Tuesday Nov. 8 2022-Brisbane

Having arrived right on time we prepared to leave the vessel and to start the next leg of our adventure.  Our bags were packed and taken off the ship before we awoke so all we had to do was wait for our turn to leave.  We waited in the cabin until our assigned number was called and we left our home away from home.

Friends we met on the ship. David and Rhonda who were members of our trivia team, very generously offered to let us stay in their house in Brisbane while they continue on to Sydney on the ship.

We made our way to the taxi stand and to our dismay there were no cabs...and many people scrambling to find alternatives.  Paul was able to get an Uber to pick the four of us up and take us to the airport to pick up the rental car we had reserved.

Paul was making the final arrangements when his credit card was declined.  Thankfully my card worked and we were soon in our car.  All of this took us until 1:15.

We took the car to our friends house which is a little corner of wonderful in the Brisbane suburbs.  

We passed the afternoon with Rhonda taking care of business.  We got some groceries, new Sim cards for our phones, and shared a meal with David, Rhonda and their daughter Caroline.

Before we knew it, it was time for David and Rhonda to return to the ship for the rest of their trip and for us to get ready for the rest of ours.