There was a very moving set of sculptures honouring convict women and the children who were transported on the early ships. The names of many children are listed on the second sculpture, dedicated to Sister Mary Francis de Sales, Catherine O'Brien. Read her story here:
I finally got some internet access on the dock – even when
we’re in port, the ship’s satellite dominates, so you have to be off the ship.
I’m on Vodafone roaming, much cheaper!
In the Lido, I was having some salad and a couple of ladies
came and asked if they could share my table. I ended up having a bit of a
conversation with them, comparing cruise lines, etc. As I was leaving, we
introduced ourselves, only to discover to our amazement that one of them was in
primary school with me, one class higher in my sister, Hilda’s year! She
remembered us well as the two little Dutch girls. We had not had any contact
since leaving St Michael’s Stanmore at the end of 1959!
Alison and Becky got back from their excursion in time to
join me for dinner, while Simmo picked up some stuff at the local shops. They
had had a very exciting day. Dinner was lovely and afterwards they went to the
show; I went to the “dancing with recorded music” which turned out to be a
sequence of all the ballroom styles but no males to dance with. I stayed for a
little while to watch the very good dancers, had a quick walk around Promenade
Deck and then went to join the kids for the last part of the show. The juggler
wanted a volunteer from the audience and came down and took Alison on stage for
a funny sequence, which I captured on video – she was a star!
After the show they went to get ready for bed, while I went
up on Deck 10 to get some pictures as we moved out of the harbour.
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