April 3, 2014 Sydney, Australia. A successful day

We are living downtown in a big, beautiful city. Our apartment is in Darling Harbour. This afternoon we walked to the shopping center right on the edge of the antique boats, with dozens of restaurants by the water. Our departure from the ship was easy. Each cruise line is working hard to get passengers off easily, and this morning was the most efficient. We ate breakfast on the ship and left by 7:30. Bu 8:00 we were at our apartment in Sydney. Fortunately, the place was ready. We made great progress today although we miss our friend Gill to reconoiter. So far, we walked to the waterfront and toured the Gallery of The Museum of the Sea. At dinner, we found bunches of ethnic restaurants within a ten minute walk, and we shopped for breakfast food at a local store. Tomorrow we will check options for city and harbour tours. We are set for our ten days in Sydney.