Saturday, March 30, 2019

New Zealand and Australia Cruise February 2019

Australia, New Zealand and Fiji Cruise February 2019 was a lifelong dream of Ralph to visit the homeland of his grandmother Anna Maria Grant Severson who was born near Sydney and immigrated to northern California when she was about twelve years old.
Sydney, Australia with Opera House in background


Tasmanian Devil cuter than expected.
Friendly wombat
Traveling with good friends Bob and Chris Sharp.




Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Feed the lambs and sheer the sheep.



Hobbiton, near Auckland, New Zealand


Visited Napier, New Zealand for Art Deco Festival


The whole town dresses in 1930s costumes to celebrate Art Deco Day.


Rare Hectare Dolphin

Cute blue penguin





Albatross
Very friendly kangaroos at animal park near Melbourne.