Well now, at 6 AM the small patches of blue sky hinted at the possibility of a nice day but the clouds rolled in again and hope faded. By 9 AM the rain was moderately heavy and winds had increased. The wind took out our Canada umbrella. You just can’t get good quality for a dollar any more. The first of the two Dollar store umbrellas was lost on our Baltic tour last year and the second has made it this far. It has been replaced by a five dollar black version courtesy of a 7 11 store which are a common in Melbourne as Tim Hortons stores are in Hamilton.
Every time we think we may have a break in the weather and can get to the gardens it is raining again by the time we hit the streets. Perhaps we can get our taxi driver to detour through the RBG en route to the cruise terminal this afternoon.
Yes, it is embarkation day. Two days ago we received a note from Princess Cruises advising us that boarding, which normally begins around noon, will be delayed until 4 PM. Apparently there was some illness during the last cruise and the delay will facilitate a complete sanitation. I have checked a number of sources that report on cruise ship outbreaks but found nothing specific to our ship, the Dawn Princess. Hopefully, Princess is being proactive.
The photo on this post is of an office tower that offered and intriguing view. It also occurred to me that I would not want the job of replacing light bulbs.
Next post will be from the Dawn Princess. If the onboard internet is typical, photo uploads may be a bit difficult. On the positive side, my loyalty status gives me about 16 hours of online time. Should be sufficient. Postings will likely follow port days. Our port schedule may be found HERE, but remember we appear to be a day ahead of you in North America. Also, the Dawn does have a webcam that can be found HERE.