One of the very best things we did during our visit to America was to take a cruise for four days on a passenger ship.
G'day, mate . My name is Andrea and I'm 9 years old. Daddy and I live in Perth, Australia which is about 12,000 miles away from California, on the other side of the world. Right after Christmas we flew to Los Angeles and spent a whole month with my grandparents in Dana Point. I also saw and played with all six of my cousins who live in California.
By the way, it's summer in Australia right now, so
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Registration
Before we could actually get on the ship, we had to stand in a line and then...
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Going on board
We crossed a bridge over to the ship which you can see in the distance.
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Ecstasy
Here is a better picture of the ship we would be on for the four day cruise.
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Looking out
I could look out the window from our cabin and see lots of boats in the Long...
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Two tug boats
In two hours these two boats would help our big one get out of the...
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Grammy
That's my grandmother looking out at the boats.
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Sailboat
The boat and the lights across the harbor are very blurry here. It was...
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Ship's lobby
The lobby of our ship was always brightly lit. Downstairs you could...
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Seagull
We saw lots of seagulls during the four days.
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Catalina Island
Catalina Island was only about 20 miles away, but it took us almost 14...
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Launches
Little boats came over to pick us up and take us over to Catalina.
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Headed to the island
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Our ship
Here's a good picture of our ship as we headed to Catalina Island.
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Feeding the gulls
All we had to do was show some bread, and a lot of seagulls would show...
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Fun Freddie
This is the ship's mascot joining in some dancing.
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Grammy
Here's my grandmother helping the dancers.
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More seagulls
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Corridor
Walking with my Daddy and Grammy down the long line of cabins on our way to...
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Before dinner
The captain of the ship had a party before dinner, and we all had things to...
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Captain
The ship's captain and all his officers came out on the stage to...
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Meeting place
We had two different cabins, so we would meet here outside the dining...
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All dressed up
Headed to the captain's party. I brought my special bear with me on the...
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Man from Peru
Here I am with Samuel, an extremely helpful waiter from Peru.
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Daddy
Daddy usually helped me order my meals. There were lots of choices on the menu.
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Dance
After every dinner, all the waiters would either sing a special song,...
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