

 

[love_the_life]

I could try and make the excuse that queues are a theme for this cruise, especially at the bars, but I’ll just own up to a mistake.

You could have got away with the queue excuse.

 

[RooFlyer]

The Iron Pot lighthouse, and the Southern Ocean beyond

 

[Pushka]

Your ship just got a mention on Foxtel sport for the Cricket match. And just now video of it passing by. Looked a tad, umm, white cappy.

 

[Bundy Bear]

Your ship just got a mention on Foxtel sport for the Cricket match. And just now video of it passing by. Looked a tad, umm, white cappy.

I came here to say something similar.
Sydney Thundering in the cricket

 

[cjd600]

The Fox boys chortling about Junior Waugh being able to reverse park his boat

 

[Pushka]

The Fox boys chortling about Junior Waugh being able to reverse park his boat

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Ah. Nice grab. I was too slow. Well done.

 

[RooFlyer]

Your ship just got a mention on Foxtel sport for the Cricket match. And just now video of it passing by. Looked a tad, umm, white cappy.

Yes, the southerly buster came up just as we left

Now passing Cape Raoul fabulous view.





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It’ll be a bit choppy here until we round Tasman Island as well, then should flatten out as we go up East Coast

 

[moa999]

where the Hobart Hurricanes are going to win the Big Bash league final tonight

Luck the Hurricanes beat the Sixers to get the hosting rights, because a big thunderstorm just went through Sydney.

20min holds at SYD airport means a big mess if you look at FR24.