The port of Brisbane is on Moreton Bay. Due to the high winds and swells out in the open water, we spent the night docked at the port. At promptly 6AM, we pulled away from the dock and out into the bay. We learned an hour or so later that we'd come ~8 miles out and were anchored until the next weather update!
This weather, we learned, is the result of ex-tropical storm Oswald! I've not been able to find a tracking map like we have for the Atlantic storms so we're depending on the Captain. As I write this, it is 4:15PM (1/27) and the Captain just announced that the port AND all traffic in and out of the bay are closed. We are anchored here at least until the next harbor master update at 8am tomorrow! This probably means we will miss our next scheduled port (Whitsunday Islands)!
The pool bar, as well as the pool deck, is quite lonely. The bar is open!
Water dances where just a couple of nights ago, people danced!
The captain announced winds speeds in the 80 knots with gusts to 90 knots. That sounds bad enough but when converted to MPH, it sounds worse!! 92-103! The mountain range along the east coast of Queensland and the islands to our east must be providing the protection that is actually keeping us relatively calm! Here's a view off the stern of the ship.
Another from the stern.
Party on!!!
Speaking of "party", tonight (6pm) is the traditional Regent "block party" when guests grab a wine glass from their cabins and meet in the hallways to meet their neighbors. Crew will be pouring bubbly and serving canapés. The Captain, the Hotel Manager and the Cruise Directory will "run" the length of each deck greeting all the guests. It's usually the 2nd night out but was delayed on this leg of our trip. It's always a fun event!
Another update tomorrow!
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