Day 506 (Month 17): February 18, 2026 – Sydney, Australia

My idea of a perfect day: meandering through a labyrinth botanical garden, forest-bathing in the greenery, stopping to admire the pops of blooming colors, spotting a lifer or five. The Royal Botanic Garden in Sydney was all that. I walked almost 12 miles from the ship to the garden and back, pleasantly exhausted after a day well spent.

This guy’s hairdo made me laugh out loud.

I was heading back to the pier when the guard at a security gate called out to me:
“Nice camera!”

Thanks, I use it for birds, I said.

“I’m a bird, take my picture!”

So I did. He is in the running for the face of Australia in the Faces of the World gallery, although we still have a lot of Australia left to explore.