Gail`s Cruise
Day 7 and Day 8 Cruising
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Day 7 and Day 8 Cruising
Day 9 Cruising
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Day 7 seen us sailing past Amedee Island,which is a small islet surrounded by coral reefs,and many ships have been shipwrecked on this island.A lighthouse was erected there in 1865,to serve as a guide for seafarers.One famous shipwreck was the MS Ever Prosperity,a cargo vessel that was onroute from Newcastle Australia(my hometown) to Noumea to load up a shipment of nickel,but she was swept onto the reef north of the Havannah-Boulari Passage.
Sailing through the Havannah-Boulari Passage was a very beautiful sight to see,and it`s a very narrow passage to navigate through (the width of the passage is only 1 and a half times the ship`s length,370 metres!!! ),so the ship slowed down while the captain navigated through the passage.
Today was a day spent relaxing after 3 hectic days,and tonight was the last of our theme nights..."Fright Night"...some of the costumes were spectacular,with a lot of effort into planning costumes and make-up etc.
Day 8 came,and the sun was gone again,so once again,it was mainly spent doing activities inside the ship,and tonight was our second Formal evening,so we all dragged out the fine clothes,put some lippy on,and dined the night away.Later that evening,the restaurant had a "Champagne Waterfall",which began at 11pm and ended at approximately 12am. The Maitre`D built the glasses up one by one,and none were ever dropped and broken.Once it was built,he then opened bottles of champagne and started to fill the glasses.Passengers were invited up to help fill the waterfall,and afterwards,enjoy a free glass(or two) of the champagne.( I had four glasses!! ).Well,the cruise is nearly at an end,and the "blues" are already starting to come.

AMEDEE ISLAND
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As we were sailing home,we passed the Amedee Island Lighthouse.
LIDO DECK
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One of the last times we seen the sun before getting back to Sydney.
HAVANNAH-BOULARI PASSAGE
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Another view of sailing through this narrow passage.
MY BED
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Me relaxing on my bed after lunch.
AMEDEE ISLAND
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Another view if the lighthouse as we sailed by.
HAVANNAH-BOULARI PASSAGE
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Sailing through this very narrow passage.
KERRI
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Kerri relaxing on her bed after lunch.
FRIGHT NIGHT
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Me putting on some "frightening" make-up !!!

KERRI`S FORMAL NIGHT PHOTO
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Kerri preferred this "little black dress" for her formal night photo.

LYNN`S FORMAL NIGHT PHOTO
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Lynn looking very beautiful in this photo.
FORMAL NIGHT GROUP PHOTO
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The four of us together before dinner.
SHOWTIME
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The Pacific Sky Entertainers.
CHAMPAGNE WATERFALL
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The final result !! This was great to watch.
KIM`S FORMAL NIGHT PHOTO
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Kim looking very elegant.
MY FORMAL NIGHT PHOTO
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A very rare photo of me all dressed up.
SHOWTIME
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The Pacific Sky Entertainers.
CHAMPAGNE WATERFALL
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This was done VERY carefully at 11pm this night.