March 8 - Portland, Australia
We arrived around 11:00 this morning and our tour wasn't until 3:00 this afternoon so we had a lazy morning. This isn't a highly utilized cruise ship port. Our guide said we were the 4th ship this year, they had none last year and six the year before. The pier is really basic. It's just a long jetty that we tied up to and the only thing touching was right near the gangway door. Then there was a long walk to the buses or a shuttle that made a couple of stops in town also. Today was Sunday in the middle of their Labor Day holiday, and instead of it being busy as would be the case at home, it was very quiet with many shops closed. We took a drive to a pretty lighthouse with nice countryside along the way and many windmills which we've seen in many towns on our Australian adventure. Michael used the toilet and told me about the sign on the inside door so I had to take a photo. After the lighthouse we rode on the Portland Tram for ...