Eden - Not The Garden, But A Lovely Town

January 22, 2018


Eden, Australia


About half way between Melbourne and Sydney is a lovely little town (of only @ 3,000 people) called Eden.  The people are welcoming, the shops (including a shop selling local artisans works) are filled with lovely little items and we had a shuttle from the ship so we didn't have to walk up at a 70 degree angle up to the town from the dock.


Nice way to spend a morning.


Then we tackled the job of packing our bags (which need to be left outside our cabin by 10:00 PM this evening).  No surprise - we bought TOO much stuff.  I still have to weigh them to make sure they're not each too heavy, and then we'll have to move things around as necessary.


Said a lot of goodbyes to staff today.  It really feel like I'm leaving parts of my heart here - such nice people.  I truly hope we cross paths again.  I've got quite a few new Facebook friends (staff members) from this trip, so I'll be able to keep in touch no matter what.


Tonight, we have dinner in the Toscana specialty restaurant with our new friend Mary Anne Sigal (soon to be from Toronto) who feels like an old friend that we just became reacquainted with.  So nice when that happens.


Tomorrow will be our 'Groundhog Day'.  We leave the ship @ 8:00 AM; flight leaves @ 11:15 AM; 16 hour flight from Sydney to LAX; two hour layover; then 6 hour flight to Boston arriving @ 5:00 PM.  (Love fighting all the time zones...)


I hope this blog has given friends and family a peek into the fun to be had when you open your heart and mind to what is out there in the world.


Life is Good!