We finally did it

Darling Harbour, it is home to many of Sydney's attractions and itself, a pleasant place to pass the time. So we set off, in high spirits for another day of exploration, however we didn't expect it to end like as it did.

We had been thinking about it for a while. We always knew there was a strong bond there and something had to come of it. We toyed for ages as to which package to go for and it all came down to a money to size ratio. Plus the man in a shiny suit.

Well... we bought a boat! Monte Carlo 37 only $389,000. In fact we spent the day at the Sydney International Boat Show. We stumbled on it really. As I mentioned Darling Harbour was the order of the morning but we arrived to find it full of boats and the 6 hall Sydney Convention Centre full of wondrous nautical things too. The morning became afternoon and the 'somewhere else' I had thought about for the afternoon never happened (bit of luck as neither of us really knew what we were going to do with our afternoon!

The convention centre was full of smaller boats and associated technology! including some real tat. We were both immensely impressed with a camera for mounting on the top of your boat. It swivelled and zoomed all over the place - well it kept us amused for 10 minutes. Tom decided that a 'super shammy' from a overly-American Canadian bloke was a good idea - well it wasn't, it doesn't fit in my bag.

The afternoon drifted into evening and a stroll down the harbour was in order. Sydney at night is an impressive sight and we enjoyed taking in the vista from the edge of Darling Harbour. We wandered back to the YHA over the Darling Harbour bridge just as it was opening for a boat to pass. We were held back for our safety, although Tom had suggested it would serve as a good opportunity to get in some parkour :). There was a small American child bugging his mother as to how they were going to cross now, we both felt like suggesting he swam across!

A jolly day had and some marvellous food and beer inevitably ended our day.

[btw the boat will be delivered in about 20 years when we can afford it]