Sunday, January 20, 2008

Australian Open Weekend


This was a weekend of big plans. We originally planned to fly to Syndey to check out some of the main attractions in Australia's more 'famous' city. After last weekend's lengthy drive, we decided to check out some of the happenings in town.


Saturday was a soooo exciting. It was rainy and cold - we did absolutely nothing. (For more on the weather, refer to Melbourne 101.) The highlight of the afternoon was when I ran an errand to the pharmacy, but aside from that we napped and watched the Open all day. So much for staying in town!

Sunday was better. With the clouds giving away to sun in the morning, we headed out to the Scandia Dcoklands Invitational - a local sailing competition. Boats of all classes were represented. There were quick races in Flying Scott's and Sunfish style boats in Victoria Bay and longer races in Port Phillip Bay involving Olympic and America's Cup competitors. As you can tell from the picture, the sun was lost again and small showers ended our day early. We did finish with a water taxi ride up the Yarra River which was nice. Stay tuned for more on Monday's outing!

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