3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker
3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker


Sunday 14th of August 2016 and I have 2 whale watching cruises booked for today. The first departing at 09:45 and the second cruise on the same boat at 13:15. They will just drop the passengers here at the Circular Quay and then in Darling Harbour. Will we get to see the same exciting sights as yesterday?

Yesterday was fantastic with the show the humpback whale put on for us. So I don't expect anything like that, but I will be out there and that is the most important. Departure at 09:45 and I left my hotel at 09:15. Just to discover that the William Street was closed for traffic due to some marathon. For sure, not possible to get any taxi here.
City2Surf in Sydney
City2Surf in Sydney
Millions of people but no taxi

City2Surf in Sydney
Millions of people but no taxi

City2Surf in Sydney
Millions of people but no taxi

City2Surf in Sydney
Millions of people but no taxi

City2Surf

(or City to Surf) is a popular road running event held annually in Sydney, Australia covering a 14 kilometres course. The event is a "fun run" as well as a race, attracting both competitive runners and community participants who can choose to run or to walk. The event attracts more than 80,000 entrants who start in staggered groups based on previous running times and early entry.

The 14 km route taken by the participants commences in the city centre of Sydney and passes through the suburbs of East Sydney, Kings Cross, Rushcutters Bay, Double Bay, Rose Bay, Vaucluse, Dover Heights and Bondi Beach. The most difficult part of the course is "Heartbreak Hill" at the halfway mark, a 2 km long steep ascent from Rose Bay to Vaucluse along New South Head Road.

Features en route include many amateur bands performing along the suburban roads, and many City2Surf participants dressed in novelty themed costumes.

I was not happy, I had 25 minutes to get the wharf 6 at Circular Quay and if I had knew about this I would have walked down there. I told them in the reception that they could have informed about this, or at least have put a note in the reception so the tourists would have knew about it.

I was suggested to walk to Kings Cross and to take a train from there. I walked towards the Kings Cross and there was a taxi outside the train station and I made it just in time for the departure. So I was happy when we left Circular Quay for our 3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker.

What a set-back to have missed the boat and the whales. But now I was looking forward to 3 hours of sea experience. And Yet another Smiley on www.aladdin.st hopefully with plenty whales.

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker
They had started boarding when I arrived

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker
3 northbound humpback whales

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker
3 northbound humpback whales

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker
3 northbound humpback whales

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker
3 northbound humpback whales

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

It was a good morning even if the humpback whales had a very long down time. Normally around 5 minutes, but these whales was down for 9 to 13 minutes before they came up again. But it was nice to see them when they came back up again with giant blows from their blow holes.

Sunday and nice weather and we were close to Sydney so there were plenty small boats out looking at the whales. We returned to Sydney and I had expected to have time for a quick lunch at Rossini but we were going to Darling Harbour first. We will drop off passengers and take on new passengers for the afternoon tour.

After that we will go to Circular Quay and then straight back out again. But I will get 10 minutes so I will have time to go ashore to buy a sandwich at the cafe on the jetty.

We were soon on our way back out to look for whales and I enjoyed a diet drink and my sandwich on the way out to the Pacific Ocean. And this is my last whale watching in Sydney so let's hope for something exciting. Anyway, it will be a beautiful afternoon on the ocean.

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker
We pass the light house and we're on the ocean

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker
We leave the coast line behind

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker

3 hour Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker
A tail slap I never got on picture

We had to look around for the whales and we got a tip from one of the other boats and we were soon finding three humpback whales. We watched them swim around and suddenly our Guide and I spotted a humpback breaching a few miles away. We sat course towards the whale and we were soon on full speed.

We counted to 7 breaches but when we arrived the show was over. DARN! It was time for us to return for Sydney and just as we started to move the whale performed three impressive tail slaps. Half the body out of the water and BOOM! The whale slams the tail in to the water with a big splash. But we had to return to Sydney.

I have had a gorgeous time on the ocean outside Sydney, and the Wilderness tour had been awesome. Blue Mountains was OK and the whole Australian adventure have been an adventure and I have enjoyed every moment of it. Well, not the Great Ocean Road scam.
Söderhavs Resor - Destination Downunder - Southern World
WARNING!! If you ever go to Australia avoid the above companies. What a scam it turned out to be.
My 3 days Great Ocean Road tour for 2500$ turned out to be a scam
VARNING! Söderhavs Resor - Destination Downunder - Southern World är skojare och lurendrejare.
Använd inte några av deras tjänster!!

It is time to go home and the taxi driver that took me to the hotel will come and pick me up tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock. My flight is leaving at 11 so we will have plenty time to catch the flight that will bring me back HOME.

Sverigedemokraterna


3hr Discovery Cruise on Ocean Tracker



       
                  
OK, it has come to my knowledge that we have senior citizens visiting my web page. How hard can it be? So it's not very easy for them to see the blue coloured links to the next page.
Jiffy (also jiff)

noun [in SING.] informal a moment: we'll be back in a jiffy.

ORIGIN late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

So as you understand, in a jiff pretty much depends on your internet.
So I put a “Next” button here and I hope that there isn't any problem to understand how to use that one. So just CLICK the “Next” button on your left hand side and you will be on the next page in a jiff!

Marunong ka mag-tagalog? Walang problema! Magpunta sa kabilang pahina pindutin ang “NEXT” button sa itaas

Faites vous parlez le français? Pas de problème! Pour arriver à la page suivante faites s'il vous plaît un déclic le bouton “Next” ci-dessus!

Haga usted dice el español? No hay problema! Ver la siguiente página sólo hacer clic el botón “Next” encima!

Farla parla l'italiano? Non problemi! Per vedere la prossima pagina lo scatto per favore giusto Il bottone “Next” sopra

Sprechen sie Deutsch! Kein problem! Wenn Sie die folgende Seite sehen wollen gerade klicken der Knopf “Next” oben!

คุณพูดภาษาไทยได้ไหม ไม่มีปัญหา ถ้าคุณต้องการไปหน้าถัดไป ให้กดปุ่ม “Next” ข้างบนนี้

Вы говорите по-русски? NJET PROBLEMA! Просто нажмите синюю кнопку "Next" с левой стороны и Вы моментально переместитесь на следующую страницу!

E ni Svenskar och inte förstår Engelska så ska ni skämmas. J och Björn, med det menar jag inte att alla mina stavfel ska ältas varje gång vi träffas.

Flag of Skåne / Skånska flaggan Well, the flag of Skåne, just a BONUS flag.



                                       

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