A few facts about this amazing journey.

Days Away:   45 days

When we came to Australia we crossed over the International Dateline,  we lost a day, we left DIA on a Saturday, and arrived in Sydney on a Monday, which jumped us ahead a day and a half...Now we are leaving Australia and we're gaining back that day. So...we are leaving Sydney this morning Tuesday March 29 at 10:45 am and arriving at DIA Tuesday March 29th at 11:57 am,(an hour and 12 minutes after we left Sydney, its really a 20 hour process of flying, a 2 hr layover in Los Angeles, then flight to Denver. 

We may be a little tired for a day or two, or a week. It'll be interesting.

Miles Flown:  From Denver to San Francisco, CA to Sydney Australia to Cairns Australia, back to Sydney, Sydney to LA, back to Denver=19,198 miles

Cruising Miles: 9488 Nautical miles = 10,918 miles
                           average speed: 17 knots = 20 mph

Miles walked:  (according to my fitbit!) = 171.18 miles
                           We couldn't believe we actually walked that far, although sometimes it felt like we walked a whole lot farther.
                            
Stairs: Our cabin was on the 8th deck mid ship. Each level had 18 stairs. The Dining room was 3 floors below us on the 5th deck (54 stairs). The Windjammer café was on deck 11, 3 floors above us (54 stairs). In addition to coming and going to meals, there were other activities, and entertainment in the theatre, on different decks. Yes there were elevators, but they were usually crowded, and we did need the exercise. (and fitbit steps)

Ship: Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas
Passengers: 2500
Crew of 900 from over 40 different countries.
It was the first cruise ship to feature pool tables that are stabilized by a computer-controlled gyroscope. They adjust with the motion of the ship to keep the table-top level with the horizon. Interesting to watch...the table stays level even when the boat is not. The ship is 15 years old. It has a rock-climbing wall, mini-golf course, pools, and a water slide. The majority of the people on our ship were from England, New Zealand, Australia,  Canada and United States. We enjoyed meeting and visiting with them and learning where they were from.

Oceans and Seas we traveled in:  Oceans:(3 of the 5 oceans) Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean, Indian Ocean. Seas: Tasman Sea, Timor Sea, Arafura Sea, Coral Sea.

Water Depth:  The water depth ranged from 70 ft to 16,000 ft deep.


Time changes:  We changed our clocks 10 different times forward or backwards according to which time zones and the direction we were going.

Deadliest snakes:  Australia has 10 of the 12 most deadliest snakes in the world. We only saw them in zoos.

vegemite:  A spread popular in Australia for spreading on toast, crackers, sandwiches, and a lot of other things. Its a dark brown paste made from yeast. It is very salty, and tastes more like bouillon. We tried it but it must be something you have to acquire a taste for, because we thought it tastes TERRIBLE! (ever hear of a vegemite sandwich?

This is the end of our BLOG. It was an amazing journey. We saw some spectacular things, and visited some terrific places. Hope you all enjoyed following along with us.

So long....   Bev and Gene