Pacific Dawn - Day 3, Newcastle

I was looking forward to this port - Newcastle! Not so much for going to Newcastle as we'd been here before but because of the prospect of getting some Doughhead Doughnuts! Alas, they were closed.

Good morning Mr Tug

The sail in the Newcastle is pretty cool as it is a fairly narrow stretch of water that the ship has to sail through, the captain did an amazing job. The tug was right outside our cabin window helping us in - he could probably see how messy our cabin was and how stunning we look first thing in the morning!

 

It was a HOT, sunny day just made for sightseeing. There was no hurry to get off the ship as we didn't have any tours booked and, seeing as we docked, we didn't need to wait for tenders. The City of Newcastle organised shuttle buses into the centre of town which was a good thing as, even though it doesn't look that far, it would have been a very hot, long walk!

After a delicious breakfast of danishes, fruit and yoghurt (my breakfast staples!) we freshened up a bit and headed off the ship. Not long to wait for the shuttle bus and there were some lovely people from Newcastle handing out maps and giving advice and suggestions on what to do.

 

The Dawnie from Fort Scratchley

After being dropped in town we decided to head to Fort Scratchley and then back into town to find the doughnut shop (which, as previously mentioned, was closed). Fort Scratchley is a great place to view the city of Newcastle and to see where we sailed in and will sail out later in the day. The beaches near by looked gorgeous. After all our walking and the disappointment of Doughheads being closed we headed back to the shuttle bus and made our way back to the Dawnie. Lunch was calling!

Hunter Street Mall

The Dawn from Newcastle town

Lunch!

Once back on board the buffet was calling - yummy chicken rolls. The bread on the Dawn is so nice! We spent the rest of the afternoon on the Lido people watching, ship watching and listening to the band. It t'was a good day! We had dinner from the Plantation and sat out on the Lido - the weather was just to gorgeous to sit inside. It was a very early night, that's what I get when I travel with my parents! We even beat Ledy so no chocolates for us although he did give us a towel elephant.


Next stop Eden.