March 9 - Adelaide, Australia
We didn't arrive here until 3:00 pm. Today's lecture was about the moving continents and it was very interesting. He clearly explained the different types of earthquakes. Rumors are rampant about more ports closing to cruise ships, but we don't have anything official from Regent yet. I'm sure they are scrambling to see what they can do. In the meantime, we'll Keep Calm and Wash Our Hands. Our tour this afternoon was the highlights of Adelaide from a bus. Parts of the city are pretty, but it certainly isn't my favorite. It was established in 1836 and some of the nicer homes and buildings go way back. I forgot to mention when we were in Geelong, that the schoolchildren here are required to wear hats for sun protection when they are playing outside. They are part of their regular uniform. The port here had lots of cars from Japan waiting for delivery. I got a kick out of some of the trucks, what they cal "utes" for u...